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Liquor's Art Construction Functional Of Carson Mccullers' Writing

Posted on:2012-05-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L R CuiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335474033Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Carson McCullers is one of the most important American writers in the 20th century. In her short life, she wrote five novels, two Plays, almost twenty short stories and many essays and verses. Her novels are thematically consistent in exploring isolation, loneliness and unfulfilled desire to love and communication. so she was called "The Lonely Hunter" bu many people. She drinking all kinds Liquor all of her life, like a man. Liquor warmed her cold life and gave a passion to it. So readers can find plenty of "Liquor" description in her works. The "Liquor" has an important construction functional for the writer's esthetic psychology as well as her work's form and the themes feature.This article from the introduction, body and conclusion parts.The introduction summarizes the position and impact of the autor in literature, brief introduction of her life and writing, the summary of domestic and foreign research status. Then pointing to the deficiencies: previous researches notice the writer's distinctive creation personality and works for "lonely" form characteristic, this theme was widely recognized, but no one of the researchers discusses the "Liquor"'s function of the art construction creation. This paper is going from this perspective to explore the creative experience and work style as well as the theme of Carson McCullers' works, and then forms a brand-new angle to understanding of his literary works.Body is divided into three chapters, comprehensive analyses Liquor's art construction functional of Carson McCullers. Chapter I, focus on the author himself to discuss the Liquor's construction functional in this article' esthetic psychology making. On the one hand,The spirit of Liquor help Carson McCullers' personality and life experience which are the psychological basis of her writing. On the other hand, in the author' art and thought process, alcohol can produce the writing idea. Chapter II, focus on the works form to discuss the Liquor's construction functional in the works. In the art world that Carson McCullers makes, the "Liquor" not only can create atmosphere for the narrative but also can push the development of the story and outstanding people's character. Chapter III, focusing on the themes of the works, analysand the "Liquor"'s role of meaning generation. "Liquor" has the function of promoting dialogue, on the one hand, it brings the human nature feeling make people out of the alienation of materialistic society, on the other hand Liquor's carnival spirit experience make lonely group towards dialogue. "Dialogue" can provide the basis on non-mainstream identity of "lonely be broken".Conclusion part summarizes the main point of the paper, point the important of liquor in Carson McCullers's art construction, and the thinking from this study. "liquor" not only enhances the artistic charm, and make works show interpersonal exchange and communication longings.
Keywords/Search Tags:Carson McCullers, Liquor, Art construction
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