On Wu Ming Shi's Inner World

Wu Mingshi, a represeutative figure of romanticism in modern Chinese literature, composed a large number of literary works in his writing career. Spiritual pursuit is the characteristic of his works.This thesis explores Wu Mingshi' s inner world from four aspects. First, it deals with his religious belief which had a great influence upon the course of his life. He made great efforts to combine the eastern religions with the western ones and tried to settle spiritual crises of mankind through religious channels. But the essence of his thought is utopianism. Secondly, Wu Mingshi happened to hold the same view with western existential masters. His existentialism was embodied in his creations as well as his literary ideas. He attached importance to subjective existence of individuals and devoted the whole life to seeking freedom. Thirdly, Wu Mingshi gave up his love in order to realize his ideals .He expressed his view on love, his appreciation for women' s independence and his tendency to look at women as objects in his works. Finally, Wu Mingshi often applied means of symbolism to probe into the inner world , as is similar to <>.In summary , this thesis focuses on language, style and love stories of Wu Mingshi and aims at the important place of his works in modern Chinese literature.