The Space Formalization In Modernism

Great changes have taken place since the 20th century and the unveiling of the material-dominating-man space concept becomes prevailing. The space concept dominates in the modernism writing. It features the integrating of the materials into the identical extension of time instead of emphasizing the continuum of events. It is a general practice for modernists to confine as much a variety of materials as possible into one fraction of time and interpret it as contemporary or parallel, as if all that matters exists only in space other than in time.The time-space concept of Einstein has broken the conventional thinking of the integrity of time in the world and toppled our concept of time and space. The Stream of Consciousness of James, Psychological Analysis of Freud and Dreams and Fanaticism all have great impact on the trends of thought of modernism. They disintegrate the linear order of past, present and future.Novelists in the 20th century have abandoned the time sequence and showed a preference for space structure. Space formalization is a creation, man-producing-material creation. Modernistic novelists are inclined to produce their work as a whole. But the identity does not exist in a time relationship, but in a space relationship. It is the identity of space relationship that results in the identity of space formalization. The writing of novels shares some features with construction, which include the collective design of the product, the emphasis of the functioning and the creation of the form.Modernism is a combination of abstract and idealism, a brand new creation in itself. Modernism in the 20 century has created a new existence of the subjective world, which is irreplaceable in the real world. In order to create reality out of the mental image of the author, he must adopt a special time frame. The authors of space concept attach their grasp of formalization to their call of artistic instinct and condense their work to a perceptual sliver of time. The whole piece of work in this fraction of time is condensed to a picture of the space.Modernist novelists give the readers not only the power of interpreting and analysis their work, but also the power of revising, constituting and even reproducing their work. There has been a diversity of means to achieve the space formalization, such as juxtaposition, reflection of reference. They put all at the same level, where conversation, emotion, and vision coexist.In the stream-of-consciousness, the prevailing of space over time is presentedin a form of montage. The materials and events in a time sequence is disintegrated and reorganized and then converted to the array and allocation in space. The images and symbols in each part of the stream-of-consciousness constantly associate and correspond with each other, and the novels take shape when image and language intercourse and connect in terms of space.Unfamiliarization hinders the movement of narration. As a consequence, people get a new understanding of things. People have a focus of attention, which derives from the perception of a sort space concept. But they tend to neglect the existence of time. As a consequence the space factor is prominent. The Unfamiliarization of the literary words brings refreshment to the readers. It also arouses awareness in the reader and visualizes the construction of language, via which a new structure of the world is revealed. The new language and structure of the world in turn became the focus of people's attention.In modern world, people's metaphorical thought has been extended unprecedented. The identity of the world is achieved on the basis of the wholeness of metaphorical presumption. The metaphorical chain of connotation refers to the constantly repeated superposition. It is the extension of space rather than time.Plot is an unfamiliarized story. Plot is the decisive element of the formalization of a novel in respect to the realization of the unfamiliarized story. Plot makes people feel the material, sense the tension derived from the space and give prominence to the...