Analysis On The "Digging" Phenomenon In Network Literature

Digging in network literature is a kind of comparision, which indicates when network writer updates the novel in internet, he suddenly stops updating in the middle of some chapter, even at the end of the novel, leaves a suspense to suspend the appetite of the internet friends and makes readers' mood gloomy as if they drop into a abysmal hole and can't climb up. The kind of activity of the writers is called "digging" by internet friends.Since the producing of the internet, the appearance of the internet fresh things has emerged in endlessly. Author of this thesis has always been paying more attention to network development, especially showing deep interest to the phenomenon of digging in network literature. This thesis attempts to cut in from the phenomenon of digging in network literature, and discuss the background, expressive form and features of this phenomenon. The author summarizes the reasons of producing this phenomenon by analyzing the separate cases, makes research about its influence on non-network world, in particular, the effect to the traditional publication. As such, the author observes the history and actuality of the network literature, prospects the direction of the network development and forecast bravely the trend of "win-win" about the future of network literature and traditional publications.The first chapter of this thesis starts from the background of the network literature, is divided into two sections, illustrate the emergence, definition of network literature and the appearance of the network writers, compares the sameness and difference of network literature and traditional literature, and paves the way for the following analysis. Chapter two do summary about the theme of the thesis "digging" , expatiating the meaning of "digging" , three expressive forms and the expressive differences of network literature and making readers have a comprehensive understanding about the conception " digging " . Chapter three emphasizes the reasons producing the phenomenon of "digging" . The characteristic of inter-participating is the direct reason, reading acceptance method is the indirect reason and the mass culture consumption is the deep reason. Chapter four analyses the influence of the phenomenon of digging to the present consumption society. One is the influence to creative main body, and the other is the influence to the traditional publishing. The thesis finally expresses the hope of "win-win" for the network literature and traditional publication..