The Research On Body Image And Culture Connotation In Yan Geling's Novels | | Posted on:2008-07-31 | Degree:Master | Type:Thesis | | Country:China | Candidate:J M Jiao | Full Text:PDF | | GTID:2155360218457407 | Subject:Modern and Contemporary Literature | | Abstract/Summary: | | | With incomparable delicacy and keenness, Yan Geling is regarded as the most influential new immigrant writer in North America by review circle. It is always her works'main purpose to pay attention to humanity to discuss and seek on life essence, which goes through her holistic writing course. It is her peculiar and keen cultural character that makes her keep on thinking about the problems of the communication between oriental culture and west culture under the context of cross- discipline. In this article, we focus on this Chinese new immigrant writer, Yan Geling's viewpoint on the variation and twist of humanity in the specific times and we also keep on with the issues of the conflict and adaptation of alien cultures, and attempt to discuss the new immigrant writer's practical value and cultural predicament.This paper from bodily image analysis obtaining, carries on the discussion from two aspects to Yan Geling's novel:The previous stress discusses the oppression of humanity in the times of Culture Revolution. The next stress analyzes in its text the bodily image deep aquatic plants culture connotation. She describe all sorts of lives in alien cultures from her own pathos attitude as a writer. Yan Geling tries to find the best and possible way through which culture of alienation can contact each other under the in the global context today when oriental culture and west culture communication with each other. Although she realizes the despairing conditions of human beings, she doesn't give up her query of the human destiny because of her great concern of common humanity. She wants to find a kind of love overwhelming races and cultures,which may be regarded as a utopian ideal. However, it is referential and enlightening when we try to explore the issues of cross-cultural communication in the global context and so forth. | | Keywords/Search Tags: | YanGeLing, body, humanity, the times of Culture Revolution, culture of alienation | | Related items |
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