The Outlook Of Zhang Chengzhi's Spiritual Career Viewed From The Female Images

Among Chinese contemporary writers, Mr. Zhang Chengzhi is a well-known writer who has a very good name and rich experiences. From his maiden work"To Be A Son of The People in Grassland"written in 1978 to"Why The Warier Praise Mother","Night In Green","The Golden Meadow","The Yellow Mud Hovel", and"History of The Spirit", author constantly built a series of masculine images which portrays fortitude of spirit. His works can be derived from three lands: Inner Mongolia, Tianshan of Xinjiang, and Northwest Loessial Highland. However, female figures in his works known as either kind, good or pure who are always beside with the strong men. Audiences are quite familiar with many female images; such as,"Praise Mothers in the Grassland","Picture Beautiful Soul Mates", and"Underline Females Scarify Themselves for Males'Talent". On the other hand, each female image is a symbol which represents author's spiritual portrait in different period of time. By viewing such way, it's might be enlightened audiences in exploring author's spiritual career from"Sentimental Homesick of the Grassland and Poetic Return","Search of Spiritual Dissipater", and eventually to"Regression of Faith". In conclusion, Author's spirit in different time can be seen by understanding his female images. Therefore, to analyze author's outlook on females is very important and helpful in understanding author's spiritual career.