Research On The Water Archetype In "Root-Seeking" Literature

This paper first studies that the patterns of water archetype can be divided into the native form and the subsequently generated form, and then studies the manifestations, models and the innovative features of the water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature. At last, it analyses the underlying causes of that the water archetype almost becomes the common phenomenon in "Root-Seeking" literature. This study is conducive to grasping the inheriting archetype phenomenon, and more importantly, it can grasp the innovative succession of the water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature. This is based on the archetype theory. And for the whole study, the water archetype is the starting point.The main contents of this paper are divided into five parts:First, introduction: this part is mainly introducing the concepts of archetype theory and the water archetype and the "Root-Seeking" literature, introducing an overview of the status of existing research to get the causes and the significance of the water prototype in the "Root-Seeking" literature, and all of these are for the after-depth research to do a good job paving the way.Second, the inheriting patterns of water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature: Study the native forms and the subsequently generated forms of the water archetype in the Chinese literature from the diachronic point of view, and show the main significances of the various forms of water archetype to point out that the main expressions of the water archetype's inheriting patterns in "Root-Seeking" literature are in rich and comprehensive forms, and then the water archetype is personalized.Third, the expression of the water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature: study the main expressions of the water archetype's inheriting patterns at this synchronic stage. There are the replacement of flood myth, the reproduction of the original witchcraft ceremony, the metaphor of water as home and the expression of "returning to the initial".Forth, the modes and characteristics of the water prototype in "Root-Seeking" literature: The expressions of archetype are of identity, and have pioneering natures: Writers always combine the creation of personalized contents. The third part of this paper mainly studies the expressions of the water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature, on this basis, this part mainly studies the deep-seated patterns and features witch are implied in the expressions: the water archetype triggers the themes of situation, the conversion of "images of the archetype (water)-themes of situation". The themes are the save, the homesickness, the main sense of the awakening of women, the impact of modern industrial civilization to the traditional and the theme of "returning to the initial"; the water archetype in "Root-Seeking" literature shows that there are some mysterious isomorphism relationship between the water and the human. The water archetype has distinct characteristics of the times.Fifth, "Roots in Water"-the water archetype corresponds to the keynote of "looking for roots": The "Root-Seeking" literature looks for a spiritual sustenance, and the water prototype creating from the ancient myth just corresponds to all the demands of the spirit, and becomes the carrier to convey this spiritual sustenance. This part sets out to get the significances of studying the water prototype in "Root-Seeking" literature, and it is the essence of the entire paper.