Sima Qian's Conception Of Death And Its Literary Expression

The view of life and death which is the important question . It is also the question that the humanity must face directly and be unable to avoid. View of life and death of a nationality which have an important influence to the nation member' s thought and behavior, and this view can embody the culture characteristic of this national . The death stimulates the strength source that people realize their value of life as human ultimate care. People have never stop discussed the life value and death meaning. At the Spring and Autumn which the Warring States Periods, Kongzi Mengzi Laozi Zhuangzi who are the represent of Confucianism and Taoismhave discussed this question. Si Maqian further investigated and thought the problem of life and death on the basic research of two thoughts in Han Dynasty, and he have formed his own the view of life and death which have embodiment among his works extremely.Si Maqian's view of life and death and literature behave, mainly explain from several following respects: First, view of life and death reflected from visiting and poundering on the past to the dead. Especially the personages from rendering meritorious service to Han Xin , Su Qin , Wei Gongzi , Li Guang who set up the personages of Morals; Qu Yuan who expound the ideas which in writing, we can find out Si Maqian pay much attention to people in exploit moral integrity before death visit and pounder on the past , personage, pay and the name behind people at the same time , there is positive setting up the famous thought. Second, through narrate life and death choose personage image plot mould come on discussion from Si Maqian. Personage in the works of the Si Maqian in face life and death set against conflict regard value in life as standard for selection form three kinds of personage' s images: One is the display of his value pursue , form the image of laying down one's life for a just cause . This kind of image demonstrates the most lofty spirit for a certain faith, a certain opnion in the heart which have moved Si Maqian deeply; One is the display of pursue which abandon , seek survival and realize image that pursue in life finally extremely. The personage who have ideal realized and choosed extreme that people completely . In order to crook...