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Self-selection To The Achievement Of True Myth

Posted on:2011-11-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N XinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360308964866Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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A sand into the clam shells, after swallowing hard and packages, it takes on color beads on the magical halo. Existential philosophy, too, in the painful experience for life experience, and turn it into strength, into a pool the wisdom of an ideal, a belief. People are always in the pursuit of individual freedom, to realize their own value in the process of exploration of deep foot shallow foot forward, with the attendant is the existential power of this spirit - of freedom, choice and responsibility of .The twentieth century, more and more researchers have rushed into existential territory piece of literature. Well-known feminist writer Beauvoir, with its distinctive novel philosophy of existentialism and original spirit of the connotation of increasingly attracting the eyes of many researchers. Her novel is a positive existential philosophy in the spirit of the vector, carrying the human optimism, the pursuit of the ideal of a beautiful wish. As the theoretical basis of thematology and cross-disciplinary research in the subject of comparative literature ,this paper makes a preliminary study of the philosophical themes which de Beauvoir's existentialist novels imply. This thesis mainly consists of four chapters:Chapter I , mainly expounds the theoretical background. Beginning from the rise of existential thought, this chapter has a brief summary of main points which existentialist philosopher have, and from what derived out of the literature concept of existential philosophers. In conjunction with their philosophy performance in the literature, as the starting point of de Beauvoir's novel , it demonstrats the feasibility of applicating the existentialist philosophy for text analysis.Chapter II, focuses on existential philosophy in the novel of de Beauvoir's, and shows the theme of existentialist philosophy in detail. Existentialist philosophy is very rich, but it is always inseparable from the being of the"person" . After years of research and finding for it, people gradually position on thinking of freedom, choice and responsibility, specifically to de Beauvoir's novels it being the self-selection of great significance–the restless pursuit for the spiritual beliefs of free,independent choice for love and arduous responsibility.Chapter III, from the perspective of cross-cultural interpretation, combining the influence which is on different emotional experiences of Chinese and Western women writers'creative, analysis of the themes of existentialism which is in Beauvoir's novels. Emotional experiences affect the writer's creation, which is mainly reflected in two ways: one is difference in love, marriage; the other is the concept of different cultures and ideas, both of which, the impact of the latter is the most important. In this chapter, with the vivid examples, it confirmes different outcome which different self-selections achieve.Chapter IV, summaries the theme of existentialism philosophy which Beauvoir's novels express, and reveals the modern enlightenment to us. Although Existentialism is not perfect, and can not be satisfactorily resolved some problems of human values, human selection, but its thinking for human's freedom, choice and responsibility, shows us a spirit that is only to be brave self-selection, to assume total responsibility, and then to achieve freedom, can achieve the real and different myth of our own.Thick at the mountain is the deep, calm at the water is moving, the chest of Castle Peak is in its own, so why should people see peach blossoming with the others? When people is going slowly with the heavy cross day after day, they really needs a Qingshan, a philosophical spirit as a pathfinder. This philosophy is not very complicated, but it can help us return to simple weight-bearing, can help us find a reasonable way of life and help us summon the courage to face the harsh reality– the spirit of fearless to life and death. Very fortunately, we found this philosophy there where is in de Beauvoir's novels.
Keywords/Search Tags:Beauvoir, existentialism, self-selection, freedom, responsibility
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