Motif·Narrative Perspective·Space-time

Rites are definite as certain specific behaviors that practice beliefs and express religious beliefs and experiences. They have certain procedures and occasions for use. Different rituals have different focus. Proceeding ceremony can inspire a kind of "collective memory" and remodeling community spirit of groups. Ritual narrative is definite as creative subjects capture rites setting and actives to describe the behaviors and results, is a kind of folk narrative. Ceremony itself has certain narrative function. Ritual narrative was emergence in fiction text, especial in Chinese20-40’s of20th century country fictions. Ritual narrative plays an important role in country fiction.This article focuses on ritual narrative in20s-40s of20th century country fiction text, analysis the motif, narrative perspective and the relationship of space-time of ritual narrative. Ritual narrative is not simple describe folk specimens and novelists are not simple write rites. The immolation motifs appeared in ritual narrative intertwined with loomed carnival motif. Both are presented in folklore rituals. Immolation Motif triggered text tragedy meaning while carnival motif expressed freedom and passion, irony and protest.Narrative perspective is the sight that novelist chosen to better narrate the works or for reader to better scan the image of the novel system. Ritual narrative of perspective is relevant with the connotation, purpose and esthetic characteristics that the novelist wants to express. The narrative perspectives that often appeared in20-40’s of20th century china country fiction are child perspective and adult perspective. Because of others identity of dissimilarity, adult perspective were divided into returner perspective and foreigner perspective.Ceremony has the characteristic of proceed including space-time. Ritual narrative also has the characteristic of space-time. Ritual narrative time is actual the variety relationships of ceremony time and narrative time. Ritual narrative space is the ritual field. It’s divided into physical and spiritual concept of the ritual field. Physical concept of ritual field refers to the ceremonial scene and location, it is belongs to the field of geography. Spirit concept of ritual field is abstract will field, with the most important characteristic of closed. The opposite of ritual field is the outside of ritual field. As’others", the outside of ritual field is usually appeared opposite ritual field.Because the participate narration of outside of ritual field, it tends to lead to a dialogue of different cultures.