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Comparative Of Conrad And Lao She’s Narrative Ethics

Posted on:2015-02-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330428980628Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Conrad as a representative writer of the western modernist, made an outstanding contribution to innovation of the novel techniques.But "Conrad stressed that human existence and consciousness as the premise,a pursuit of skills is precisely he opposed".Theso-called"existence and consciousness", in Conrad view is a kind of ethical and moral requirements. Because he advocated "moral discovery should be the goal of every story", Conrad thinks that the artist conscience is more important than the prescribed formula,his innovation in art is combined with moral findings.Lao She, affected by the old culture and Western culture,with equal feelings take care of old China people,his novels always showed the lower little sympathy fraternity, gentle mercy feelings, reflect a lament for civilian care and life events.Lao She is a bright creation individuality writer, in the novel narrative theory also has the achievements. Lao She is a bright creation individuality writer, he inherited the traditional Chinese fiction narrative strategy at the same time, the introduction of the western narrative theory, forming a unique narrative style.Lao She in the narrative, as well as the understanding of the social and moral criticism of tragedy in Conrad’s novels are quite essence. On thenarrative techniquesof the two writers work showing something in common:They are good at their own feelings expressed by symbolic thing, or is their ethical intention through the ingenious arrangement of the text to convey to readers, in order to achieve a certain purpose of morality.However, due tothe different personal experiences and influenced by t raditional culture.Lao She accepted Conrad’s influence.while some of them were narrative strategies and the use of creative play. This" paperwere selected"Heart of Darkness","Rickshaw Boy"two representative texts from the perspective of narrative ethicsas a starting point, combined with the variation in content to the two text is, in the analysis of Conrad and Lao She works in the same narrative ethics, the key to highlight the variation in Lao she’s novels in accepting the Conrad novel narrative effect and method of narrative ethics of thinking in practice.The flrst chapter mainly on symbolic skills of Conrad and Lao She’s novels were analyzed,including the character symbols and the things (color, environment) from two aspects.The use of symbolic techniques to promote the generation of internal narrative text, add text interpretation space.The second chapter will combine the variation learning content to explain the variation in Lao She’s novel text, detailed analysis of the variation of the characters and the environment, and analyze the deep ethical meaning behind it.The third chapter from the traditional culture, personal experience and education situation carries on the analysis to two writers, In order to better grasp the two writers’ novels skills and ethics,and the similar and different reasons...
Keywords/Search Tags:Lao She, Conrad, "heart of darkness", "camel Xiangzi", narrative ethics
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