The Sinicization Of Modernism In Bai Xianyong’s Novels

The short stories written by Bai Xianyong are the rare excellent works of contemporary Chinese literature because of the perfect art form and the profound meaning of them. Bai’s novel not only has both Chinese and Western artistic characteristics, but also shows deep humanity concerns inside. All these above are the reasons for the success of Bai’s novel.This thesis focuses on researching why Bai’s novel has enduring artistic charm. The answer of this question is consisted of two parts, one of it is its excellent novel skills, the other is its profound meaning. Among the two parts, the analysis of Bai’s novel skills is the main body of this thesis and the analysis of the meaning is also an important part. The artistic charm of Bai’s work is mainly because of its exquisite form of expression and superb writing skills. This thesis pays attention on three aspects including the perspective skills in Bai’s novel, the skills that Bai’s novel handles narrative time, and the skills that used in Bai’ novel to reduce the narrator involvement. The excellent skills in these three aspects are the strength of Bai’s novel and the source of the artistic charm of Bai’s work. This Thesis analyzes on these three aspects by using a series of classical theory of narration, at the same time, this thesis also concludes as well as compares the different features of Bai’s work in different period to get a fully and deeply understanding of the skills and style of Bai’s work.The charm of Bai’s work is not only because of its exquisite form but also because of its generous meaning and inside compassion which is clearly reflected on the existentialism meaning of Bai’s novel. The substance of existentialism is humanism, which means everyone can enjoy his moral freedom. This thesis pays attention on analyzing the existentialism meaning of Bai’s work and the atmosphere of the times that made influence on Bai’s work. The existentialism meaning and the modernism literature skills used in Bai’s work make Bai Xianyong become a founder as well as an important representative of the modernism literature location in China.The Introduction of this thesis focuses on introducing the aims and the meanings of the research in this thesis and the overall situation of Bai’s novel researching in China. The main text is divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on analyzing the perspective skills in Bai’s novel, the second chapter focuses on analyzing how Bai’s novel handles narrative time, the third chapter focuses on researching the skills that used in Bai’ novel to reduce the narrator involvement, and the fourth chapter focuses on analyzing the existentialism in Bai’s work and the atmosphere of the times.