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The Characteristics And Cultural Connotation Of The "Womenman" In<Outlaws Of The Marsh>

Posted on:2017-03-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M LuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330488955917Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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The feudal society of China is a typical patriarchal society.Under the influence of Confucianism, as men’s accessories, women didn’t have any social status. In ancient Chinese literature, most of the female characters were the victims of the feudal patriarchal ideology.Not only in the character, fate, behavior and other aspects, but also in appearance and dress, women had no independent consciousness, only to ingratiate themselves with men. The female images in ancient literary works not only have the problem of the absence of image building, but also have the problem of serious lack of independent personality.Under such a background, the female images in<Outlaws of the marsh> such as Hu Sanniang, Gu dasao, Sun erniang, Qiongying is refreshing. Although they are only a small minority of people, but They become the beginning of the creation of the female images in ancient Chinese novels, which is worth further studying.In this paper, we us ’Womenman’, a popular word in internet, symbol the female image——Hu Sanniang, Gu dasao, Sun erniang, Qiongying.They are not only dare to do everything, Wu Yi strength, and forthright sense of justice, independent self, is worthy of the name of the "female man".They all have super kung fu, independent personality and chivalrous spirit. The paper take the four ’Womenman’ in<Outlaws of the marsh> (120 back version) as the object of study.Using the methods of sociology, literature image analysis and literature study, we focus on their common characteristics, as well as the characteristics of personality.In the context of the male dominated society, in the male hero dominated the<Outlaws of the marsh>, Shi Naian was able to successfully shape the "female man" of the group, has a profound and complex reasons.First, the feudal oppression of feudal values results; second, influenced by the Song Dynasty feminine survival environment; third, affected by the Liangshan heroes rebellious spirit; fourth, folklore heroine of the story. This is the first innovation of this paper.Another innovative point of this paper is to study the cultural implication of the the four ’Womenman’. In the<Outlaws of the marsh>,’Womenman’is not only a literary phenomenon, but also a cultural phenomenon, with rich and profound cultural connotation.From the times background of the novel, in the Song Dynasty, women are less constrained, women who have the opportunity to get out of the house, appeared on the social and political arena, the reflection is the awakening of the female independent consciousness and the spirit of resistance. From the perspective of writing, the writer used the principle of realistic creation consciously, describing the real life, not only reflects the survival status of women in the Song Dynasty, but also reflects the author’s progressive view of women. From the readers’ aesthetic level, an important feature of the novels is to ingratiate themselves with readers, wich inherited from the art of speaking.The’Womenman’ image is more suitable for the townspeople novelty seeking the taste and aesthetic habits, which also contains the image of the Womenman’s recognition and praise.Finally, We also discusses the impact of the Womenman in <Outlaws of the marsh>for literary works and social life.These Womenman image not only has the reference meaning in literature, but also has the role of social role model.
Keywords/Search Tags:Outlaws of the Marsh, Womenman, Image features, Cultural Implication, Research
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