The Narrative Research Of Chinese Modern Travel Novels

Travel Themes hidden natural scenery, lyrical, narrative function, but by generations of scholars favored. It has become a hot topic in recent years in the field of literary studies. The researchers will focus attention focused on the areas of travel prose literature. In fact, the travel novels with the theme and structure also showed the unique characteristics. Especially in the social transition period of blending Chinese and Western culture, the travel novel combines the writing technique of the modern novel. During the process of transformation in the travel Novels, It makes travel novels gradually highlight the main consciousness, stylistic awareness and the expression of modern values.The paper expounds the narrative characteristics of the modern travel novels from five parts:The first part is the introduction and basic overview of modern travel novels. First of all, this part first defines the concept of travel fiction. At the same time this part extends to its characteristics and classification. From a macro view to explain what is a travel novel. Secondly, this part discusses the development of travel novels. It traces the origins of the traditional travel fiction. From two aspects of possibility and necessity, the paper probes into the mechanism of the occurrence of modern travel novels. At last, the paper summarizes the characteristics of different stages of travel novels in modern times.The second part, the awakening of the consciousness of the subject: the design of the traveler and the choice of the narrator in the modern travel novels. In the modern travel, the main body of the behavior and the narrative subject to explore the main body of the modern travel novel, and the different effects of the different role played by the main body. This chapter according to the relationship between the narrator and traveler divided into subjective and objective description of the two categories. With respect to the performance point of view, the narrator and the characters in traditional travel novels, the narrator of the narrator gives enough independent narrative space, while hiding the identity of the narrator objective narration a couplet in the novel narrative intervention, the autonomous rights to interpret events give the readers. These performances have fully proved that the modern travel novels show the respect for the subjectivity of the "people".The third part, the rich stylistic awareness: broad narrative vision and personalized narrative expression. In the social transformation of the modern travel novel, the awakening of the style is very obvious. Modern travel novels have been injected into the structure, technique, language and so on and strengthen the style and character of the modern travel Novels. Including the formation of the time line and space in combination with the linear structure of the line, making the gradual decline of linear narrative in a more perfect form of reuse; Extensive application of the romantic technique, the modern novel of travel not only to remember knowledge. At the same time to express the narrator’s thoughts and feelings, allegory social reality; Humor at oral narrative language, the language of the novel let modern travel smart, plain, free; These characteristics of the modern travel novels are constantly promoting the richness of the novel style.The fourth part, the expression of Modern Value: the establishment of cultural position and the choice of narrative space. Study of modern travel novel space settings, extends from the object space to cultural space, discussed from the Chinese and foreign binary opposition between urban and rural areas of real space, asthenia and asthenia of the image space, to inside and outside of complementary mental space. The three kinds of space of travel novel are set up to express the author’s modern consciousness. At the same time, the difference of space also caused different cultures to collide with the travelers’ cognition. Travelers in the face of alien culture, in front of the cognitive will produce the imagination of other cultures, referring to the alien culture and reflect on their own culture. The connotation of travel novels has completed the sublimation process of the function and reaction in the cultural collision.The fifth part is the conclusion. It further deepens the connotation of the modern travel novel, as it is a spiritual journey to find spiritual home. The pursuit of spiritual home is the ultimate refuge of travelers.