On The Consciousness Of Paradox In Vampilov’s Works

The works of Vampilov have unique paradoxical aesthetics.Whether in the early short stories or the later plays,paradox is a salient feature.As the inner structure of the stories,paradox is also an important source of humor and comedy style.In the novels of Vampilov,there is"alienation" between the narrator and the implied author,which to some degree forms "unreliable narration" by Wayne Booth.The paradoxical state of narration creates an unique irony effect.Furthermore,Vampilov uses the grotesque,which highlights the paradox and also shows a wonderful irony.As a kind of aesthetic style,the grotesque constructs an alienated world with the deconstruction strategy.It provides a new perspective to survey the paradoxical real world.For Vampilov,the paradox is a special perspective to survey the real world,it is also a profound explanation of the nature of the Soviet Union in historical turning point,which is full of absurdity.After the "thaw",facing the totalitarian of post-Stalin and the construction of the national utopian mythology,people could no longer be sincere and enthusiastic,and they fell into the crisis of trust.The universal hypocrisy and numbness helped construct the " post-authoritarian period " of the Soviet Union,which was full of paradox and absurdity.Besides,the dramatic structure of "circular composition" in the plays of Vampilov also hints the absurdity,which is indirectly involved into the creation of the work’s meaning.The rootlessness and superfluity are the main features of the modern youth in Vampilov’s works,however,the "search-for-father" as an important theme in the plays from time to time conveys a sense of seeking and a Chekhovian hope.The paradox in Vampilov’s works also reflects an anti-utopia thought.The city is regarded as a symbol of the highly developed modern science and technology,but the development of science and technology along with the comfortable and convenient modern lifestyle here have already walk towards their opposite,which shows a strong paradox.Vampilov here takes the rural nature as an aesthetic perspective,through which to survey the modern civilization.Just as the construction of the national utopian mythology is based on the highly developed science and technology,the totalitarian discourse is its most important and fundamental protection.Vampilov reflects and criticizes the modern lifestyles,at the same time he deconstructs and subverts the official ideology and totalitarian discourse in an anti-utopia attitude.In his view,the prosperity of the "production theme" literature,which was born under the slogan of the "scientific and technological revolution",could not conceal the "stagnation" nature of the Soviet Union.Moreover,Vampilov also uses "parody",which strongly subverts the totalitarian discourse and it’s way of constructing the "truth".In contrast to the "truth" of the totalitarian,the paradox uses a "seemingly absurd but actually truestatement".The consciousness of paradox in Vampilov’s,works deconstructs the totalitarian discourse,and at the same time it masterly reaches the purpose of literature itself.