Su Tong's Novels Are Written In Disease

As a unique member of Chinese pioneer writers,Su Tong was born to be an excellent story teller.There is a deep thinking about social life in his fantastic imagination.Disease theme is one way of his humanistic care.As an important motif in Chinese and foreign literature,diseases with powerful metaphor and implied function containrich connotations on social,cultural,moral and other areas,which have become a vital way for writers imagining the world.This paper tries to find the types and characteristics of diseases in Su Tong novels,through text analysis and comparison in detail,explore the metaphorical meaning and creative motivation behind diseases,and discuss the philosophical thinking of Su Tong.The first chapter presents the types and characteristics of diseases.The disease in Su Tong novels could be divided into three types,physiological disease,mental disease and By psychiatric,which presents a carnival of diseases.While seeking treatment,Su Tong finds that doctors who are sick can not bear the responsibility of saving lives.Therefore,Su Tong draws inspiration from the ancient myth to heal the fallen soul with tears.However,diseases lead to death eventually.To some extent,death is not only the end of the disease,but also the redemption of suffering.The metaphorical meaning of diseases in Su Tong novels is extensive and profound.Venereal disease not only show out the moral degeneration but also hints the invasion of urban civilization to rural civilization.Violence and hatred declare the indifference of affection and human loneliness.Mental disease not only accuses the Cultural Revolution Society,but also reflects the alienation of human nature in modern times.There are complex and deep reasons that Su Tong chooses disease writing.That disease experience,loneliness complex and memory of Cultural Revolution,caused a great impact on his disease writing.Attitude of revenge made him more inclined to reflect the ugliness of human nature and the suffering of survival.In addition,Su Tong inherited the tradition of disease writing in Chinese literature on the one hand,western modernism and creation had a great influence on Su Tong' disease writing on the other hand.The last chapter tries to explore the philosophical thinking behind the disease writing.Through the disease writing,Su Tong elucidates the viewpoint that essence of human nature is evil,and expresses his disappointment in human nature.Su Tong holds a nihilistic attitude towards life,and he thinks that life is absurd and no way to escape.In short,the disease is an artistic symbol with symbolic and metaphorical functions,which contains the deep thought of social life.Research on diseases can not only understand Su Tong' creative motivation and psychology,but also know Su Tong'understanding of life,so it has great research value.