Lin Yutang's "Half-Half" Outlook On Life And Literary Writing

View of life refers to the individual's value,purpose,meaning of the views or attitudes,it determines the goal of life practice and life direction of the road."Different human beings,each as different as one's face",each person's family of birth,growth environment,different education led to different views on life.Lin Yutang's "half-half" outlook on life is based on the exchange,collision and integration of Chinese and Western cultures,based on its experience of real life and profound insights into the relatively mature concept of life formed in the practice of life.Lin Yutang's literary writing of "half-half" outlook on life highlights his interest in life and individuality,and vividly reflects his personal charm and value of life.The purpose of this thesis is to explore Lin Yutang's "half-half" outlook of life,to study the characteristics,formation and life practice of his half-life outlook and its presentation in literary creation.To explore the meaning of value deeply,influence and limitations of outlook on life.The thesis is divided into four chapters:The first chapter studies Lin Yutang's "half-half" outlook on life.Lin Yutang grew up under the influence of both Chinese and Western cultures.The formation of his outlook on life naturally originated from Eastern and Western cultures,namely Minnan culture,Confucianism and Taoism,Christian culture,and ancient Greek philosophy.In particular,the special geographical environment,climate conditions and his unique family atmosphere in southern Fujian play an important role in the formation of his half-life outlook.Under the combined action of these factors,Lin Yutang's "half-half" outlook of life highlights the spiritual characteristics of "moderate" and "near-affection" and runs through life and literature.The second chapter explores the life practice of Lin Yutang's half-life outlook.From the aspects of work,life,love,marriage,family,man and life,how does Lin Yutang,who has a half-half outlook on life,create his life path,life direction and life attitude.Lin Yutang pursues the life and life of the "moderate" and "near-affection",enjoys the pleasant pleasures of life and the happiness of life,fully reflects its individuality and aesthetic taste.The third chapter explores the literary presentation of Lin Yutang's half-life outlook.Lin Yutang wrote "half a half" outlook on life in prose,and the literary ideas of the previous period and later period changed his style of writing from "impulsive and fierce" in "Yuelis" period to "humor","spirituality" and ",Concerned about personal life and happiness,advocating a leisurely,free and easy,optimistic attitude to life.In the novel,all the women shaped by Lin Yutang hold the principle of "Golden Mean" and get close to one another in a fair way.They describe their philosophy of life in a unique artistic way,embody humanistic care.The fourth chapter studies the influence,meaning and limitation of Lin Yutang's half-life outlook.Lin Yutang's practice and writing of the half-half outlook on life had an impact on the society,scholars and scholars of that time,forming a group of writers with a good line-up.He advocated that people pay attention to the life in the world and enjoy the leisurely,happy and harmonious secular life,the pursuit of the spirit of wealth and the balance of mind,which have important enlightenment significance for the wartime and contemporary people,but "half-half" view of life also has its limitations,lack of sense of mission and loftiness,reality and profoundness.