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The Urban Writing Of "1980s" Female Writers

Posted on:2019-06-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W ShuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330551956229Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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For the "1980s" generation,urbanization has brought about ample abundance of material and spiritual life.The way of life and consumption patterns in the transition period have led to new values.Under the guidance of these multiple values,the "1980s" generation People showed different group characteristics from the 1960 s and 1970 s."Urbanization" is a crucial reference factor in the background of the growth of the 1980 s.This generation was born in the 1980 s of "idealism" and grew up in the 1990 s of "market economy," accompanied by the transformation of the times to lifestyles.The change of the concept of consumption has made the “1980s”the group that became the first to contend in the second half of the 20 th century.In the works of "1980s" writers,the city is the background of writing and is also the content of the story.In the first youth literature,the relationship between man and city experienced a process of attachment,alienation,and self-consciousness.Among these,women writers are particularly sensitive to the city,so their creation has taken a certain advantage.Saying goodbye to youth literature and ushering in a creative transformation,the “1980s” female writers focused on the urban spirit,based on their own urban life experiences,built daily urban consumption space in their works,and created urban images full of feminine colors.Reflecting the female life style and emotional state,it also reflects the intergenerational characteristics of "1980s" generation writers' urban literary writing.This article is divided into three chapters: The first chapter is the construction of urban cultural space.It mainly compares the urban landscape differences in Beijing,Shanghai,and small towns in the novel text,and thus perceives different urban cultural contexts,and explains the “petty capital”phenomenon in the era of consumption;The second chapter mainly introduces gender perspectives.The writing of the city has combed theevolution of urban and feminine relations in contemporary Chinese literature,focusing on analysing the desire narrative of the city and the performance of the “leftover woman” phenomenon.The third chapter explains the urban writing of “1980s” female writers.The spiritual traits in the novel include Zhang Yueran's heroic attempt to participate in history and the spiritual dilemma of searching for sacred sensations.Wen Zhen's young people's resistance to and escaping from the mundane secularism and Sun Pin's delicate portrayal of the unrooted urban marginalization and anxiety The analysis includes alternative generations of rebellious experiences,relationships with the city,and the marginal state of mind reflected in the text.
Keywords/Search Tags:"1980s" women writers, Urban literature, Urban landscape, Intergenerational experience, Borderline mentality
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