A Study On The Character Theory Of Novels In The 1980s

The 1980 s was an era that witnessed historical changes.This is especially true in the field of Chinese literature.Great changes have taken place in literary trend,literary theory and the form of novels in the 1980 s.The fate of realism literature seems to have experienced a roller coaster in the 1980 s.And the theory of the characters in the novel is also gradually moving forward in the constant adjustment.By combing the development path of the novel character image theory in the 1980 s and exploring the reasons for the gradual change of the novel character image theory,it can be found that: in the 1980 s,with the re-establishment of the proposition "literature as a study of man",the academic circle's understanding of the novel character image theory is gradually deepening.On the whole,in the 1980 s,the development path of the theory of character image in Chinese novels can be divided into three parts: the first is the development path of type theory;the second is the development path of personality theory;the third is the development path of character form theory.The three paths complement each other.The first is the development path of type theory.At the beginning of the New Era,with the end of the literary integration,the academic world re-examined the type theory on the basis of reflection on the past,and put forward some constructive theories.However,after a short period of prosperity,type theory gradually declined.The second is the development path of personality theory.It mainly includes two aspects: the first is Liu Zaifu's theory of dual combination of personality,and the second is Lin xingzhai's theory of system of personality.In order to break through the limitations of type theories and restore the dominant position of human beings in literature,Liu Zaifu and Lin Xingzhai respectively analyzed the character characteristics of the characters from the perspective of humanity and methodology.The third is the development path of the character form theory.It mainly involves two aspects: the first is Forster's theory of character form and its acceptance and development in China;the Second is that Chinese scholars have innovated the novel character form theory.In the 1980 s,the novel character theory has undergone changes from modeling typical characters to complex characters to round three-dimensional characters.In this development process,there have been two changes in the theory of novel character image: the first is that the novel character theory contains less and less political colors,and the aesthetic colors are more and more intense;the second is that the academic research shifts from focusing on the external social background to focusing on the character's internal character and psychology.