On The Image Of Foreigners In "Lao She's Literature" And Its Cultural Significance

Lao She is known as a “people's artist” with the specialty of writing people.The characters he created are full and vivid,which is unforgettable.It is worth noting that Lao She is also one of the few modern writers who portray the image of foreigners in his literary works.These foreigners have different forms and characteristics,reflecting many characteristics of his national character.In recent years,the image of foreigners in “Lao She's Literature” has attracted the attention of academic circles.As far as the current research situation is concerned,there is still some research space in breadth and depth.Exploring the deep cultural connotation of the image of foreigners is a subject worthy of further development.In the first part of this paper,the European and American characters in “Lao She's Literature” will be sorted out,and the images will be summarized.The various images of European and American characters will be presented to the readers,so that the scenery of “foreigner image in ‘Lao She's Literature'” has specific,vivid and brilliant content.This part,centering on Erma,discusses the differences between Chinese and British nationalities and finds out the cultural differences between China and the West.In the second part,the Asian characters in “Lao She's Literature” are sorted out,including East Asians and Nanyang people with different customs under the background of war,which reveals Lao She's rational understanding of “national character” and his deep thinking of Oriental culture.This part centers on “The Earth Dragon and Snake”,elaborates Lao She's “oriental cultural ideal” and points out that “peaceful development” is the general trend of world cultural development.The innovation of this paper lies in presenting the image of more countries in “Lao She's literature” as comprehensively as possible,exploring Lao She's thinking on more cultural issues,and exploring the author's deeper examination of the national culture.In literary genre,it is not only confined to the novel in “Lao She's literature”,but also involved in drama,prose and other genres,trying to explore the foreigner image and its cultural significance in “Lao She's literature” from more dimensions.