Research On The Narrative Theme Of Qiu Huadong's Urban Novels Since The 1990s

The ‘new generation' writers came out in the 1990 s.They became a new force in the contemporary literary world.They contact with the reality and pay attention to the social dynamics.They grasp the pulse of the times,analyze the disease of urban society,show the richness and complexity of human nature and inject vitality into the development of Chinese literature.Qiu Huadong and his urban novel creation are unique among the ‘new generation'writers.During the transformation period,Qiu Huadong focuses on the urban society and the changes of Beijing or other international metropolises.His creation of a large number of urban novels has had an important influence in the contemporary literary world.His urban novels,which have both modernity and modernity in the context of urban social life are the product of the reality and cultural logic of China's rapid urbanization Typical Chinese story.The thesis is composed of introduction,research and conclusion of Qiu Huadong's narrative theme in urban novels.The introduction part summarizes the significance,methods and research summary of Qiu Huadong's urban fiction narrative theme,as well as the reality and cultural logic of Qiu Huadong's urban fiction.The narrative theme of Qiu Huadong's urban novels is the main part of this paper.It analyzes and sorts out the modern spiritual dilemma,desire theme,alienation theme and gender relationship theme expressed by Qiu Huadong's urban novels respectively.It is mainly divided into four chapters:The first chapter,it discusses the spiritual confusion of modern urbanites expressed in Qiu Huadong's urban novels.While experiencing the rapid development of modern urban society.Modern urbanites also show anxiety,loneliness and other emotions,which is the real feeling brought by modern and post-modern society.The second chapter,it discusses the alienation theme in Qiu Huadong's urban novels.Under the influence of comprehensive market economy and consumption concept,production mode and social regulations,people's subject consciousness and self judgment ability are gradually lost,resulting in alienation.Alienation makes people estrange from urban society and individual citizens,and breaks the integrity of individual subject's self personality.In the face of this situation,some people accept it silently,live safely,and some people make a decisive struggle.The third chapter,it discusses the theme of desire in Qiu Huadong's urban novels.Qiu Huadong is good at expressing the rich desires of urban people: love,money,material,acceptance and respect,and fame.In Qiu Huadong's view,the desire of urban people will never be satisfied.Under the lure of ‘false desire',people in the city are becoming more and more "one-way people" captured by desire.Qiu Huadong shows the scene of urban desire,which notonly shows people's fatigue and hardship in the process of pursuing and satisfying desire,but also shows the emptiness and boredom after desire.Qiu Huadong criticizes the urban desire while displaying it,which has the significance of human redemption.The fourth chapter,it discusses the relationship between the two sexes in Qiu Huadong's urban novels.In the "transformation" period and information age,urbanites are lost in the emotional game dominated by desire,and true love becomes scarce and elusive.At the same time,gender narrative is also particularly prominent in Qiu Huadong's urban novels.The last part is the conclusion,which summarizes the distinct characteristics of Qiu Huadong's urban novel narrative theme.Since the 1990 s,Qiu Huadong's narrative themes have presented a variety of forms and rich cultural characteristics,which to a certain extent reflect the spirit phenomenological essence of the urban society in that period.And the value and significance of his ideological history,cultural history,literary history and aesthetic will gradually appear.