An exploration of "things" in the rural space of Cao Wenxuan's "Youmaidi": ——Taking "Grass House", "Fine Rice" and "Bronze and Sunflower" as examples

Na Luo; Ngoi Guat Peng; Lim Chsing Chsing

doi:10.63313/LLCS.9072

Authors

Na Luo Faculty of Education, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong 514721, China Author
Ngoi Guat Peng Language and Communication,University Pendidkan Sultan Idris, Perak,Tanjung Malim, 35900,Malaysia Author
Lim Chsing Chsing Department of Chinese Language and Literature,University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/LLCS.9072

Keywords:

Cao Wenxuan, Object Narratives, Symbolic Objects, Action Objects, Substantive Objects

Abstract

In Cao Wenxuan's novel, a unique spatial system called "Oil Cone Street" has been formed, through which he poetically depicts all living beings and infuses beauty into every object he writes about. Under the theoretical perspective of contemporary object narrative research, what are the prominent manifestations of the representation of objects in the novel? Furthermore, what rural sentiments are embedded behind these manifestations? Starting from this question as a logical point, the research focuses on analyzing the categorization of objects in the novel in order to explore the hidden childhood experiences and rural memories conveyed through these objects.

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