A Magnificent Turn Toward History And The Present

Since the establishment of his"indifference"narrative, Yu Hua has never thought of giving it up, and his novel Brothers is still in the line of this tradition. Nowadays, with the intrusion of market and commercialism, many writers have been forced to abandon their elite stance, so compromise and transformation become a tragic fact. But for Yu Hua, he continues his pursuit of literature's dignity and spirit alone in an age when avant-garde art has difficulty surviving.In brothers, Yu Hua does not slow down his pace in exploring modernity, but continues upholding the avant-garde spirit. For him, the conflict between man and the world should be the top concern, and the tragic existence of man needs to be further studied, thus readers might have a better understanding of the relation between man and the world. Yu Hua goes on with his"mental reality"and"social reality", and furthers his attention on the instincts of man and absurdity so as to find out the nature of man and the world."Absurdity"is the only truth and essence, and man is just a powerless species, and his existence can only be tragic. In a deteriorating writing age, Yu Hua's writing doubtlessly expands the scope of literature, enriches the dimension of literary thinking, and defends the dignity of literature.The adoption of"Warmth"narrative indicates that Yu Hua has quickened his step in the pursuit of a multi-based avant-garde writing style. In Brothers, The fact that Yu Hua eulogizes and salutes"living"is an act of resistance. In time of sufferings and hardships, we should stand up firmly and endure all these with fortitude, reject the sense of pessimism and despair, and criticize decadence and escape. Brothers manifests that Yu Hua has turned his attention from the attack on the evil side of human nature on the general term to a more concrete and specific exploration."Evil"is no longer the only essence of human nature, and fortitude is also the indispensable element. Thus the theme of Brothers also takes on some warm color. Yu Hua harmoniously blends indifference narrative into warmth narrative, by which indifference narrative survives and becomes one inalienable part of warmth narrative. Through this combination, Yu Hua's avant-garde writing style becomes richer and more colorful, surpassing the former stage which was chiefly characterized by the indifference narrative.Through Brothers, Yu Hua successfully connects the history and the present, indicating he has consciously started the pursuit of the localization of avant-garde style. Yu Hua reveals the fact that the essence of our nationals at present has a desertification inclination: we have not thrown off the tradition on the one hand, while we encounter the invasion of"modern"civilization on the other."Materialism"brings us only naked desires and vulgarity. Modern man has become a body without family, memory, identity, nobility and dignity."Depthlessness"and"superficiality"are the essence of our spiritual state, and people tend to neglect the history, forget the past, while indulging in dull and drab sensual enjoyment. The connection between history and the present in Brothers tells us: there is the need to discriminate against the backward and reactionary aspects of the old civilization while resisting and rejecting the bad and inappropriate aspects of modern civilization. Yu hua has undergone continuous changes in his writing, but his avant-garde spirit will never change.