The research of stories "legend" is increasingly matured. But in half a century of Eileen Chang’s stories "legend" research, there are two problems: first, the previous researchers always focus on the "legend" of one or a few representative piece for analysis, this paper lack of holistic view of "legend"; Secondly, previous researchers was used to take "legend" for test of art theory, it easily leads to Eileen Chang and the stories "legend" split.This article is trying to return to the relations of Eileen Chang, age, and the stories "legend", exploring the underlying theme of it. first to rethink Eileen Chang ’s thought background, and the relationships between work; Secondly, through the discussion of Eileen Chang in their creation and the "legend" social environment, analysis of the author’s creation intention; In the end, holistic view of the first edition of stories "the legend".The first chapter through the analysis of Eileen Chang unique life experience in early life, exploring Eileen Chang from noble fell into citizen great changes, which influence the ideological background. Through the debate between fu lei and Eileen Chang, The second chapter mainly surveys Eileen Chang’s purpose of writing motivation in the "Legend". Through text analysis of the "legend" breaks down the novel, The third chapter mainly explores the spirit of modern Chinese citizens for finding the new horizon of Eileen Chang legend world.With her unique early life experience, for its ideological background on a base of a layer of desolate. It makes her have Heightened Senses of era for history change. With it, in 40 s she keenly felt, Shanghai citizen society under the occupation of the special times atmosphere caused mental influence to people, and through the "legend" metaphor one aspect of modern China’s crisis: modern Chinese citizens’ spirit crisis. |