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Han Shao - Gong: Reflection On "Cultural Revolution" In The Context Of "Post - Revolution"

Posted on:2017-03-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J X YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2175330488495148Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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In the name of revolution,the Cultural Revolution lasted for ten years and which is a key point when we rethink the history of China in the 20th century.From the beginning of the Reform and Opening-up,the writer Han Shaogong has been thinking about the Cultural Revolution and the related problems. Until now, he has done it for more than 30 years.Especially in today,the globalization of capitalism is intensifying and the "post-revolutionary atmosphere" in Chinese society is becoming more obvious,and Han shaogong’s thoughts and statements on the Cultural Revolution are more systematic than before.The paper’s goal is mainly to study Han’s thinking of the Cultural Revolution under the context of the post-revolution.This paper consists of introduction, text and conclusion.The introduction is to illustrate the origin of the studied problem, and to make some specific explanation for the post-revolution and revolution and other related concepts.And then,it illustrates the main research objects and methods and summarizes the research status.The text is divided into three chapters. The first chapter mainly explores the reasons that why Han Shaogong keeps thinking about the Cultural Revolution in the new period of the Reform and Opening-up. First,it discusses that the Cultural Revolution as the only revolution Han Shaogong experienced,which made the revolutionary utopia burst, and was not any sense of true revolution because of its absence of justice,eventually became the tragicomedy in the "life world". Second,it discusses that the Cultural Revolution as a "history" is described by a variety of angles in the "post-revolutionary era".For example,as the "China story" spreads in the west, or becomes red recalls among the outsiders of that history,or suffer from painting by different kinds of post-modern ways.Being engraved on the "revolutionary experience" and dissatisfied with the chaos of history sincerely is the internal motivation of Han Shaogong to rethink the Cultural Revolution.The second chapter mainly describes the performance and change of Han shaogong’s opinions on the Cultural Revolution.Firstly,it must be sure that the Cultural Revolution always presented as a tragedy in Han’s works,such as cut off lives,destroyed ethics and distorted the human nature.Secondly,it discusses that Han shaogong’s reflections of the Cultural Revolution is gradually deepened.Initially,the Cultural Revolution was charged object, gradually turned into the background of "people" in his creation,finally as the life memories of a generation to remain forever.The third chapter mainly discusses the heterogeneity and controversy of Han shaogong’s reflections of the Cultural Revolution.The first is the debate about "confession", and involves the specific evaluation of the red guards. Han Shaogong thinks it need to reflect on that crazy era but say "I don’t confess",and calls for treating the red guards as "people".The second is a paradox about "the youth without regret".The son of "revolution" and "revolutionary foundling",who experienced two different kinds of life but were all distorted,then "regret" and "no regret" were intertwined together which makes the educated youth pain.The third is some disputes about the revolution postscript and Han Shaogong thinks that revolutionary thoughts still have unique value in the contemporary. Han Shaogong doubts the capitalist myth, and remains vigilant against the attitude to the history and value choice in the "post-revolutionary atmosphere".Conclusion summarizes the text again and affirms the contribution and significance of Han shaogong’s reflections of the Cultural Revolution.This paper discusses Han shaogong’s reflections of the Cultural Revolution under the context of the post-revolution.These continuous deep reflections show the social responsibility as an intellectual and provide the beneficial reference for us to recognize the truth of history.Then,it also gives us a lot of benefits when we design the blueprint for the future.
Keywords/Search Tags:Han Shaogong, Post-revolution, The Cultural Revolution, Rethink
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