"flowers In The Mirrors" Is Classified As Problem Study

From the perspective of literary history,when Chinese classical novels in the periods of Jiaqing,Daoguang have shown a marked decline trend,"Flowers in the Mirrors" was created at that time.Although "Flowers in the Mirrors",unlike "The Scholars","Dream of Red Mansions", was dazzling and got people's attention,it was meaningful and unique.Since the birth of "Flowers in the Mirrors",different people have different points of view about this novel,in particular the issue of classification.Hu Shi classified it as social problem novel.In Brief History of Chinese fiction,Lu Xun classified it as scholarship novel.This classification had a significant impact,and became a mainstream point.Although such a classification grasped the characteristics of the novel,disadvantages were also obvious.Some scholars classified it as ironic novel,genie novel,miscellaneous novel,or pastiche of "A Dream of Red Mansions",but other scholars did not have a clear perspective of this issue.Therefore,deep study on this question was necessary.Based on the all-round analysis of the structure,the style,the content,the theme and the culture about this novel,I will put forward my views in response to the question.Firstly,I will analyze the complex structure.The author not only built a framework of the structure between man and nature as a whole,but also the inherent narrative structure was quite similar to "Journey to the West","Outlaws of the Marsh" and "Dream of Red Mansions".Secondly,I will analyze the style including elegance and popularity,and both styles had moved toward their extremes.At the same time,we will pay close attention to the heterogeneous and scientific content.Because Li Ruzhen put his extensive knowledge into this novel,almost all things wee included between heaven and earth.At the same time,he also had a very rigorous scientific approach.These two characteristics had also moved toward their extremes.The theme of this novel also had its complexity and contradiction.On the one hand,the author criticized the feudal imperial examination system.On the other hand,the author put his hopes on the imperial examination system..At last,we will analyze the root-seeking culture of Flowers in The Mirrors.Li Ruzhen lived in the specific historical period in the Qing Dynasty.The West had completed the Industrial Revolution,when the rulers of the Qing Dynasty implemented the closed-door policy. The internal community was also full of contradictions at that time,and the society was on the brink of collapse.Li Ruzhen facing the gradual decline of the society actively explored and seeked the personal and social liberation."Flowers in the Mirrors",which was a profound socio-cultural novel,embodying the spirit of Li Ruzhen's exploration.The pursuit of individual values and exploration of social liberation was shown in his works primarily through three areas: 1,Tang Ao's pursuit of the end-result of self-soul searching,2,the theme of searching father,3, Li Ruzhen's pursuit of the ideal world.All these show that "Flowers in the Mirrors",which was bom in the period when Chinese classical novels had shown a marked decline trend,tried to innovate in the arts,but it did not have a fight way.Since Li Ruzhen lived during the decline of feudal society in China,the author not only criticized the social evils,but also tried his best to f'md the way to liberate himself and his nation.All these make this novel show the contradiction in all aspects.As a result,I think that "Flowers in the Mirrors" should be called "a cultural root-seeking novel with profound socio-cultural connotations".Based on the all-round analysis of the structure,the style,the content,the theme and the culture about this novel,the complex work should be interpreted as: "Flowers in the Mirrors" generated in the late Qing Dynasty has contradictory themes, heterogeneous contents,diverse methods,the feature of showing knowledge,and a deep socio-cultural connotations.This novel integrated various creation modes of classical novels and was influenced by the academic trend of the period.It was not a successful summary of Chinese Classical Novels,but a exploratory work dare to innovate boldly.It's a cultural root-seeking novel which uses this unique form of literature to actively consider and explore the entire social issues.