The Analysis Of Mary Sue Phenomenon In Fan Fiction

Influenced by the European and American Fans Culture and Japanese Doujinshi, the fan fiction creation began to rapidly and widely spread in China. Some researchers advocate the re-creation based on the mainstream of the original and think they can well show the readers’view of the original theme or subject position. It is the best imitation of participants who first try writing. However, some fan fiction writers have exaggerated this subject consciousness. They put the perfect self into the original novel’s center and reconstruct a different virtual world, thus completely divorced from the essence of the original, this Daydream fantasy about idealized self is called "Mary sue"."Mary Sue" comes from English fan fiction circle, it has been used to describe the new heroine of self. She is often portrayed as a beautiful, talented and perfect figure, so that the original male protagonists always fascinated by her. She even promotes the development of key plot. Such a central role can be said that the image about herself or ideal love in the subconscious. This direct expression of narcissistic mentality and self-centered ideal to become more pervasive in fan fiction circle with mainly teenage writers. This thesis is based on the special creation group, combined with the research literature and important theoretical writings, to explore the "Mary Sue" phenomenon which prevalent in fan fiction, try to clarify the cultural reflection and literature creation behind "Mary Sue" type of write.The thesis is divided into four parts, the introduction mainly defines and sort of "fan fiction" and "Mary Sue" origin of the concept and the development, and put forward the significance and value of the research on this phenomenon of theoretical creation in view of the current situation of "Mary Sue" type of fan fiction and related academic.The first chapter mainly analysis the typical text "Mary Sue" type fan fiction, from "Mary Sue" type characters, narrative patterns and self-centeredness this three aspects summarizes the typical characteristics of "Mary Sue" phenomenon, and further refine the analysis system of perfect female images, the original male role reversal, NP romantic mode, successful theme and self-centeredness.The second chapter from three aspects to analyze the cause of the phenomenon of "Mary Sue", I think it is not only the network era’s product, and more from the continuation of the traditional literature. Young people’s anxiety about reality and narcissism makes them eager to achieve self-identity, when this identity is difficult to implement in real life, they must seek to achieve in the virtual space, and create "Mary Sue" genre fiction becomes their best meet their dream means. Finally, try to analysis the real psychological desire theory behind.Third chapter embarks from the current situation of the development of "Mary Sue" type of fan fiction on the whole network literature, pointed out that the current situation of the development of mass culture,"Mary Sue" phenomenon behind the refraction and cultural background, the final regression reflection on literary value and mission, to this kind of network literature of "Marie sue" novels as the representative of the development in the future.