On Writing Of Everyday Life In Wang Anyi’s Novels

In contemporary Chinese literature, everyday life which was covered by grand narrative hasn’t been noticed until the appearance of new realistic novels. Although new realistic novelists pay great importance on everyday life, the depiction of everyday life in their works is trivial and lack of poetry. As another writer who is interested in everyday life and conveys a picture different from that of new realistic novels, Wang Anyi takes a transcendent view of everyday life and constructs a poetic world.Country and city are the main aesthetic objects in Wang Anyi’s novels. Country life writing only takes a small account in her works while city life writing is large in quantity. Her attitude to country undergoes a change from indifference to acceptance and advocation, and finally critique. As to city, Wang is more proficient. By vividly depicting citizens’everyday life, her novels express their delicate life style and the pliability and strength behind this life style. In addition, the image of female is eminent in Wang’s writing of everyday life. Females’great enthusiasm in everyday life shows individuals’love of life and ordinary human life becomes valuable and meaningful owning to it.Wang Anyi’s writing of everyday life is characteristic in techniques of expression. Firstly, she is sensitive in experiencing life and gives an elaborate depiction of objects and people’s thinking. Secondly, prosed narrative which can be seen everywhere in her novels makes her writing of everyday life poetic and tasteful. Thirdly, she won’t construct dramatic plots purposely and is only interested in common people’s ordinary life. It is these ordinary scenes that move people most. Lastly, objective narration, limited third person perspective and omniscient perspective are usually adopted in Wang Anyi’s novels, making her narration calm and objective.This kind of vivid depiction of everyday life represents Wang’s unique understanding of history:the real history is not the grand narration constructed by heroes, but a sort of strength conveyed by tiny fragments of everyday life. She takes a transcendent view of everyday life, digs up some life philosophies from ordinary things and her opinion about civil culture is very profound. Moreover, Wang Anyi refines the glorious side of everyday life. She frequently expresses her approval to humanity. This also becomes the unique aesthetic value of her everyday life writing. However, Wang’s writing of everyday life still has some defects. For instance, her language is too dense and her structure is so small. While she concentrates on showing the goodliness of humanity and the poetry of life, the dark side of society is neglected in a sense. This kind of prejudice simplifies the complicacy of life and makes her writing difficult to rise to a higher level. Wang Anyi’s writing of everyday life is stuck fast in the plight of complanation and commonplace, which means the extent and depth of her writing is supposed to be extended...