Astudy Of Female Revenge Theme In "Sanyan" And "Erpai"

"Sanyan" and "Erpai" is the important collection of vernacular short stories in theHistory of Ancient Chinese Literature. It is symbolizing the creation of Chinese vernacularshort stories has entered a peak period."Sanyan" and "Erpai" enjoys a lot of stories of femalerevenge，which show ancient Chinese women’s struggle for their own unhappy life, andcomplain of trampled moral order. In terms of the theme of female revenge, female revengein "Sanyan" and "Erpai" has surpassed the previous theme symbolism of "Ghost revenge" andRomanism of "Female revenge". They show more revenge features with independence, justiceand perseverance, and highlight intense realism.This thesis applies the method of classification and analogy of the general thematicstudies. Meantime, Using the Thematic studies research methods description of the characterscharacteristics Theme Narrative characteristics, which shows the effects of the traditionalConfucian moral philosophy on the theme of revenge. There are three main chapters in thisthesis as follows:The first chapters review the classical literature of female revenge story in the history ofAncient Chinese Literature, and make a brief analysis of these stories with the characteristicsof the theme. Thus,exploring the theme significance of the history and the future generationsto female revenge motif. Highlight the common feature of female revenge motif.The second chapters classify different revenge way and revenge motivation. Including:the theme of ghost revenge with the breakdown of the marriage. Use the wisdom revenge withFamily breakdown. Litigate for framed with injustice. Through the different of way ofrevenge and revenge motivation bring act of the revenge. Analyze of these themes of revengetheme’s features.The third chapters expound the social and cultural characteristics promote of the femalerevenge theme story, which consists of the blend of Affection Social ethics and law. TheConfucian revenge view requirements for female revenge characteristics. The male writerdefine female revenge theme.