The "Face" Narration In Lao She's Novels And The Evolution Of Modern Cultural Values

Lao she's novels are a microcosm of Chinese traditional culture.In his novels,words and events related to "face" abound,but the face culture reflected in his works still lacks in-depth study.Chinese people's concept of face has its unique features and is an important part of traditional culture.Only by combining Chinese culture with specific analysis can these phenomena be truly explained.By analyzing the words and deeds of face involved in Lao she's novels,we can reveal the unique expression of the Chinese concept of face and its essential relationship with culture.Through the change of face reflected in Lao she's novels,the conflict and change of national living conditions and cultural values in the modern period under the invasion of war and western civilization can also be seen.This article will be divided into the following sections:The first chapter is "introduction",This paper mainly sorts out the existing research on "face",the current research status of "face" in Lao she's works,and summarizes the theoretical perspective,research significance and innovation points of this paper.The second chapter,"the definition of face",from the Angle of the multidisciplinary combination of giving face a new definition,namely: the face is in the context of a certain culture,self think other positive value evaluation of the emotional self awareness.Face is in self and symbols generated in the process of self interactive self imagination,as a kind of self-centered value pursuit and the evaluation of cognitive,emotional experience with accompanying the whole process,and must be subject to evaluation of individual identity and internal social and cultural value,face is in the context of a certain culture,self cultural identity construction under the premise of self value pursuit.The third chapter "the traditional cultural perspective of ‘face' narration in Lao she's novels”,Chinese traditional society is the power of self,moral(shame),family and social construction,and it's all related to face.This chapter through family culture,etiquette culture,shame culture,and analyze the works of Lao she ranking of the view of culture in the face,combing face culture in the position and role of traditional culture,reveals the "saving face" is an important content of Chinese national character."Face view" is an individual's value concept,communication tool and criterion,which is realized and reflected through the identity of the individual.Based on different status the established face view,influence or determine the values of the individuals in the population,way of thinking and daily behavior patterns,face view on the establishment and management of social order has a crucial role,face view is the inner consciousness,the spirit of traditional culture face culture is the metalanguage of traditional culture,face view has both positive effects and the corresponding negative effect,in the duality of Lao she's novels for face is critical than for sure.The fourth chapter "the change of face in Lao she's novels and the evolution of modern cultural values",in the face of his novels were discussed from two aspects: one is the contact of Chinese and western cultural convulsions of fighting caused by the change of the face,the invasion of western culture,is the inevitable outcome of Chinese and western different cultural value of engagement,conflict of different ideas,face is subject to a period of a regional cultural context,so cultural catastrophe inevitably causes the change of cultural context,resulting in the change of face view.Second,under the great influence of war on the national economy and life,the daily survival crisis of characters causes the change of values,which leads to the change of the concept of face.The change of face view reflects the evolution of cultural values.From the yi dynasty to the formation of national community identity;Business values,from identity and relationships to contracts,even language and diet,have changed.Finally is the conclusion,in the "face" is proposed on the basis of summarizing the full text expounds some thinking,set up with Chinese social order face view and personal survival,the relationship between social development also has to be continued in-depth thinking.