The Writing Of Disease In Chi Zijian's Novels

Disease is a major motif of literary creation,which has been touched upon by many writers throughout the ages.It points not only to the medical field,but also to the society,history and culture beyond pathology.In this regard,Chi Zijian's novels are very typical.Her novels are rich in the writing of diseases,either as important themes or as important plots.The writing of disease in Chi Zijian's novels,to some extent,inherits the tradition of disease writing of Chinese modern and contemporary literature,and at the same time presents new characteristics that cannot be ignored.This paper will make an in-depth analysis of the disease world constructed in Chi Zijian's novels,in an effort to explore the characteristics and profound connotation of Chi Zijian's novels,and take this as a fulcrum to explore the unique value of her novels.This paper is divided into three chapters.The first chapter explores the textual form and motivation of disease writing in Chi Zijian's novels.This chapter will summarize the main types and specific manifestations of Chi Zijian's novels,on the basis of sorting out Chi Zijian's texts with medical treatment as the theme or important plot.This chapter will also explore the knowledge background of the writing of disease in Chi Zijian's novels,mainly from the social context and the author's individual reasons.The second chapter focuses on the characteristics of the writing of disease in Chi Zijian's novels.Based on the gender standpoint,Chi Zijian deviates from the traditional disease metaphor in Chinese modern and contemporary literature to a large extent(dominated by male writers).On the one hand,she returns the disease to the body itself,presenting the long covered body experience of women,exposing the mutilated ordinary body of history,and the body suffering from diseases under the imbalance between human and nature.On the other hand,she reveals the life at the ontological level,revealing a strong sense of life and humanistic care.The third chapter discusses the relation between the writing of disease and the theme of Chi Zijian's novels.First of all,by writing about diseases,Chi Zijian realizes the true disclosure of the rural cultural sicknesses and the poetic reflection of the country,and at the same time constructs the unique rural narrative space under the interaction between gender and rural areas.Secondly,she reconstructs history by writing about diseases and medical events in daily life.Its historical narration not only constitutes a powerful disenchantment of the grand historical narration of male writers,but also breaks through the limitation of the daily history of female writers in the 1990s.Thirdly,the writing of disease becomes an important fulcrum for Chi Zijian to construct regional cultural tradition,and becomes a unique way for her to present shaman cultural background and explore national spirit.The conclusion part summarizes the whole paper.