A Study On The Human Nature Theme Of Bola?o’s Sand Table Fiction

Roberto Bolano’s narrative text creation and the concept of “sand table” are characterized by high degree of freedom,openness and strong interaction.In the “sand table” text space constructed by the author,the character’s fate is as fine as sand,and the living state of discourse right is more clearly presented to the reader.Similarly,the final modeling of the “sand table” and the final presentation of the literary text are all calls for a possible world.First of all,the prologue of the thesis introduces the life and creation of Bola?o,sorts out the similarities and differences of the concept of “sand table” in different academic fields,explores the characteristics and forms between the concept of “sand table” and literature.Then introducing the concept of “sand table” into literary criticism and discussing how Bola?o’s narrative creates a “sand table” of literature.Secondly,the first chapter mainly explores the construction of “sand table” in Bola?o’s novels,that through the diversity of narrative space,the uncertainty of narrative time,the diversity of narratives and the intertextuality of different texts.Bola?o integrates the high degree of freedom,openness,and immersiveness of the “sand table” into the literary creation,forming a unique “sand table” fictional world.And then the second chapter explores the formation of the sand-like marginal figures: exiles,female characters,gay groups and the underlying characters of the society.Bola?o expresses that the “flowing” existence state of characters is due to the power of authority and violence.Next,in the third chapter mainly discusses the expression and excavation of the humanity theme by the author in the “sand table” novel world comparing to the “flowing” character,and the healing prescription of literature towards difficulties in real mentioned by Bola?o in the novel.Finally,in the last part,the advantages and disadvantages of the creations of Bola?o’s “sand table” novels are discussed.The thesis aims to discover the new literary creation type through the combination of the characteristics of the Bona?o’s narrative texts and the concept of “sand table”,to explore the writer’s humanity theme appeal behind the novels,to comprehend the works in a deep and wide way,furthermore,to broaden the research perspective of Roberto Bola?o and his creation.