"Zuo Zhuan" View Of Life And Death And Its Cultural Implication

Survival and death are important issues that people need to face and ponder,and they are also important subjects of literature.As early as the pre-Qin period,many literary works revealed the deep questions of life and death.Zuo Zhuan is large in scale and rich in contents.Comparatively speeking,it has a more comprehensive and complete view of life and death in the Spring and Autumn Period.First,the view of life and death in Zuo Zhuan has a specific ideological origin.It accepted the support of the ancient myths and ancient classics such as the Book of Changes,Shangshu and the Book of Songs,and was also influenced by the Confucian concept of life and death,which took Confusius as the core.Second,the view of life and death in Zuo Zhuan has rich forms of expression.It recognizes people’s subjective consciousness,respects life,cherishes life,and shows a rational attitude.At the same time,people did not hesitate to praise the act of courageous sacrifice,and formed the value orientation that not afraid of death.Zuo Zhuan also pursues the eternity of life,giving life the value of immortality,and believes that people will continue to exist after death as ghosts and gods.Third,Zuo Zhuan also has certain narrative features when expressing the view of life and death.This mainly includes the combination of the fictitiousness and authenticity of narrative language,the contrast between the mystery and inevitability of narrative process,and the supplement between the punishment of maliciousness and the persuasion of goodness of narrative purpose.Finally,the view of life and death in Zuo Zhuan has rich cultural implication.In the time of turmoil,people adored both the thought of etiquette and the spirit of advocating martial art.Faced with the short and unpredictable life,people carefully observed their rules of survival.In addition,Zuo Zhuan also showed awe to the dead,attaching great importance to funeral and sacrificial activities.