Girl: A Landscape In Shen Congwen's Novels

Shen Congwen,as a far-reaching writer in the Chinese literary of twentieth century era,created a large number of outstanding works while shaped many classic characters.Looking at the image results in his works,the character of girls is extremely successful and has received widespread concern and favored by many domestic and foreign experts and scholars,which also proves that its character group has high research value.In this character group,there are both lively simple Xiangxi(West Hunan)girls and smart beautiful urban girls.The truth,kindness and beauty flowing on them are the concentrated expression of Shen Congwen’s creative work ideals.The group of young girls shoulders the social responsibility of Shen Congwen to transform common people’s minds.The character of the girls contains Shen Congwen’s reflection on life and the pursuit of literature.From the definition and discovery of girls to the two different types of girl images in urban and rural areas,as well as the shaping methods and aesthetic meanings of girl characters,the article systematically analyze the girls’ characters in Shen Congwen’s works.These above four aspects constitute the four chapters of the article.Numerous female characters have appeared in modern Chinese literary works.However,why the girls in Shen Congwen’s writing have a unique charm that can give readers different aesthetic feelings? Their appearance is not accidental,but the author’s foothold writing that was based on the "discovery of traditional culture" and "discovery of the May 4th Movement".Thanks to thewonderful "chemical reaction" which after Shen Congwen’s creative thought collided with these special factors,the "discovery" of the girl was finally realized.There are two different types of girl characters in Shen Congwen’s works.One is the beautiful fairy nourished by nature-"Xiangxi Girl",and the other is the fresh blood that pursues individual independence under the influence of new trends-"girl students ".The very different growing environment and family education form their different lifestyles.The author will interpret their different lives from two perspectives-the spiritual world and the survival situation.The success of the creation of the girl’s character benefits from Shen Congwen’s ingenious portraying techniques.Shen Congwen used the natural environment,the disclosure of the inner world,and the symbol of folk image to make the character present a transcendent artistic beauty,carrying Shen’s unique artistic ideals.The "humane beauty" and "tragedy beauty" from the girl make this ordinary person bloom with extraordinary beauty.Shen looked forward to inject ideals and hope into this world where good and evil coexist.Behind this also lies Shen Congwen’s expectations and concerns for the society and the nation.Through an in-depth analysis of the character of the girls in Shen Congwen’s novels,this article makes a comprehensive and detailed inquiry into the figures of the girls with the view of approaching Shen Congwen’s spiritual world while tasting the unique charm of the girls’ images.