Research On The Folk Nature Of Root-seeking Novels

For many years,the study of "root-seeking" in the academic circle has been enduring,not only because it has reestablished the consciousness of literature,but also because it has opened up a new literary vision in the way of "cultural" attention.Culture is a social phenomenon as well as a historical phenomenon.To be precise,culture is the ability to inherit the way of thinking of a country or a nation and form a universally recognized ideology.Among many cultures,"folk culture" has its own school and long standing stability.At the same time,it also shows the cultural connotation of "people-oriented".Therefore,this paper takes the "folk culture" as the starting point to dig deeper into the "folk" characteristics and aesthetic presentation in root-seeking novels,and explore the meaning and value of folk expression in root-seeking novels.The first chapter explores the context of the "folk" nature of root-seeking novels.In the new period,the upsurge of humanitarianism arose in the literary world,and literature gradually regained its dominant position,and a large number of works reflecting human nature emerged at the historic moment.The cultural trend of thought has provided space for the growth of "folk",and a large number of discourses related to "folk" have emerged in literary conferences and periodicals.At the same time,the success of Latin American literature has made writers generally aware of the importance of "Chinese characteristics".It is eager to establish a new literary direction and realize the dialogue and exchange with the world literature.The second chapter explains the connotation of folk culture in Root-seeking novels.Etymologically,the word "folk" can be divided into "people" and "space"."People" is the civilians,"space" is the living environment.Therefore,the folk connotation of the text mainly focuses on the two dimensions of "sentiment" and "context"."Emotion" is a kind of folk emotion abstracted through the character’s speech,behavior and psychology.In the general folk emotion,summed up the Chinese emotional core."Environment" is to pay attention to the writing of the external natural environment of the root-seeking novel and explore the writing significance of the primitive natural world.The third chapter is the text presentation of the "folk nature" of the root-seeking novel.The way of writing the text is centered on the "people",showing the people’s aesthetic feelings,narrative characteristics and language style.The emotion of the characters is condensed in the image of the novel,which shows the cultural connotation of valor and strength.Under the background of the secular human feelings,the narrative has interest and non-utilitarian attitude towards life.In terms of language,it absorbs folk songs and spoken English,which is lively,refined and meaningful.The fourth chapter is to explore the reasons for the formation of "folk nature" in root-seeking novels.The simple aesthetic taste and optimistic and open-minded life wisdom in the novel are derived from the traditional folk culture resources,including the farming culture,"Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism" culture and witch culture.In addition,the experience of the educated youth makes the root-seeking writers go deep into the local area and get in close contact with the "non-standard culture",which makes the bond between the writers and the "folk" more profound.The fifth chapter is the reflection on the "folk nature" of the root-seeking novels.First of all,in the sense of "people","folk nature" has the stand of human standard.Through the processing and utilization of folk resources,the subject status of literature is strengthened.Secondly,the description of the natural features of the source area and the application of the myth thinking make the "folk nature" have the significance of undertaking and developing.Finally,the "folk nature" of root-seeking novels focuses on national expression,presenting Chinese emotions and narrating Chinese stories.The feelings of literature are common,and good works will also trigger the acceptance and recognition of world literature.Therefore,the expression of "folk nature" makes the root-seeking novels complete the self-consciousness of national discourse in the global context and advance towards the direction of "world literature".