Analysis Of Mythological Archetype About The Three Body Problem

The success of Liu Cixin’s work The three body problem attracted many scholars to study.The research on t The three body problem mainly focuses on the artistic analysis,the thought research and the external research.The researchers’ research on the novel itself may reach the ideological and cultural height,but there is still a possibility of further efforts in exploring the reasons for the great success of The three body problem and Liu Cixin’s deep thinking of human beings and even the universe.Therefore,the goal of this paper is to explore the core theme and the reasons for its success by using the mythological archetypal criticism method,hoping that with the help of the rise of the national cultural power of science fiction,the novel can provide a reference model for the development of science fiction in China.The paper explores the ideological reasons of the creation of The three body problem from two aspects of domestic cultural tradition and foreign cultural prototype,and focus on the deep influence of national cultural tradition on Chinese science fiction writing.Based on the analysis of the archetypes of characters and situations in the novel,this paper further explores the ideological core of the mythical archetypes in the novel.Through the systematic classification and discussion of the prototype of The three body problem,this paper explores the historical and cultural significance of The three body problem novel,and on this basis,probes into the ideological core,so as to promote the depth of research,deepen the cognitive understanding and significance elucidation of The three body problem novel.The structure of the thesis is written according to the train of logic thought of character archetype,situation archetype and thought archetype.The content revolves around Liu Cixin’s thinking about human civilization and human nature,inheritance and development of cultural tradition,and answering questions about reality confusion.The archetypes of the characters include the image of goddess in different periods of the development of human civilization,the image of Chinese people nourished by Taoism and Confucianism,and the image of primitive wildness in deep consciousness.The deep thinking is hidden behind the characters,including the thinking about the development of human history and the positioning of women,the thinking about the connotation of contemporary "hero",and the meditation on the fragile human nature under the personality shadow.Situational archetypes include Eden snake savior archetype of psychotherapy,sword of Damocles archetype of crisis and identity,and creation myth archetype of death and rebirth.Ideological archetypes,including cultural consciousness and mythological thinking,measure human civilization with open thinking,think about national identity,have the vision of all human beings on the basis of national stand,and raise thinking to the height of "love" motif.The novel inspires readers not to forget to maintain the communication with cultural tradition,and to shape a more healthy and beautiful personality in the sense of love and life.On this basis,a modern science fiction myth with the purpose of caring,dispelling pain and death,soothing and curing the morbid mind of modern people can be constructed.In this regard,the paper comes to the conclusion that the absorption of Western literature by Chinese contemporary science fiction is not conducive to Chinese science fiction going to the world.The three body problem is a model of writing modern science fiction myth.It draws rich nutrients from cultural tradition and national spirit,injects the soul of highlighting national character into the shell of science fiction,and makes China’s ancient understanding mode shine again in modern times.The creation mode of The three body problem provides a successful model to draw lessons from for the rise of Chinese science fiction with the help of national cultural power.