A Study Of The Healing Writing In The Strange Tales Of LiaoZhai

As a masterpiece of classical Chinese short stories,the excellence of The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai lies not only in the imagination of foxes,ghosts,flowers and spirits,but also in Pu Songling’s understanding of life and society,as well as his savior’s heart that wants to make a prescription for society and life.Therefore,the recuperation and rescue in The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai has multiple connotations.It not only contains the reflection and worry about the individual’s living situation and the fate dilemma in the real world,but also has the attention to human nature,the construction of ideal personality and the pursuit of life value.In this sense,healing is not only the important theme of Pu Songling’s novels,but also reflects his spiritual appeal.Pu Songling satirizes corrupt officials and humanistic ideal of caring for the weak to present creation of his healing and rescue writing by means of saving the world and saving the people.Therefore,healing writing plays an important role in narrative construction while reflecting reality and educating people.The effect of healing is also more clear,which can be divided into two situations: effective healing and fruitless healing.Pu Songling tried his best to trigger the pen of imagination from worldly troubles,get rid of suffering in the ideal of healing,and realize the expression of healing and saving the suffering world.But the cure is not always victorious,the endless desire,the history of hopelessness,the lack of imperial examination’s success,all make The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai with the heart of healing,having no power to reverse the world.The failure of treatment and rescue also gave birth to Pu Songling’s more profound reflection and questioning of the real world,and he considered the ultimate significance of treatment and rescue in re-examining the value of life.