Lu Wenfu’s novel creation began in the 50 s of the 20 th century,and in his long writing career,the shaping of the image of citizens has always been the main content of his creation,and it is also the basis for his high literary achievements.In the process of the development and change of the times,the writer’s own life experience has been continuously enriched,and the shaping of citizens has gradually been enriched and a unique artistic and regional character gallery has been constructed in the process of novel creation.Taking the familiar city of Suzhou as the main background,Lu Wenfu meticulously portrayed the citizens in the novel,successfully creating a group of citizens with Suzhou colors,and he saw the spiritual condition and life circumstances of Suzhou citizens from the perspective of daily life,showing profound humanistic feelings.The images of citizens in Lu Wenfu’s novels can be roughly divided into three categories: small citizens in the city,intellectuals,and small civil servants,and his images of citizens with a very "Suzhou flavor" enrich the character gallery of modern and contemporary citizen images,and make unique contributions to the development of modern and contemporary citizen literature and the shaping of citizen images in China.This paper takes Lu Wenfu’s civic image as the research object,focusing on the characteristics and value of citizen image in Lu Wenfu’s novel.This paper specifically explains the Suzhou color of the citizen image in Lu Wenfu’s novel,further explores the characteristics of Lu Wenfu’s portrayal of citizen image,and strives to explore the literary historical value of citizen image in his novel.Specifically,it is divided into five chapters to discuss the characteristics and value of the citizen image in Lu Wenfu’s novel:The first chapter is the introduction part,which mainly covers the definition of relevant concepts,the review of Lu Wenfu’s research status,the significance and innovation of topic selection,and research ideas and research methods.Starting from the evolution of the concept of "citizen",Lu Wenfu’s image of citizens is defined as ordinary residents living in Suzhou City.Looking at the current research situation of Lu Wenfu’s novels,there is still some room for progress in the study of the image of citizens in Lu Wenfu’s novels.The second chapter takes Lu Wenfu’s various images of citizens and their various situations as the starting point,and divides the images of citizens in his novels into three categories: small citizens in the city,intellectuals,and small civil servants.Lu Wenfu thinks about the profound connotations of different citizens’ lives from the aspects of the external environment of citizens’ lives,the characteristics of citizens’ own personalities and the mental state of citizens,and behind these tragicomic life encounters,it reflects some universal survival conditions of contemporary citizens.The third chapter explores the Suzhou colors of Lu Wenfu’s civic images and the cultural implications of Suzhou citizens.Lu Wenfu’s vivid shaping of the image of citizens shows the unique humanistic environment and history and culture of Suzhou,and he deeply interprets the "Suzhou taste" of the image of citizens from the aspects of living environment,language arts,and cultural influence.The fourth chapter discusses Lu Wenfu’s characteristics in shaping the image of citizens.Lu Wenfu is good at placing ordinary citizens in the broad social background and historical process,and then shows the joys and sorrows of citizens’ lives.He uses the artistic technique of "sweet and sour realism" to meticulously present the character and psychology of citizens,and his dual attitude of seriousness and warmth fully reflects the calm thinking and humanistic care in his writing.The fifth chapter explores the literary historical significance of citizen images in Lu Wenfu’s novels,and further explores them in the context of the writing of citizen images in modern and contemporary China.Lu Wenfu’s continuous breakthroughs in shaping the image of citizens not only meet his own creative needs,but also enrich the character gallery of modern and contemporary citizen images,and promote the enrichment and development of China’s modern and contemporary citizen images.The concluding part summarizes the characteristics and value of the civic image in Lu Wenfu’s novel.Lu Wenfu’s shaping of the image of citizens in the novel is essentially a concern for the general state of human existence,which has unique practical significance for further exploring the survival and spiritual plight of contemporary citizens. |