A Study Of The Characters In Yongxian Quan’s Novella White Sun And Red Sun

The outbreak of the Second World War brought huge disasters to human society and culture.In World War II,China,as the main force in the Asian battlefield,fought against the Japanese aggressors with all-out efforts in order to maintain the integrity of national sovereignty.On the Chinese battlefield in World War II,people can naturally think of the Chinese army and the Japanese army.However,in addition to the wellknown Chinese army and the Japanese army,it is easy to ignore the existence of the Korean Japanese army(hereinafter referred to as the Korean army)and the Soviet army.This paper takes the characters in Quan Yongxian’s novella "White Sun and Red Sun" as the research object,and mainly conducts specific analysis and research on the characters in the novel.From the perspective of Park Young-hwan,a North Korean soldier,the novel tells everything he experienced when he was recruited into the Chinese battlefield.The novel carefully depicts his acquaintances and encounters with the Chinese,Koreans,Japanese,and Soviets in World War II,as well as the story of how he spent his life when he was finally defeated and became a prisoner of war.This paper using the methods of comparative literature and New Historicism,the author examines the image patterns of the characters in the novel and analyzes the complexity of the diversity of the characters in the novel,to deepen the novel’s multi dimensional understanding of different groups in the Second World War from the perspective of New Historicism.Further explain the significance and value of the character image.The research contents of this paper are as follows:The first chapter is the introduction.The research object,research content,research method and research significance of the paper are described.The second chapter examines the image of soldiers in "White Sun,Red Sun".There are mainly two camps: positive and negative.The positive camp is the Chinese army and the Soviet army,and the opposite camp is the Japanese army and the Korean army.It shapes the resistance and compromise of the Korean soldiers behind bars;the interweaving of the Japanese army’s human and animal nature;the perseverance of the Chinese army and the justice and evil of the Soviet army.Explain and analyze human behavior under the master of evil and evil under the master of justice.The third chapter examines the female images in White Sun,Red Sun.Female images are mainly composed of Korean women and Chinese women who were forced to participate in the battlefield;Japanese women who took the initiative to join the battlefield.Discuss the different choices and situations of the disadvantaged women under different national systems and educational cultures.The fourth chapter explains the meaning and value of the characters in White Sun and Red Sun.It reveals the survival mode of different characters in the novel,discusses the good and evil of human nature under war,as well as reflection on war and thinking on people.The fifth chapter is the conclusion.Based on the above investigation and research,the conclusion of this paper is finally drawn.To sum up,this paper studies the characters in Quan Yongxian’s novella "White Sun and Red Sun" to examine the different experiences of soldiers and women from various countries on the Chinese battlefield during World War II,from the small characters in the historical environment.Set out,reflect on the big history,and break the inherent impression of the characters of various countries.At the same time,it shows the different choices and situations made by people with different cultural backgrounds and status.And by examining the survival dilemma in "White Sun and Red Sun",it shows the strength of human toughness,kindness and warmth,and also reveals the cruel,bloody and sinful side.It presents the living state of human beings under war,reveals the impermanence of life,demonstrates the good and evil of human nature,and creates a vivid and concrete "human" for us.We hate the crimes of those who massacred people,and we also appreciate the assistance of people with good hearts.We should also understand and pay attention to the huge psychological contradictions of ordinary people under war.