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Shao Xian (1934~2016) was born in Nantong County, Jiangsu Province, China.He came to Taiwan in 1949 and settled in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.His worksare quite fruitful.His works include novels, prose, children's literature, reviews and so on.He also wrote a film script. His works are very extensive and diverse.The purpose of this thesis is to study the themesin Shao Xian's novels, which are roughly divided into three categories, namely, group portrait, urban and rural writing, and nostalgia. Subjects portrayed inShao Xian’s novels show a great deal of variety, such as relatives, friends, teachers and students, factory workers, working groups, different races, and relationships between men and women.On urban and rural writing, Shao penciled from the "colorful city window" to the “charm of the city streets” as landmarks and depicted the city's architectural landscapes, dazzling array of windows, eye-catching signs, and the prosperous yet filthy cities. He further interpreted the image of the city. The city's construction anddevelopment and convenience demonstrate its modernization.In addition to the city writing, Shao also explores the "smell of the soil of the rural style", respectively, to fill the natural style of rural scenery and local awareness in the township as a probe.Finally, the "dialogue between urban and rural" shows the conflict between the contrasting mindsets of returning from and entering the city, which reflects the practice of returning to nature and the vision of settling in city. Also, he reshows the dialogue between time and space by taking back the time. On the nostalgia theme, each and every one of Shao’s nostalgic novels is almost always filled with "nostalgia", especially feelings of homesickness, which are depicted as sincere and natural.The so-called nostalgia is the love of the past years, and the plot easily arouses the patriotism. Hence the exploration of three parts: childhood memories, the call of the origin, narratives of anti-communist in "Bubble." However, in terms of Shao's literary achievements, the world of contemporary literary should grant hima fair position and pay him the regards he so deserved. I would like to dedicate this thesis to the beloved teacher-Mr. Shao Xian. |