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SUMMARY Chi Zi-Jian is a writer from northeast China who has achieved enormous success in her writing. She is good at writing novels in all kinds of lengths. She also receives different kinds of award. This master’s thesis takes Chi Zi-Jian’s fiction as materials of research. By close reading and analyzing, the novels is sorted into three topics in exploring the concept of fate in Chi Zi-Jian’s fiction: Human Sins, History and Natural disaster, Cultural tradition and Fate. So far the research on Chi Zi-Jian’s fiction in Taiwan is few, and there is fewer research discussing fictions from destiny; this paper has thus its reference value.
MATERIALS AND METHODS This paper mainly takes Chi Zi-Jian's seven novels as the research foundation, and refers to Chi Zi-Jian's interview with others in the literature review. This paper also discuss the research on her writing works, concept of fate, topics related to destiny under the scope of the difference in two area: Taiwan and China. In the study of fate-related topics, we will focus on the writing of life-and-death, poverty, and disease and give priority to the literature reviews related to this research topic. In addition to the close reading of the text, this research will focus on the analysis of the text, also refer to the analysis of the previous research. Conclusion In three major themes: Human sin, History and Natural Disasters, Cultural tradition and Fate, reflect on the concept of fate of characters in Chi Zi-Jian's writing. Destiny has its variability and its immutability. The destiny ordered by the Creator is for the immutability of destiny, including unpredictable natural and man-made disasters. However, the intervention of external forces, cause and effect, morality, desire and choice will have a huge correlation with fate; and human choice creates the variability of fate. Nevertheless, as far as the research on Chi Zi-Jian's novels in Taiwan is concerned, it is hoped that this paper will enlighten more researchers to start their interest in Chi Zi-Jian's works, study the value of the life meaning behind her literature, and expand the research field in Chi Zi-Jian's work.
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