The Reason for Shen Congwen's Creation

Shen Congwen (1892 - 1936) was a famous archaeologist and philosopher in modern China. He was hailed as "one of the greatest novelists in China in the 20th century". Shen Congwen's creative career could be divided into three stages: The first stage (1918 - 1923): Shen Congwen's early creation. At this stage, he mainly wrote some short stories and essays, including "Border Town" and "Spring Silkworm". These works were influenced by the New Culture Movement at that time, showing reflection and criticism of traditional culture. The second stage (1923 - 1927): Shen Congwen's novella period. At this stage, he began to come into contact with modern literature and wrote some famous novellas, including "Parrot" and "Spring Silkworm". These works were famous for their profound social insight and unique narrative techniques. The third stage (1927 - 1936): Shen Congwen's novel period. At this stage, he mainly wrote some famous novels, including "Dragon Horse Flower" and "Wild Tiger". These works were famous for their profound cultural heritage and unique artistic style, and were considered one of the representative works of modern Chinese novels. Shen Congwen's creation time spanned more than 10 years. His creative style and theme have been constantly evolving, but they all show his deep thinking and understanding of Chinese traditional culture and modern culture.

Shen Congwen's novel " Border Town " was regarded as an idyllic work for the following reasons: Shen Congwen's novels often depicted beautiful natural sceneries and unique folk cultures, especially the natural sceneries of Jiangnan water towns and the unique cultures of ethnic minorities. These elements constituted the main background of Border Town. Cuicui, the protagonist in the novel, is a pure, kind, brave and strong girl. Her image represents the spirit of pursuing innocence, kindness, courage and freedom in Chinese traditional culture. However, the process of urban development has not been fully reflected in the novel. The plot of " Border Town " was relatively simple. From the perspective of Cecelia, it showed an ordinary and beautiful rural life. This idyllic description made people feel warm and comfortable, and felt the beauty of life. In Border Town, Shen Congwen used a unique perspective and beautiful language to combine the natural scenery, folk culture, and the pursuit of innocence, kindness, courage, and freedom in traditional Chinese culture. It presented a beautiful picture of idyllic style, so it was considered a idyllic work.

Shen Congwen was one of the most outstanding Chinese painters in the 20th century. The uniqueness of his novels was mainly manifested in the following aspects: 1. Unique historical background and regional culture: Shen Congwen's works mostly describe the history, culture and characters of China's rural areas and the combination of urban and rural areas. They show China's unique history, regional culture and folk customs. These backgrounds and cultural traditions are one of the unique factors in his works. 2. Unique character shaping and plot setting: Shen Congwen's works have created many characters with unique personalities and characteristics. These characters often have distinct characteristics of the times and regions. The plot setting is also very clever. Often through the complex relationship and conflict between the characters, it shows the contradictions and conflicts in the hearts of the characters. It is dramatic and tense. 3. Unique literary style and language use: Shen Congwen's works adopt a unique literary style and language use to show the inner world and image of the characters with concise, bright language and vivid description. His novel language is poetic and infectious, which is deeply loved by readers. Shen Congwen's works have a unique historical, regional and cultural background, unique character creation and plot setting, unique literary style and language use. These unique factors make his works more attractive and infectious, and become one of the classics in the Chinese novel world.

Shen Congwen's creative motivation could be divided into four stages: The first stage: from 1912 to 1915, Shen Congwen wrote "Border Town" and other early novels. The motive of his creation was mainly to express his love and pursuit of traditional culture. At this stage, Shen Congwen had deep feelings and understanding of Chinese traditional culture, hoping to show the charm and value of traditional culture through the form of novels. The second stage: from 1916 to 1920, Shen Congwen wrote novels such as "Sad Jiangnan", which was mainly to express his love and pursuit of rural life. At this stage, Shen Congwen began to pay attention to the life and characters in rural areas, hoping to show the truth and beauty of rural life in the form of novels. The third stage: from 1921 to 1926, Shen Congwen wrote novels such as Spring Silkworm, mainly to express his concern for human nature and social problems. At this stage, Shen Congwen began to delve into human nature and social issues, hoping to show the complexity of human nature and the profound problems of society through the form of novels. The fourth stage: from 1927 to 1935, Shen Congwen wrote novels such as The Long River. His motive was mainly to express his respect and pursuit for traditional culture and history. At this stage, Shen Congwen began to integrate traditional culture and history into his novels, hoping to show the value and significance of traditional culture and history through the form of novels.

Shen Congwen's novel creation was famous for its unique artistic style and narrative style, mainly in the following aspects: 1. Unique perspective and narrative: Shen Congwen's novels often use unique perspectives and narrative methods to present the different faces of China's rural and urban society and the complexity of human nature through the protagonist's personal experience and emotional experience. 2. Pay attention to social reality: Shen Congwen's novels not only pay attention to personal feelings and the inner world of the characters, but also pay attention to social reality, especially the various problems of China's rural society, such as poverty, backwardness, feudal system, human weakness, etc. 3. Pay attention to the use of language: Shen Congwen's use of language is very unique, poetic and charming. It not only shows the characteristics of Chinese traditional culture, but also meets the tastes of modern readers. 4. Focus on character shaping: Shen Congwen's novels focus on character shaping. Through digging deep into the inner world and personality traits of the characters, they portray real, vivid and distinct characters. 5. Focus on plot design: Shen Congwen's novel plot design is very clever. Through a series of unexpected events and changes in the relationship between the characters, it shows the complex plot and deep thinking of human nature. Shen Congwen's novel creation showed his unique contribution to Chinese literature by paying attention to social reality, emphasizing the use of language, emphasizing the creation of characters and the design of plots with his unique artistic style and narrative method.

Shen Congwen's novel creation had the following characteristics: 1. Taking the countryside as the research object: Most of Shen Congwen's works took place in the rural areas of China. Through the description of local customs, traditional culture, historical events, etc., he reflected the true face of the society and the living conditions of the people at that time. 2. Pay attention to detail description: Shen Congwen is good at describing details. Every detail in his works has been carefully conceived and portrayed so that readers can feel the sense of realism and exquisiteness. 3. Pay attention to human nature and emotions: Shen Congwen's novels not only pay attention to social reality, but also pay attention to human nature and emotions. Through the description of the characters 'inner feelings, emotional development and mental journey, it deeply reflects the complexity and variety of human nature. 4. Using various literary techniques: Shen Congwen not only used realism and symbolism, but also exaggeration, metaphor, contrast and other techniques to make his works more artistic and expressive. 5. Paying attention to cultural inheritance: Shen Congwen's works pay attention to cultural inheritance and reflect the unique charm and historical value of Chinese culture through the description and interpretation of traditional culture.

Shen Congwen's novel Xiaoxiao was written in 1924.

The peak of Shen Congwen's creation was a novella called Border Town, which was published in 1934. This work was set in the life of Fenghuang County, Hunan Province. Through the story of Cuicui's love with the Xiang Army general Shen Congwen, it showed the complexity of traditional Chinese culture and human nature. It was considered one of Shen Congwen's representative works and a classic of modern Chinese literature.

Shen Congwen's novel creation had the following main characteristics: 1. Pay attention to social reality: Shen Congwen's novels pay attention to social reality and reflect various problems and contradictions in social life. In his works, he often depicted the characters at the bottom of society, describing their lives and fates, revealing the dark side of society and the complexity of human nature. 2. Unique narrative style: Shen Congwen's unique narrative style often uses non-linear narration and multiple narrations to make the story more complicated and difficult for readers to sort out their thoughts. At the same time, he also used a lot of metaphor, symbolism, metaphor and other rhetorical devices to enhance the artistic appeal of the novel. 3. Unique literary style: Shen Congwen's literary style is unique. He pays attention to describing the psychology and feelings of the characters. His language is concise, bright, poetic and romantic. His works often used local colors and ethnic languages to express his love and respect for his hometown and nation. 4. Pay attention to human nature and the meaning of life: Shen Congwen's novels not only pay attention to social reality and narrative skills, but also pay attention to human nature and the meaning of life. The characters in his works often had thoughts, feelings, and souls. Their fates and choices were closely related to human nature and the meaning of life. He hoped to explore the complexity of human nature and the meaning of life through novels.

Shen Congwen is an important figure in modern Chinese literature. His works are unique and full of strong local flavor and humane care. His creative methods mainly included the following aspects: 1. Observation of life: Shen Congwen attached great importance to the observation and experience of real life. He believed that only by going deep into life could he write a real and vivid story. He often recorded his observations and experiences in the form of a diary and notes, and integrated them into his own creation. 2. Discovering human nature: Shen Congwen believes that human nature is very rich and diverse. Only by digging deep into the complexity of human nature can we write a deep story. He paid attention to the complexity of human nature in his works, revealing the essence of human nature through the description of characters 'personalities, behaviors, emotions, etc. 3. Using various techniques: Shen Congwen used various techniques such as description, narration, symbolism, metaphor, etc. to enrich the content and expression of his works. He was also good at using contrast and conflict to show the contradictions and conflicts in the story. Shen Congwen's aesthetic style was mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1. Strong local flavor: Most of Shen Congwen's works describe the life and characters in rural areas of China. He pays attention to showing the natural scenery, customs and traditional culture of rural areas. 2. Unique artistic style: Shen Congwen's works are unique and full of rich poetic and romantic colors. His works often used metaphor, symbolism and other techniques to show a unique artistic charm. 3. Focus on Humanism: Shen Congwen's works focus on showing humane care for human beings. He pays attention to human survival, happiness and dignity, hoping to convey his concern and care for human beings through his works.