Scar literature, reflection literature, educated youth literature
Scar literature refers to the literature genre that reflected the scars and history of the society, politics, economy, culture, etc. in the the mainland of China literature from the 1950s to the 1970s. The feature of scar literature was that it paid attention to the social reality and revealed the various ills and contradictions of the Chinese society at that time by describing historical events and characters. At the same time, it also reflected the sufferings and hopes of the people at that time. Reflective literature was a genre of literature that reflected on human society, human beings themselves, and human behavior. The representative works of reflective literature included The Catcher in the Rye, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Kite Runner, and so on. Its theme included the contradictions in the human heart, growth, self-redemption, and so on. The literature of educated youths referred to the novels describing the 1960s Chinese movement of going to the countryside. These novels mainly reflected the life experiences and growth process of young people during their time in the countryside. The characteristics of the literature of the educated youth were to describe the emotions of youth, the development and growth of youth, and also to reflect the political and economic conditions of the society at that time. The more famous works included Alive, Spring Silkworm, and so on.
