On the Writing of"Newlywed Cases"in Detective Novels of the Republic of China
The detective novels of the Republic of China focus on the criminal cases in daily social life,and some of them are dedicated to showing and solving the cases in the establishment stage of the characters'marriage relationship,presenting the writing style of"newlywed cases".The writing of"newlywed cases"in the detective nov-els may differ in terms of the nature and process of the cases,but it reflects the standards for the detective novel genre:in the selection of themes,it takes into account the dual desires of the characters for"wealth"and"beauty";and in the plot setting,it emphasizes the strong contrast as well as the realization of twists and turns,while stimulat-ing the readers'psychological feelings of"shock".In addition,the writing of"newlywed cases"truly shows the evil reality and the profile of life existing in modern society,as well as expresses the ideological concepts of marriage and love autonomy and gender equality of characters in a specific era,thus accomplishing the record of modern Chi-nese society in a literary way.
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