On Chi Dawei's Production and Reproduction of Social Relations from Kaleidoscope
Different from the critics'characterization of Kaleidoscope as an intellectual novel or a novel of officialdom,this paper attempts to characterize it as a relational novel from the perspective of literary sociology.It intends to analyze the relationships surrounding Chi Dawei from the perspectives of"the pattern of difference sequence,social role,production and reproduction of relationships",and analyze his social role and the construc-tion of his social support network.Then it extends to the study of the relationship between Chinese people.Through the discussion,we can see the contribution of Fei Xiaotong's theory of the pattern of difference sequence to relationship research and literature external research,understand the unique artistic achievement of Kaleido-scope in the dual role identity transformation of"little person,big role"and the"hard relationship"situation cen-ter,and explore the charm of interdisciplinary research.
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