Image Construction of Peasants in Rural Theme TV Dramas from the Perspective of Narratology:Taking"Minning Town"as an Example
The images of farmers in various TV dramas nowadays show the trend of stereotyping,comedy and thinning,and the enlightening significance and ideological value gradually disappear.As a typical rural TV drama,"Minning Town"tells the story of how the cadres and masses in Xihaigu,Ningxia,in response to the call of the national poverty alleviation policy,completed the relo-cation of easy places,and built the"poor sand land"into a"wealthy sand land"with the help of Fujian Province through hard work and unremitting exploration.The drama,with its unique narrative strategy and techniques,creates realistic and full portraits of farm-ers,which resonates with the audience's emotion.From the perspective of narratology,the drama has created a realistic and three-dimensional image of farmers from the aspects of narrative theme,narrative plot,audio-visual language,character shaping,etc."Minning Town"allows the audience to deeply touch and understand the pain of traditional rural areas in the era of fission,break through conceptual barriers,and generate emotional identification with the peasants,which is conducive to China's rural governance and the progress of civilization in the whole society.
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