An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Culture Awareness in His Prose
Culture awareness is one's perception of the societal culture and its value that he or she lives in and reflection on its problems and drawbacks that prevent its development.Jia Pingwa,one of the most influential Chinese writers,has developed so strong Chinese culture awareness that his prose is rich in thoughts of cultural connotations and implications by setting his writing in the social background of Chinese community and its cultures,and analyzing Chinese people's life,mentality,beliefs and values in the specific historical background.In his prose,Jia Pingwa's Chinese culture awareness can be perceived in his recognition of the identity of local culture and its value,his critique of backward or closed cultural psychology of local people,his admiration of the great literary works from other cultures,and his efforts to innovate the writing of prose in China.