Revaluation of the"Textual Discontinuity"in The Field of Life and Death by Xiao Hong
At the beginning of the new century,some scholars argued that the latter eight chapters of The Field of Life and Death turned to the theme of resistance against Japanese aggression,in a break from the theme of civilian birth,aging,disease and death in the previous nine chapters,thus sparking controversy within the academic community for a time.This article holds that there is actually no textual break in The Field of Life and Death.The latter eight chapters do not merely present isolated tales of resistance against Japa-nese aggression.But rather,they intentionally delve into and reveal how the people adapted to the war as a newfound normalized aspect of their existence,and furthermore,in character shaping,they all focus on creating a sense of fatalism,with the characters'destinies following the trajectories that undergo no substantial alteration from the beginning to the end.Viewed as a whole,with both its earlier and later sections organically interconnected,The Field of Life and Death is unified in the theme of narrating the difficult awakening of the people in the north and the gradual germination of their rational spirit after suffering deep oppression.
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