中韩意识流小说人物“自我觉醒”分析— 以施蛰存《春阳》和李箱《翅膀》为中心

Abstract

The “New Sensationalism” in China and the “Nine-member Association” in South Korea emerged as prominent modernist literary movements during the 1920s and 1930s in both countries. As modernist schools, Shi Zhecun and Li Xiang are both good at writing stream-of-consciousness novels. These schools were heavily influenced by Western modernist literary trends as well as Japan’s new Sensationalism. The theoretical foundation of Freud’s psychoanalysis played a crucial role in the development of Western stream-of-consciousness novels, offering significant ideological tools and techniques for this literary style. A comparative analysis of the stream-of-consciousness novels “Spring sun” and “Wings” from China and South korea in the 1920s and 1930s reveals similarities in era, cultural context, literary genre (both being stream-of-consciousness novels), artistic techniques (such as symbolism), and narrative space. Two novels exhibit different ideological expressions in their pursuit of self-awareness: “Spring Sun” represents an “anti-feudal” ideology, while “Wings” embodies an “escape” ideology. Both novels underscore the author’s desire for self-awareness. Set against similar historical backdrops and adorned with symbolic titles, these narratives illustrate the protagonists’ endeavors to break free from societal constraints and seek personal fulfillment. Despite diverging in their ideological portrayals of freedom, they highlight the authors’ profound yearning for self-transcendence and liberation. Due to the unique characteristics of the authors, the destinies of the protagonists in the two novels take different paths by the conclusion.