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The Identity Dilemma of Qiu Hu in 'The Wilderness': Unveiling the Hidden Oppression behind the 'See'
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Abstract
‘Seeing’ and ‘being seen’ is a classic motif in contemporary Chinese literature. The action of ‘see’ represents not only the instinctive behavior of people but also a relationship between people, which has a complex socio-cultural meaning behind it, causing the subject of seeing and the object of being seen to suffer mental scrutiny and even oppression. In ‘The Wilderness’ by Cao Yu, the relationship between Qiu Hu and the characters in ‘The Wilderness’ is one of ‘seeing’ and ‘being seen’, and they are always under the pressure of ‘seeing’. Therefore, this paper will adopt the method of textual reading to classify and analyze Qiu Hu’s multiple identities from the relationship of ‘seeing’ and ‘being seen’ among the dramatic characters and classify Qiu Hu’s identities into three aspects: social ethics, social laws, and social, interpersonal relationships Qiu Hu’s identity is divided into victim and victimizer, judged and judge, and the outlier who cannot fit in, and the character of Qiu Hu is reinterpreted and reconstructed. Under the perspective of ‘see’, Qiu Hu’s multiple identities arise from the conflict between humans and society, and his identity dilemma symbolizes the dilemma of the relationship between the individual and the collective and even the individual and the society.
Keywords
‘see’, Yuanye, Qiuhu, identity, Cao Yu
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-043-1
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-044-8
- Published Date
- 31 October 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/10/20231244
- Copyright
- 31 October 2023
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