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Si Maqian's Sense of Revenge from the Biography of Wu Zixu
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Abstract
In literary history, Si Maqian often appears as the image of a loyal and patriotic character who endures humiliation. The positive tendencies in his personal emotions are infinitely magnified under human control, but the negatively inclined emotions are always shunned because they do not conform to the Confucian laws used by the king for ruling. If we look at Si Maqian as a complete human being, it is impossible for him not to resent the fact that he was alienated by the king and tortured in the palace. This paper mainly discusses Si Maqian's sense of revenge as revealed in the Biography of Wu Zixu, and this study has made the character of Si Maqian more vivid and concrete, taking him away from the saintly state of melancholic concern for his country. It provides a more choice and reference for the future analysis of Si Maqian's authorship; it provides more possibilities for the future analysis of the cultural environment of the Han Dynasty.
Keywords
Si Maqian, Wu Zixu, Revenge consciousness, Author figure.
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Zhang,S. (2024). Si Maqian's Sense of Revenge from the Biography of Wu Zixu. Communications in Humanities Research,47,146-150.
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