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The Significance of Human Life in Mo Yan's Novel Frog
- 1 Jiangsu University of Technology
- 2 Zhuhai College of Science and Technology
- 3 Dongguan City College
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Abstract
This paper takes Mo Yan's novel Frog as the research object, explores the views of each character in Frog on the meaning of life through the psychological changes of different characters in the novel and each character in different periods, and deeply excavates the pain points of the family planning era through the novel. In the metaphor of "frog-baby-life", "frog" is the symbol, and life is the end of the metaphor; Among them, the "baby" is the most dramatic perspective point as the point of entanglement of problems in historical society. This paper focuses on the image and psychology of frogs, aunts, and Wang Renmei, and delves into the meaning of the works, and tries to present the hidden value appeal of the original text—life itself and the meaning of life—in the historical scenes and life events in the book, as well as in the changes of personnel.
Keywords
Mo Yan, Frog, the meaning of life
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Cite this article
Chen,Y.;Luo,Z.;Mu,Y. (2024). The Significance of Human Life in Mo Yan's Novel Frog. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,42,63-68.
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