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A Study on the Similarity of Literary Symbols Used for Social Modelling and Characterisation in Niche Cultures
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Abstract
With the development of contemporary cultural industries, people have more choices of cultural entertainment. Therefore, more niche cultures came into views of the crowed. However, despite the fact that niche cultures were born to meet the specific needs of different groups of people, the author discovered that many of the literary symbols used in the cultural products that are well received by consumers have something in common, such as drawing on historical events and mapping realistic symbols, characterisation of symbols that rebel against stereotypes and status, seeking the most idealised story structure within a realist framework like romanticised symbolic representations of violent means. This reminds the author that the similarity of literary symbols in niche cultures may have something to do with real life social environment and other morre realistic reasons. Therefore, in this study, the author will focus on social modelling and characterisation of the niche cultures to explore the similarities of literary symbols used for social modelling and characterisation in niche cultures, using observational method, documentary research method and Information research methods.
Keywords
cultural entertainment, literary symbols
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Mu,Y. (2023). A Study on the Similarity of Literary Symbols Used for Social Modelling and Characterisation in Niche Cultures. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,30,18-22.
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