The Multiple Functions of Color Words in Red Sorghum Family
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_49How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Mo Yan’s novels; Moral; Color writing; Literary value
- Abstract
Mo Yan’s novels have great influence in the contemporary literary world. There are many amazing details in his literary world that are written through color. Thick ink and color bring readers amazing sensory enjoyment. For Mo Yan, color has gone beyond the scope of a general expression tool, but the aggregation of text thoughts and writer’s consciousness. Therefore, this paper will analyze and discuss the use of color in Red Sorghum Family by means of close reading of the text. The thesis will be divided into three parts: Introduction mainly analyzes the significance, difficulties and innovations of the topic selection. The text starts with the effect of color words in Red Sorghum Family, focusing on character shaping, environmental atmosphere influence, plot rhythm and the symbolic meaning of color words. The conclusion summarizes the characteristics of Mo Yan’s color words, reveals the unique meaning behind them, breaks the shackles of color, and inserts the wings of freedom for it.
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TY - CONF AU - Xiaorong Yan PY - 2024 DA - 2024/03/26 TI - The Multiple Functions of Color Words in Red Sorghum Family BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 397 EP - 404 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_49 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_49 ID - Yan2024 ER -