On Shen Congwen's Viewpoint of the Value of Life

Shen Congwen's viewpoint of the value of life includes three important aspects. Firstly, the pursuing of ideal life realm of the unity between human and nature mainly points to the strong and healthy life character, which stand for Shen Congwen's life ideal of following nature. Secondly, the sticking to the spirit dimension of solemn life mainly points to the metaphysical level of the divinity of life, which stand for Shen Congwen's life ideal of gazing the future life. Thirdly, the fighting against the negative personality mainly points to the negative level of life, which stand for Shen Congwen's life ideal of eliminating the deep-rooted negative character of nationals. These three important aspects deeply influenced many aspects of Shen Congwen's literary creation and is an important constituent of his uniqueness.