Departure and Construction——Lin Yutang's Searching for Identity

Lin Yutang was always in a state of identityanxiety,which was derived from the contradiction between the Christian faith of a Chinese Christian the Chinese culture.He once called himself pagan,and tried to return to Chinese traditional culture for the feeling of belongings.But whether Christian or traditional culture can't build up alone a spiritual home for Lin Yutang.He had to wander between oriental culture western culture,calling himself oriental half western and both Christian Confucianism,so the searching for identity made him undertake the communicating mission of the two worlds.