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1 投稿類別 : 英語寫作類 篇名 : The Models of Chinese Fantasy Novels ~A Study of Three Popular Ones~ 作者 : 蔡昀諺 私立徐匯高中 高二忠班 指導老師 : 謝憶茹老師

2 I. Introduction I received my elementary school education in China Mainland. I have been absorbed in fantasy novels since I was nine, a third-grader. At that time I found more and more classmates reading Chinese fantasy novels during the break all day long. Out of curiosity, I borrowed one. On reading the first page, I couldn t help stopping finishing it. Since then, I have been addicted to this type of novel. Fantasy novels catch on among young readers like us. I would like to find out why such a genre attracts so many readers. By studying the three most popular fantasy novels -- Soul Land(Tang, 2012), Fights Break Sphere(Li, 2005) and I Shall Seal the Heaven(Liu, 2016), I intend to explore what elements appeal to readers. II. Thesis A. Definition A fantasy genre "focuses around the magical. (NetEssay.net, 2016) The leading characters have the supernatural power beyond the typical witch and wizard. (NetEssay.net, 2016) Besides, this genre depicts abilities, creatures, or settings which are not found or feasible in the real world. (Wimmer, 2015)That s why everything in the novels is unrealistic or unconstrained. Moreover, fantasy novels are adopted from mythology or religions with some supernatural elements in the real world. (Wu, 1980) Therefore, we can see something familiar in our real life. More often than not, we can identify ourselves with some leading characters easily. Anyway, no matter which fantasy novels we read, roles have magic power, living in an imaginary world similar to mythology or religions we are familiar with. B. Plot 1. Soul Land( 斗羅大陸 ) Wuhun exists in everyone s soul. Once awakened, it can make a nobody a mighty ruler to dominate the world. It is a story about the legend how an ordinary man Tang-San struggled to be a powerful dominator. 2. Fights Break Sphere( 鬥破蒼穹 ) The story tells how a failure Xiao-Yan enhanced his abilities by practicing his magical power to attain great achievements. 1

3 3. I Shall Seal the Heaven( 我欲封天 ) A frustrated man Hao-Meng constantly trained himself by applying all kinds of techniques until he made himself immortal. C. Leading Characters 1. Tang-San in Soul Land Tang-San had lived in our real world until he learned one forbidden skill without permission. To show his apology, he chose to commit suicide by jumping from the high cliff. Accidentally, he jumped into another world and got rebirth in this unreal world. By strictly training himself, he equipped himself with special skills to defeat the enemies and claimed justice. Finally, he became the dominator. 2. Xiao-Yan in Fights Break Sphere Xiao-Yan also came from the real world, too. However, In Xiao-Yan s mind, he kept thinking that his soul didn t belong to this world. He firmly believed that he came from another world. (Li, 2005) His peculiarity made himself alienated from his family and friends. In spite of others isolation and disdain, he stuck to his belief. As three years passed, nothing happened. When he was about to give up, a spirit showed up to open a door to his imaginary world. In this marvelous world, he started to fight and trained himself to be a capable martial expert. 3. Hao-Meng in I Shall Seal the Heaven Hao-Meng originally was an orphan, who vowed to be a millionaire. One day, he was forced to take pills of immortality and became immortal. Even so, he was still weak and powerless. After conquering numerous challenges, he became the dominator. 4. Traits Three Characters Have in Common (1) Movement across Time And Space The characters can easily travel across time, space, and even different universes. They may jump from a modern setting to a middle-aged battlefield suddenly. (Huang, 2011) In this view, it is pretty common to tell that these heroes have the ability to travel through times. What s more, traveling easily from one space to another is even the basic power. (2) Tough Background 2

4 The main characters always have a tough childhood, whose harsh sufferings become nutriments and inspire them to be more persistent than others. With extraordinary perseverance and determination, they could overcome the coming obstacles. D. Girlfriend 1. Xiao-Wu to Tang-San in Soul Land Xiao-Wu was a mythical animal. She was the top of all the spirit animals. Yet, a strong desire of being a human urged her to give up her magical power. Then, she transformed into the shape of human as she had expected. At that time, Tang-San was the leader of a dorm. Xiao-Wu came to challenge him for the leadership. Though Xiao-Wu won, their relationship started. At the beginning Tang-San treated her as his sister. The desire of protecting her motivated him work much harder. As time went by, Tang-San s pure desire of protection gradually turned into deep love. When Xiao-Wu sacrificed for him, his heart was torn into pieces. Owing to this, he tried his level best to master himself to bring her back to life successfully. Namely, it was Xiao-Wu that gave him the confidence to conquer the impossible. 2. Daier-Shou to Xiao-Yan in Fights Break Sphere Xiao-Yan s true love Daier-Shou received an order from her dad to find a key to large amounts of valuable treasure from Xiao-Yan s family. Xiao-Yan had a fiancée, so he regarded Daier-Shou as his younger sister. One day her fiancée left him when he was in need. At that time, only Daier-Shou supported him all the time, which made them get closer. Yet, because of her affection for Xiao-Yan, she couldn t complete her family s mission. Then, she was called back to her father. At that moment, our hero found himself falling in love with Daier-Shou. The only way to get her back is to become more powerful. In this way, Daier-Shou s dad could let her come back to him. 3. Qing-Xu to Hao-Meng in I Shall Seal the Heaven Hao-Meng s girlfriend Qing-Xu was also the mentor who introduced him into the fantasy world. Qing-Xu s patience and tenderness made him fall in love with her. Whatever he did, Qing-Xu stood by him. When Qing-Xu died from a terrible curse, Hao-Meng broke down. To revive her, he sold his soul to the demon. Then, he became extremely cruel and brutal. Fortunately, with Qing-Xu by his side, they rose above every barriers coming along. 4. The Influence of Romance From the three stories above, we learn that romance plays an important part in these heroes journey to a dominator. To protect their love, they will work hard to strengthen themselves. 3

5 E. Powerful Tool 1. Tang-San s Hidden Weapons in Soul Land Tang-San is the best hidden weapon user. He has different weapons. For example, his arrows with poison are deadly. With these hidden weapons, he can break through any difficulties. 2. Xiao-Yan s Ring in Fights Break Sphere Xiao-Yan was born to be a genius. Unfortunately, his capacity was deprived of in one unknown accident at the age of 11. (Li, 2005) After that, he became a wreck. Years later, an elfin flew out of the ring that his dead mother gave him. The truth is that the elfin absorbed Xiao-Yan s energy and was awakened. Therefore, the mysterious ring elfin helped him bring out his magical power to solve problems and beat enemies. 3. Hao-Meng s Mirror in I Shall Seal the Heaven Hao-Meng s powerful tool is a mirror. It can make a duplicate of everything. Hao-Meng even could copy himself with it. The mirror did help him conquer all the difficulties. Without the mirror, he couldn t accomplish so many tasks. 4. The Aid of Powerful Tools Among all the Chinese fantasy novels I have read, the protagonists must be equipped with something beyond our imagination to help them grow up to overcome difficulties. Accordingly, powerful objects are sure to exist in every Chinese fantasy literature. III. Conclusion Like Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, many ingredients in Chinese fantasy novels are incredible or unfeasible in the real world where we live. Unlike Harry Potter, Chinese fantasy novels are businesses-oriented, which means the authors have to upload new chapters every few days, so that their novels can achieve a high click-through rate. How do the writers allure readers to keep reading their online serial stories? What elements do they apply to their writings? The following are my viewpoints. A. Someone to Identify with Since I can t be my dreamlike person, I can make one in my novel. (Monster, 2010). Day after day, we have to give way to something or somebody. However, in the fantasy novels, the main 4

6 characters don't need to compromise to anything or anyone. He can fight to be himself, just like a person that I have been longing to be. In the real world, I am bounded by all kinds of rules. I am so powerless that I cannot be myself. However, I find I share some characteristics with the three heroes in the novels, such as persistence and resolution to overcome hindrances in my life. Whenever meeting with difficulties, I will encourage myself to be as tough as these heroes. Thus, by reading fantasy novels, readers will find courage and confidence to face difficulties in their real life, just like me. Therefore, a leading character with tough background but with strong willpower is the basic element of a popular fantasy novel, which can make readers to identify themselves with the hero. B. Romance Girlfriends play an influential role in fantasy novels. In the three novels, these girlfriends support their lovers without asking anything in return. Isn t that just like how we define a dreamlike soul mate? Since we can t have one in the real life, it is not bad to imagine one by reading a fantasy novel. It really makes us feel better. Thus, the importance of romance for a fantasy novel can t be overemphasized. C. Something to Help Survive In modern society, most of us are under some pressure or other. Unconsciously, we wish for something magical to help us get through endless difficulties. Like Doraemon, a robot cat in a Japanese anime series, he can always take out a magical device to help his master to get rid of trouble. However, his master always ends up with another trouble because of abusing the tool. Unlike Doraemon, our hero in the Chinese fantasy novel will take good advantage of his powerful tools to save himself or others. In fact, magical tools are usually used for justice. Many common people like me have been dreaming of owning a powerful tool to do something helpful or meaningful for the world. A useful weapon can help not only oneself but also others survive in the cruel real world. In my opinion, readers are drawn by such a fantasy genre because it can comfort the people like us who are under great pressure of life, trying to find a way to relax. More precisely, a fantasy novel is like a mental version of junk food. We read not because we want to learn something, but because we hope to find a way to relax. That s why those abilities, creatures, or settings which are not found or feasible in the real world. (Wimmer, 2015)will be found in fantasy novels. With these three elements mentioned above, fantasy novels are sure to appeal to more and more readers. 5

7 IV. Reference 1. 唐家三少 (2012) 斗羅大陸 湖南市: 湖南少年兒童出版社 2. 李虎 (2005) 鬥破蒼穹 湖北市: 湖北少年兒童出版社 3. 劉勇 (2016) 我欲封天 上海市: 上海閱文信息技術有限公司 4. NetEssay. Retrieved March 3, 2017, from 5. Joshua Wimmer (2015). What is Modern Fantasy Literature? Chapter 10, Lesson 22. Retrieved March 3, 2017, from ml 6. 吳敏香 (2011) 淺談網路小說之種類與閱讀動機 網路社會學通訊,95, 第 12 章 2017 年 3 月 7 日, 取自 7. Xinkai Huang (2011). To Become Immortal: Chinese Fantasy Literature Online. Intercultural Communication Studies. Retrieved March 7, 2017, from 8. 冷靜獸 (2010) 神獸製造大師 台中市: 銘顯文化 6

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