Why are British and American literary novels so cumbersome and trivial? How are they different from the Chinese?

2025-02-26 11:19

The reason why British and American literary novels are so cumbersome and trivial may be because the cultural and social environments of the two countries are more complicated, and people's ways of thinking are more diverse. Therefore, novels often need to show the various phenomena and complexity of social life through meticulous plots and cumbersome details. Different from the Chinese, the way of thinking of British and American literature and novels and the Chinese had the following aspects: 1. Different cultural backgrounds: British and American literary novels originated from the cultural and social environment of the United Kingdom and the United States. They were influenced by European classical literature, Renaissance literature, religious literature, realism literature and other factors, so they paid more attention to details and descriptions to show the true face of social life. And Chinese culture has a long history and rich historical and cultural background, so novels often pay attention to the plot and character creation to express the essence of Chinese culture and values. 2. Different narrative methods: The narrative methods of British and American literature novels are more diverse, including realism, romanticism, modernism and many other schools, so they pay more attention to expressing emotions and thoughts. In Chinese culture, the narrative style of novels was relatively simple. It usually focused on the plot and the creation of characters to express the fate and mental journey of the characters. 3. Different values: The culture and social environment of Britain and the United States affect people's values. Therefore, in the process of writing a novel, the author needs to express the conflict and collision between different values through details and descriptions to show the complexity of human nature. The values of Chinese culture were more singular, focusing on moral and ethical norms, so the creation of novels usually paid more attention to the performance of these norms and values.