Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-133)

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-21).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-21). Also available in print.

Bai Xian-yong is one of the most important contemporary writers. His works deeply and emotionally discussed changes in national history, sexual conflicts, homesickness for a foreign country, difference between Chinese and Western culture , etc. With love and care, the soul of the novels is established by the thoughts and feelings of the characters he created. The artistic energy and moving strength coming from his novels explain why his works play an important role in the literary world. First, this paper begins with the motivation of this thesis and the review of related papers. Through the reviews, we can seek more opportunities to support our study. Second, we start to analyze the main ideas and writing skills of ¡§Dream of the Red Chamber¡¨ which greatly affected Bai Xianyong's writings to find out the principles to classify male characters in his novels. Continued from previous discussion, after male characters are distinguished by their attitudes toward ideality, we explore their behaviors to find out the meaning and implication of why Bai created these roles. Next, we discuss those characters¡¦ changes or resistance when they feel depressed with the ideal and the reality of the conflicts. Furthermore, we find that the roles of husband and father in Bai Xianyong's novels reveal his dissatisfaction with the social system at that time, sympathy with homosexuals and care for women. Finally, the meaning of male roles in Bai Xianyong's works is summarized. By analyzing and discoursing the way he builds up the images of the male roles, his great contributions to modern literature are clearly presented.

by Carrie Yuk-ching Kwan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 137-149. / Acknowledgement / Chapter / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- The Mother Archetype --- p.9 / Chapter III. --- "An Archetypal Analysis of ""Death in Chicago""" --- p.28 / Chapter IV. --- "An Archetypal Analysis of A Passage to India ´ؤ with a Brief Comparison with ""Death in Chicago""" --- p.73 / Chapter V. --- Conclusion --- p.117 / Notes --- p.126 / Bibliography --- p.137