The awakening of humanism in scar literature: Taking Class Teacher as an example

¹ College of Arts, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China
² College of Arts, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, China
³ College of Arts, Xingzhi College Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321000, China

^* Corresponding author: 1811040414@stu.hrbust.edu.cn

Abstract

The emergence of Liu Xinwu's short story Class Teacher was like a fresh spring breeze sweeping through the Chinese literary world. It sparked ripples and caused a wide and profound social reaction. This work not only deeply reveals the scars of an era but also passionately calls for the brilliance of humanity. The reason why Class Teacher aroused such a strong resonance at that time is that the exquisite shaping of the two characters of Xie Huimin and Song Baoqi, it encourages young people to have the courage to break free from shackles and restore the most authentic and authentic human brilliance in their hearts, and profoundly demonstrates the humanitarian spirit with “people” as the core. This paper takes Class Teacher as its research object, focusing on how it demonstrates the humanistic spirit centered on “human-being” through the characters Xie Huimin and Song Baoqi, and explores its social and historical background. Starting from the text of Class Teacher, it studies the creation of scar literature during the transitional period of the literary world and its impact on the literary world and society.