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Adult Behind the Stage: A Narratology Study of Children Role Shaping in the Treasure Boat

Authors
Qi Lu1, *, †, Liyao Liang2, †
1School of Chinese Language and Literature, Hefei Normal University, Hefei, 230061, Anhui, China
2School of Chinese Language and Literature, South China University, Guangzhou, 510631, Guangdong, China
*Corresponding author. Email: luqi@m.scnu.edu.cn.
Corresponding Author
Qi Lu
Available Online 28 January 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220110.120How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Children Drama; Lao She; The Treasure Boat; Cold War
Abstract

Lao She is a well-known author in China. His only children modern drama, The Treasure Boat, was adapted from the Chinese folktale and was popular among children in 1962, especially its supporting role the White Cat. It was normal to see animal roles in a children drama, but there was an exception under the situation of the Seventeen years. Animals who are able to talk had been once denied in the early 1950s since Chinese children were summoned by the central government as successors to communism and should have a faithful belief in the realism, following the Soviet. To examine the speciality of the shaping of children roles in this drama, this paper will draw on the narratology theory and historical data research methods to argue that The Treasure Boat’s children role shaping was a covert strategy to respond to the summon of the nation and individual humanistic care. Based on The Treasure Boat’s original text and historical material, the study concludes that shaping the children character is simultaneously shaping the children audience during the Cold War period. Among the limited research on The Treasure Boat, the adaptation and its reception are of great concern. This study will combine classical narratology with post-classical narratology to the children’s drama, providing a new perspective on Lao She, The Treasure Boat and the history of the time.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 January 2022
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10.2991/assehr.k.220110.120
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2352-5398
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