《新星》--激情打造的改革神话

《新星》是出世颇早反响很大的一部描写改革题材的长篇小说，激情澎湃地近距离全方位地反映改革现实，气魄宏大。主人公李向南是一位思想成熟的改革家，一个符合四化标准的新型干部。他勤奋学习，讲究效率，愈挫愈奋，胸襟高远脱俗；次要人物除顾荣和潘苟世之外，性格内蕴不够丰厚。     

“文化认同”与“草原歌曲”

以内蒙古草原为题材的“草原歌曲”。是对我国当代“边塞歌派”的继承、细化、推进和发展。历史证明,“英雄崇拜”与“自然崇拜”作为草原文化的基本品格,以其开放性、兼容性、多元性和延展性,一直是草原歌曲不可或缺的现实基础和创作资源。但近年来。“草原歌曲”的文化认同倾向非常明显,“文化自觉”的意识非常强烈。由此显现出的却是潜在的悲剧色彩。却是耐人寻味的。     

The Journey from Telling to Being: Narrative Ways of Understanding Applied to South African Children’s Hero Stories

Children are raised hearing stories of local and mythic heroes in every society (Campbell, 1968). Parents and teachers have used tales surrounding the lives of heroes to teach children about courage, honor, and integrity for thousands of years. Yet, in spite of this rich history, there is astonishingly little research about the impact of hero stories on the lives of children. In this study, data were obtained from children in a South African primary school exploring the uses of hero stories in the social construction of the self as hero. Implications for counseling children are discussed.