@article{ART003238970},
author={Jin ChunMei and KIM,MEE JEONG},
title={The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers},
journal={Journal of Chinese Language and Literature},
issn={1225-083X},
year={2025},
number={99},
pages={81-105}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jin ChunMei
AU - KIM,MEE JEONG
TI - The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers
JO - Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 99
PB - Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
SP - 81
EP - 105
SN - 1225-083X
AB - This study centers on the concept of the “response mechanism” to examine the modes of interaction between characters and the world, as well as the trajectory of ethical transformation, in Yu Hua’s three representative novels: Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. By tracing the dynamic shift from “absence of response” to “awakening of response” and finally to “transformation of response,” the study reveals the generative logic and transformative patterns of the mechanism across different historical contexts and social structures. In Cries in the Drizzle, the absence of response manifests as a convergence of linguistic rupture, emotional isolation, and ethical vacuum. To Live internalizes response into silence, labor, and memory, marking the transition from void to awakening. Brothers, under the impact of marketization and power structures, retains traces of warmth on one hand while on the other hand distorting response into manipulation and commodification, culminating in the absurd yet poetically suturing act of “sending ashes into space.” The study argues that the response mechanism in Yu Hua’s novels is not merely an act of interpersonal exchange but constitutes a profound system of ethical symbolism, whose evolution offers a literary reflection on the fracture of relationships, emotional alienation, and ethical reconstruction in contemporary Chinese society.
KW - 余华(Yu Hua);回应机制(Response Mechanism);叙事伦理 (Narrative Ethics);伦理转型(Ethical Transformation);当代中 国文学(Contemporary Chinese Literature)
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Jin ChunMei and KIM,MEE JEONG. (2025). The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 99, 81-105.
Jin ChunMei and KIM,MEE JEONG. 2025, "The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers", Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, no.99, pp.81-105.
Jin ChunMei, KIM,MEE JEONG "The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature 99 pp.81-105 (2025) : 81.
Jin ChunMei, KIM,MEE JEONG. The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. 2025; 99 : 81-105.
Jin ChunMei and KIM,MEE JEONG. "The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.99(2025) : 81-105.
Jin ChunMei; KIM,MEE JEONG. The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 99, 81-105.
Jin ChunMei; KIM,MEE JEONG. The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature. 2025; 99 81-105.
Jin ChunMei, KIM,MEE JEONG. The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. 2025; 99 : 81-105.
Jin ChunMei and KIM,MEE JEONG. "The Evolution of the 'Response' Mechanism in Yu Hua's Novels — Focusing on Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.99(2025) : 81-105.
