Using the theory of literature to analyze a typical character

A typical character refers to a generally representative and typical character image, usually with unique characteristics such as personality, behavior, thoughts, emotions, and experiences. It can deeply reflect the author's values, worldview, and outlook on life in literary works. The typical theories of literature include symbolism, expressionism, realism, and modernism. Among them, symbolism emphasized the metaphor and hint between the characters and the environment, expressionism emphasized the excavation and performance of the inner world of the characters, realism emphasized the realism of the characters 'behavior and events, and modernism paid more attention to the author's personal feelings and expressions. When we analyze a typical character, we can use symbolism theory to find the metaphor and hint between the character and the surrounding environment from the environment, objects, symbols and other aspects of the character, and dig deep into the character's inner feelings and thoughts. For example, in One Hundred Years of Solitude, Garcia Márquez created a character with strong symbolic meaning-Ursuline. She represented the destiny and faith of the people of Latin-America. Her symbolic meaning was not only a person, but also a symbol of a region and a country. The environment and objects she was in, such as the stones of Macondo, the church and the cemetery, all had profound symbolic significance. The details of these objects and the environment deeply reflected Marquez's thoughts and expression of the fate of Latin-America. Expressionism also had similar characteristics. In expressionism, the character's behavior and inner feelings were often more direct and real. The author paid more attention to the excavation and performance of the character's inner world. For example, in Dream of the Red Chamber, Cao Xueqin used Jia Baoyu's words, deeds, and emotions to deeply express the contradictions and struggles in his heart. This way of expression had distinct expressionist characteristics. When we analyze a typical character, we can use symbolism, expressionism and other typical literary theories to excavate the inner feelings and thoughts of the character from the environment, objects, symbols and other aspects of the character, so as to better understand the meaning and extension of literary works.