Realism and Romanticism in the Writings of Tian han and Laoshe

REALISM AND ROMANTICISM IN THE WRITINGS OF TIAN HAN AND LAOSHE
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Realism and Romanticism in the writings of Tian Han and LaoShe
Realism is a writing style in literature where a writer presents ideas as they happen in the society. It is also known as verisimilitude. It interprets life aspects through writing. It focuses on the characters, details, objective of the writing and also creating a separation between the author and the narrator. Romanticism on the other hand refers to writing by the use of fiction. It mainly emphasizes on the plot, metaphors, hyperbole and also feeling. Tian Han, a Chinese author, came up with the idea of romanticism in writing through the creation of a society known as Creation Society in the year 1922. Both styles of writing have been well illustrated in Tian’s writing works especially in the book, The night a tiger was captured. It has also been illustrated in the work of LaoShe (Teahouse).[How to understand literature( Campbell )] [Modern Literature (Morgan Publishers)] [Realism v Romanticism in Literature.(Oxford press publishers)]
In his writing, Tian Han made sure that the ideas that the May Fourth Movement of writers were advocating for are captured in his work. In the first case the idea of realism has been captured especially through the depiction of the Chinese marriage culture through the female character Liangu.
In the opening, Fusheng and his wife Huangshi are discussing about the marriage of their daughter and the dowry that is to be paid (Tian Han 12). The parents of the girl had the responsibility of choosing the man to marry their girl. Huangshi tells a story about the man who wanted to marry Liangu, their daughter. The parents refused since they didn’t like the man (Tian Han 13).
At the beginning of the play, Liangu is depicted as a girl who is shy but as the plot develops she turns out to be the otherwise. When her parents are busy discussing about her marriage, she is so shy and she decides to leave the room.
We even begin to think of her as a supporting character. But Liangu makes a comeback towards the end when the “tiger” is being captured. She is not the same again. When the topic of marriage is raised by her mother, she begins to participate. She tells her mother that she does not want to get married. She wants to stay at home and take care of his grandparents instead (Tian Han 21). 
By refusing to get married to the man from the wealthy Chen family, it would mean breaking of Confucian ideals. The Confucian ideal was shared during the Han dynasty. It stated that a daughter was supposed to follow her father before marriage.[Confucianism in the ancient China.]
Liangu argues so much with her father and even swears that she cannot belong to the Chen’s since she has promised Huang that she would ...