Taking Ba Jin's novel Family as the research subject, this paper focuses on using various methods such as textual analysis, historical background research, cultural criticism and reader response to thoroughly explore the conflict and integration between family fate and individual consciousness awakening in modern Chinese literature. Through the detailed analysis of the fate of the characters in the work and their social environment, the paper further examines Ba Jins profound thoughts on the family tradition and the change of modernity. The fate of the characters in Family is closely related to the social environment in which they live. The three brothersJue Xin, Jue Min, and Jue Huiare at the heart of the story, and their fates not only highlight the tension between the individual and the family, but also reflect the turmoil and transformation of society as it moves from the old to the new. Additionally, this paper explores the psychological changes of the characters in Family and their symbolic significance in the quest for modernity. Jue Xin's struggle between family responsibility and personal freedom reflects the suppression of the individual by traditional family values. The article aims to reveal the fates of the characters, particularly the three brothersJue Xin, Jue Min, and Jue Huiin the tide of the times, illustrating their psychological changes during the transition from the old to the new and their symbolic search for modernity. Through this, it analyzes the complexity of China's social transformation and the human struggles within it.
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