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This is a study of the metamorphosing stories in "Strange Tales of Liaozhai". At first, to find out what kind of successions these stories have in traditional Chinese culture. Accroding to the two different paths between 'human to animals' and 'animals to human' from the metamorphosing stories, to discuss what kind of difference they have and what did they means. At the end, to analyze the two themes of human desire: 'marriage and love', 'success from the imperial examination', based on these two themes, trying to find out what value of achievement was Pu Songling chasing for, and his psychology of writing. |