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| The Effect of Imperial Examination on Plots in San Yan |
| Zhang Hongbo |
| Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing 400031, China |
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Abstract Feng Menglongs literati attribute greatly affects San Yan to the effect that almost each story in the book is related to imperial examination. According to the different degree of connection with imperial examination, the stories of San Yan can be classified into three categories: those centered on imperial examination; those with imperial examination as an important storyline, and those with imperial examination as an organic part in narrative discourse. The effects of imperial examination can be viewed from three aspects: the spatial dimension, the narrative tension and the moral perspective. The core venues of the stories are the way from hometown to capital, and the capital itself The subjective and objective causes of failing the imperial examination, and the positive realistic effects of passing the imperial examination all affect the plot building. The achievers’ gratitude or ingratitude to their benefactors also affects the plot building.
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2017, Vol. 19 
