NE ZHA’S NEW LOOK IN LEGEND OF NE ZHA AND ROLE MODEL FOR MODERN CHINESE CHILDREN

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to find out and discuss children’s and adolescents’ values and national spirit of the Chinese Communist Party in the Legend of Ne Zha. Firstly, collect Chinese traditional and modern values and national spirit for children; and then, explain the values and national spirit of Chinese children from all of 52 episodes. The research found that the values and national spirit of Chinese children are still not clear between the 1^st episode and the 26^th episode. After the 27^th episode, they; gradually, are clearer and can be divided into two values: The First one, socialism and Marxism, three of which are the relationship between youth and friendship, the sacrifice for the people and the sacrifice of the minority for the majority, the views of the People’s Republic of China on feudal society; the second one, Chinese traditional culture, four of which are the adult-oriented and the relationship between “belief” and “loyalty”, the relationship between “child” and “filial piety”, modesty, doing good to the good; doing bad to the bad, and sense of responsibility. Because Legend of Ne Zha was also transformed from which the original tale, concealing the values of modern children and adolescents: Based on the traditional values of Chinese tradition, decorated with the values of socialism and Marxism.