Title: THE FUNCTIONALITY OF ONEIRIC RECEPTIONS IN THE WORK OF LU XUN
Abstract: fight.Thus, a young Asian Americans could use violence to remasculinize themselves.Asian American masculinity is problematically based on a patriarchal belief in measuring adequacy in terms of male aggressiveness and violence.In contemporary novel by Shanghai author a woman, as a central character, represented by Xiao Mi, is still a means of trade, "currency" given in return to favor, while male protagonists tend to be tough and serious, the way people who do illegal business are.Thus, the novel by Xiao Bai "Game Point" is an encyclopedia of Shanghai marginalized criminal group, who to a certain extent treat life as a game, with its moves, wins and failures.The success is valued through food, cars, apartments and girls.The game gets complicated with the involvement of different players and their agendas.Echoing the quick changing pace of modern China, the alliances the players form are broken and realigned again sometimes in the span of one night, a day, or a week as they realize that not all players are created equal and not all games have a clear winner.