【英文摘要】
Unlike conventional writing on funerals, which tends to focus on raucous noises, chaotic situations, and fast-moving images and symbols, in Seven Days in Heaven, the body is appropriated as the main symbol in the text. The author, Essay Liu, adopts body symbols, which not only featureher dark humor-based writing style but serve as a psychological buffer for the readers in the face of traditional funeral rituals. Such humor is particularly evident in the satirical description of the tedious procedures involved in the coffin sealing, funeral, and burial. The two types of body symbols: the physical body with organs and the cultural sense of body are intentionally juxtaposed to reveal the deeper signification.With the essence and functions of writing, Liu visualized the memory by using the lyrical nature of the prose text to re-experience the pain of the bereavement over her father’s death. However, the text can also be regarded as a healing performance involving graphic signs, as the arrangement and textual signs in the text refer to the signified“absurdity” of humanity. In the film adaptation of this text, a few subplots were added. With the actors’ exaggerated physical movements and humorous scenarios, this film breaks audience’s expectation of movies with a topic as heavy as bereavement. While providing the audience with entertaining and relaxing psychological feedback, this film transforms the shared experience of grieving and the fear of death. In addition, this film serves as Liu’s recreation of this story. After completing her prose, Liu participated in the recreation of this story using graphic signs, producing another therapeutic performance mutually beneficial for the artist and the viewers.
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