REFLECTIONS OF DELEUZIAN PHILOSOPHY OF DESIRING-MACHINE IN MO YAN’S LIFE AND DEATH ARE WEARING ME OUT

Abstract

Mo Yan’s oeuvre foregrounds the plight of the Chinese folk during the turmoil of the whole twentieth century as people have suffered from horrendous oppression and torture. Throughout the century, people witnessed the social and political change from imperial rule to republic administration in the first half of the century while as impulsive reformations in the second half of communist China. One of the significant and brutal events portrayed by Mo Yan in his novel Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out was the socio-political movement called the Cultural Revolution. With Deleuze's concept of desiring-machine, the paper will discuss the significance and purpose of this revolution. He emphasizes the root cause of brutality, as exemplified in the novel. Moreover, this paper will also focus on other factors targeted by Mao Zedong to make this revolution a prolific success.