Author(s)

Yao Chunrui ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Xibei Minzu University, Lanzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Yao Chunrui

ABSTRACT

Even though witty figures in folk stories are brave and resourceful, they still use tricking actions to achieve their goals in special condition. Actually, the cognitive logic behind cajoling is consistent with intelligent actions which still reflects ordinary people's deep-seated pursuit of justice and fairness. The superficial cheating methods of folk witty figures do not weaken their artistic appeal, on the contrary, when powerful class makes troubles or in the process that they consciously deceives the upper class basing on given aims, witty figures' seemingly tricking actions strengthen the public's morality.

KEYWORDS

Folk stories, Witty figures, Tricking actions, View of justice and fairness

CITE THIS PAPER

Yao Chunrui, The Tricking Actions of Witty Figures in Folk Stories. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2023) Vol. 5: 1-4. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2023.050301.

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