在中国当代文学界，无论是作家还是批评家，还是文学原理的研究者，似乎都爱谈“生活”这个词。“深入生活”“熟悉生活”“文学的源泉是生活”等等提法在所有的文学报刊甚至在许多非文学报刊上俯首即拾。有人因谈“生活”而博得了理论家头衔，有的人却因谈“生活”而成了“右 In Chinese contemporary literary circles, both writers and critics, and researchers of literary principles, seem to love to talk about the word “life.” “Living in depth” “Familiar with life” “The source of literature is life” Etc. In all literary journals and even in many non-literary newspapers and journals. Someone won the title of theorist for talking about “life,” while others became “right” because of “living.”