沈从文的创作意识是十分复杂的,但经过归纳我们可以发现批判意识、乡土意识和宿命意识是他创作的出发点和指导思想。首先,来自乡下的他在与都市文明的碰撞中看到了都市文明的缺陷,萌发了他的批判意识,创作了一系列都市作品。其次,越是批判都市,他越感到故乡的迷人。强烈的乡土意识令他更加怀念美好的故土和童年,创作了“湘西系列”。最后,由于受到宿命意识的影响,他通过对湘西生活和都市生活的生动再现,揭示了人生中所具有的宿命色彩的悲剧内容。这些创作意识是我们理解沈先生作品的很好切入点。 Shen Congwen’s creative consciousness is very complicated, but after induction we can find that the critical consciousness, the native consciousness and the fate consciousness are the starting point and guiding ideology of his creation. First of all, from the countryside, he saw the defects of urban civilization in the collision with urban civilization. He developed his critical awareness and created a series of urban works. Second, the more he criticizes the city, the more he feels the charm of his hometown. Strong sense of native made him miss more beautiful homeland and childhood, created the “Western Hunan series.” Finally, due to the influence of fate consciousness, he revealed the tragic content of life’s destiny by vividly reproducing the life and urban life in western Hunan. These creative ideas are a good starting point for us to understand Mr. Shen’s work.