A Comparison between the Iconoclasm of Wang Shuo and Jack Kerouac 

Abstract
Jack Kerouac (hereinafter referred to as Kerouac), an American writer of 1950s, who belongs to the Beat Generation, is considered a literary iconoclast; Wang Shuo (hereinafter referred to as Wang), a Chinese writer in 1990s, is also viewed as a cultural iconoclast. As the best-known representative of the Beat Generation, which started to be known and accepted since the first half of the 1950s in America and significantly influenced the development of the counterculture worldwide, Kerouac and his most famous work—On the Road have enjoyed a high reputation and spread a enormous influence around the world. Since the end of 1980s, Wang has been regarded as China’s Kerouac due to his works share some similarities with the works of Kerouac. Since then, the controversy about whether Wang is a pioneer Beat writer in China started and still go on today and there’s no unanimous definition yet.
So, employing the parallel study method, this thesis tries to make a comparison between Wang and Kerouac, analyze and clarify similarities and differences between these two writers, to provide evidences to prove that their iconoclasm is different in essence and Wang is not a Chinese Beat writer. Based on the preceding research, it will help us to understand the essence of Wang and Kerouac’s works, and the essential differences of their iconoclasms.
Key Words: the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, Wang Shuo, Antihero, Rebellion, Iconoclasm
摘        要
杰克•克鲁亚克（以下简称克鲁亚克）是二十世纪五十年代美国的“垮掉派”作家之一，被视为文学反叛者；王朔（以下简称王）是中国九十年代的著名作家，同样被视为文化反叛者。在美国，“垮掉派”作家自五十年代开始逐渐被人们熟悉和接受，并对全世界的反主流文化产生了重要影响。作为“垮掉派”最著名的代表人物，克鲁亚克和他的小说《在路上》在世界上享有盛誉和极大的影响力。在中国，因其作品和克鲁亚克的作品有许多相似之处，王朔自八十年代以来一直被视为中国的克鲁亚克。从此，关于王朔是否是中国“垮掉派”的先锋作家就引起了广泛争论并持续至今，尚无定论。因此，此论文将采用平行研究的方法，对王朔和克鲁亚克进行对比研究，分析和阐明这两位作家之间的相同和不同之处， 力证他们的对传统的反叛主义并不相同，王朔也并不是中国的“垮掉派”作家。通过上述分析，我们将会对王朔和克鲁亚克的作品及对传统的反叛主义有更深的认识和理解。
关键词：垮掉的一代，杰克•克鲁亚克，王朔，反英雄，反叛，对传统的反叛主义