Readers can see the unique significance of this narrative rhythm to characterization and theme development.
"Waiting" is the representative work of the famous Chinese-American writer Ha Jin. The novel uses simple and plain language and realistic style to show the life stories of ordinary characters, and contains rich ethical significance. This paper uses narrative time interval and frequency as breakthrough points to explore the narrative rhythm in "Waiting", and analyzes the control of omissions, scenes and repeated narratives on the narrative rhythm of the novel.
Ha Jin, formerly known as Jin Xuefei, went to the United States to study for a doctorate in the 1980s, and then stayed in the United States to become an American citizen. Ha Jin first created in the field of poetry, and his later creations were mainly novels. As an overseas Chinese writer in the United States, Ha Jin insists on writing in English, but the content of his novels is set against the background of China in the mid-to-late last century. What really brought Ha Jin to attention was his novel "Waiting" published in 1999. "Waiting" won the National Book Award, bringing Ha Jin into the public eye.