Why read Lu Xun?

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-03-07

1."Diary of a Madman": This is one of Lu Xun's most famous **, which describes the story of the confrontation between the crazy protagonist and the crazy society in the first person narration, exposing the darkness and hypocrisy of feudal society.

2."The True Story of Ah Q": With the little Chinese character Ah Q as the protagonist, it reveals the cruel reality and class oppression of feudal society, and also shows the image of ordinary people struggling with fate.

3."Kong Yiji": This is a short story**, which depicts the tragic fate of Kong Yiji, a poor man who sings lyrics in a tavern, showing social discrimination and bullying against the weak.

4."Medicine": This is one of Lu Xun's masterpieces, through a man using his wife as an experiment to investigate the effect of medicine, expressing his dissatisfaction and pain with the real society.

5."White Light": This is a short story by Lu Xun**, which takes a person drinking a magical potion as a clue, revealing the feudal tradition's shackles on the individual mind.

6."Blessing": This is a landmark prose poem in Lu Xun's writing career, expressing his love and blessings to the people through his concern for Chinese social phenomena and the fate of individuals.

1."Pseudo-Freedom Book": This is an important essay published by Lu Xun in "Yanhuang Chunqiu", criticizing the false concept of freedom and the degradation of the moral bottom line that circulated in society at that time.

2."Selected Essays of Lu Xun": This is a collection of Lu Xun's essays, which includes many of his important essay works, such as "Huagai Collection", "Reading "Dream of Red Mansions" and so on, which are rich in content and reflect Lu Xun's concern for the issues of the times and his thoughts on power and responsibility.

1."Wild Grass": This is a collection of Lu Xun's stories, including a series of stories created by him, such as "Tianping", "Weiyang Song", "Hometown", etc., containing many vivid images and sharp criticism, highlighting Lu Xun's unique literary style.

2."Hesitation": This is a collection of short stories by Lu Xun, which includes many wonderful short stories, such as "Kite", "Blessing", "Memory", etc., which have made sharp criticisms of social phenomena and in-depth human nature**.

1."Notes on the Original Text of the Diary of a Madman": This is a collection of essays by Lu Xun, which annotates and interprets the original text of "The Diary of a Madman" to help readers better understand Lu Xun's thoughts and creative background.

2."Huangpu Essays": This is a collection of documentary essays, recording what Lu Xun saw and heard during his investigation in the Huangpu area of Hunan, presenting the suffering and cruelty of rural society.

1."The Culture of Disease": This is an important article published by Lu Xun in "New Youth", which criticized the traditional Chinese culture at that time and emphasized the importance of modern culture.

2.On Chinese Revolutionary Literature and Western Literature: This is an important cultural commentary by Lu Xun, which compares and evaluates Chinese revolutionary literature and Western literature, and puts forward the pursuit of truth and freedom.

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