As described in the writings of Lu Xun’s “Preface” and “Diary of a Madman”‚ Lu Xun emphasizes the detrimental effects that clamoring to cultural conditions has had on the Chinese people and the need for cultural reform that is present at the time. Based on the passages of “Diary of a Madman” by Lu Xun‚ it is apparent that the author uses metaphorical acts of cannibalistic activity committed by the people of China to critique/satire the destructive influence of traditional ideals and practices such
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Anarchy and the Diary of a Madman A revolutionary work for its time‚ Lu Xun’s short story‚ “A Madman’s Diary”‚ appears to be an allegory for the problems of China’s culture and how they came to exist. Lu Xun uses cannibalism in his work to represent old values and customs‚ such as traditional Chinese views of how to cure the physically and mentally sick. Mores that to modern generations seem barbaric and absurd; for instance ideas of skin eating and blood drinking to cure the ill. Lu Xun suggests
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After reading Lu Xun and Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ it is apparent that the writing style and the choice of themes treated in Lu Xun’s "Diary of a Madman" are influenced by Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ but Lu Xun presents the story in a more penetrating and elaborate way to accentuate the themes. Before revealing how Lu Xun incorporates Gogol’s ideas into his work‚ we first examine the contacts between Lu Xun and Gogol. Lu Xun’s writing career began from his indignation and poignancy toward China’s
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of work that stood out were the Diary of a Madman written by Lu Xun‚ and the Daydreams of a Drunk Woman. These two stories provide perspectives from troubled individuals as they participate in everyday life. The main characters in the Diary of a Madman and the Daydreams of a Drunk Woman are clearly mentally disturbed. In the story regarding the madman‚ it is evident that he suffers from a mental illness and the story follows as such. The writing is listed in a diary format‚ but the story is more like
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“Save the Children”: Societal Sickness in Lu Xun’s Diary of a Madman The New Culture movement was a revolutionary movement in China during the 1920s where many young Chinese intellectuals wanted the government‚ based on Confucian classics‚ to be exchanged for a more modern one. Lu Xun being one of these scholars was a major participant in the May the Fourth Movement‚ “led by a group of young intellectuals who advocated the use of vernacular Chinese in all writing and the repudiation of classical
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their day. But this gave birth to a new worldview in which God is not at the center. Friedrich Nietzsche is the one who coined the phrase in his text “The Madman”. This worldview describes that once we realize that God is dead and that we are the ones who killed him‚ we will pave the way for a better future for the generations to come. When the madman first enters the marketplace he is ironically yelling how he is looking for God and the people there find him funny.
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see how cunningly I thrust it in! I moved it slowly --very‚ very slowly‚ so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! would a madman have been so wise as this‚ And then‚ when my head was well in the room‚ I undid the lantern cautiously-oh‚ so cautiously --cautiously (for the hinges creaked) --I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye. And this I did
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ had a huge impact on the media in the past 30 years. Two of the most famous ones are the assassination of John Lennon and the attempt assassination of President Reagan. The assassins of the two men were Mark David Chapman and John Hinckley‚ Jr.‚ respectively. They were obsessed with the character Holden and used the concepts of the book in their reasons of murder‚ or in John Hinckley’s case‚ attempt murder. Mark David Chapman was obsessed with
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Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most analyzed plays. The Danish prince is developed into a mysterious and fascinating man. A philosopher and a fencer‚ he is a man disgusted with the rottenness of life around him and is obligated to set things right. Under the guise of madness he attempts to achieve his ends; yet there is much to puzzle over. Was Hamlet really such a good actor that he could fool everyone into believing in his madness or was he truly mad? And‚ why did he wait so long to carry
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Both Nietzsche’s "The Madman" and Camus’ "The Myth of Sisyphus" have absurdist elements. While "The Madman" deals mainly with a man who professes that "God is dead" and the effects of that death to a group of people‚ "The Myth of Sisyphus" entails an analysis of the effects of a man forced to roll a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back down for eternity. Throughout their texts‚ both authors make the argument that despite life being meaningless‚ we must continue to search for meaning. However
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