This study analyzes two stories outlined in the two books; New Year’s Sacrifice by Lu Xun and Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang. The two stories describe experiences of two women who go through different experiences that define their future. They suffer the adverse effects of traditional Chinese customs and practices though one has a happy ending while the other suffers to the very end. Though they lived in different cities and at various time‚ it is evident how society built prejudices against
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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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Introduction "A Madman’s Diary" is China ’s first modern short story. The author Lu Xun has been well respected and regarded as one of the most well-known political figures in China (Goldman 446-461). Lu Xun has been praised as the warrior against traditional culture and feudal system. Unique narrative structure "A Madman’s Diary" is very special in its narrative structure. Its setup is very different from the traditional narration in that it avoids the use of classical Chinese. Furthermore
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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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In Lu Xun’s Medicine it is implied that in the early 1900’s the Chinese (at least in the village) believe that blood directly relates to the soul. And if the blood of a person with a good soul in ingested by a sick person then the sick person will be cured. In the story Medicine a little boy named Little Bolt has tuberculosis. In the story you can tell that his family tries everything to cure him‚ they event tried the “guarantied cure” which is a mantou (roll) that is covered with the blood that
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An Analysis of Empress Lü Given that the Shiji is a framework for China’s early imperial political thought‚ it can be used to demonstrate the influence of women on politics during the rule of the Han dynasty. Empress Lü‚ in particular‚ is a key component to the understanding of these roles‚ since she was the only woman who reigned for several years during the Han. It is unclear whether the author was concerned with the character of Empress Lü‚ or whether the author was instead writing about a political
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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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Diary of a Madman‚ published in 1918‚ was written by Lu Xun‚ pen name of Zhou Shuren‚ who was considered the most important Chinese Modernist writer. The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman‚ was published in 1960 with a collection of other short stories called Family Ties‚ written by Clarice Lispector‚ who went to law-school‚ and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. Both of these writers portray a rather dark story‚ one that focuses on a central character who’s view on the society around
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