In Lu Xun’s Medicine‚ it tells a story which shapes the bourgeois democratic revolutionary Xia Yu’s personal selfless sacrifice and as a pioneer of the heroic revolutionary image‚ he reveals the tragedy of the Chinese society due to its people’s ignorance and calls for the urgent need to awaken the people but they have no awareness and even feel hostile towards it. Xun shows that the Chinese society must be freed from the long rule of Confucius and feudal superstition; otherwise there is no hope
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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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Lu Xun’s short story “Diary of a Madman” marks the birth of modernism in Chinese literature and is the earliest literature works written in modern vernacular Chinese during the May Fourth period. Modeled after Nikolay Gogol’s story with similar title‚ the story condemns the old traditional Confucian values that have long persisted in the Chinese society; portrayed by the madman in the story that sees it as a ‘man-eating’ society. Lu Xun despises the idea of a society who adheres to the tradition
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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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written by Xun Lu‚ one of the most famous author and thinkers in modern China. This book is one of his representative novels. Xun Lu‚ the founder of Chinese literature‚ originally went to Japan to study medicine in order to save people. Then he realized that‚ for China at that time‚ saving people not only means rescuing people physically but also mentally. At the same time‚ he found out that it is the national spirit that needs to be changed in Chinese society. For this reason‚ Xun Lu decided
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Lu Xun writes about the impending doom for China because he hates to see the homeland he loves diminish. The Story of Ah Q and The Madman’s Diary are both scornful critiques of Chinese traditions‚ values‚ customs and ways of life. He is able to express his underlying text by the uses of irony and symbolism. . The Story of Ah Q and The Madman’s Diary are both prime examples of Lu Xun’s work that forewarns the citizens of China that the traditional way of life will lead the entire nation to a impending
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Kong Yiji‚ Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun describe the tragedy that generated by the old traditional Chinese civil exam to the low social rank scholar‚ and the unconcerned and indifferent between human relationship in a feudal society during monarchy period. Kong Yiji was a despaired scholar who was unable to pass the civil exam. He was “the only customer in a long gown (page 43)” in the bar. Everyone mocked him for his failure on the exam. Although he was mentally hurt‚ he still showed his arrogant
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In the story “The True Story of Ah Q”‚ Lu Xun wrote nine episodic chapters describing a series of adventures of Ah Q. Ah Q represented a combination of the weaknesses of the Chinese people. Using Ah Q‚ Lu Xun wanted to analyze certain particular “Chinese characteristics” such as gaining merely “psychological victories” through arrogance‚ belittling‚ the strong bullying the weak‚ foolishness‚ escaping from reality‚ and despising females‚ in order to deliver his message that would to reveal the “diseased”
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A short story on The True Story of Ah Q Two very important novels from Chinese literature were written in response to societies faults. Lu Hsun’s short storie "The True Story of Ah Q" and Pa Chin’s famous novel The Family‚ both commented on political and sociological problems that occurred in China in the early 1900s. Because of major events‚ like the revolution of 1911 and The May Fourth Movement‚ these novels address the situations during these time periods. Women’s rights‚ individual freedom
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Madman’s Diary Victoria A Pagano 20th Century World Literature GS 340 Marshall Lloyd March 2‚ 2012 20th Century World Literature A Madman’s Diary In this paper we will research the Chinese Revolution of 1911. Talk about how is Lu Xun’s A Madman’s Diary a reflection of China’s revolutionary history‚ explain how In Diary‚ who the madman was and what he represented. Also we will look at and explain what cannibalism represented. And then we will discuss how this can be applied
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