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    A True Story Of Ah Q

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    same time loop have some interact. Lu Xun as one of the most influential writers that admired by people referred to the soul of the nation. Ah Q as the main character in the novel named A True Story of Ah Q describes the time period back to old China society which criticizes old Chinese society is filled with feudal, conservative, vulgar, corruption and other social characteristics, effectively reveal the old people's life in hot water and it is in pathology. Lu Xun wrote this novel in 1921, it takes

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    Chinese literature in the first half of the century was characterized by modernization and westernization. Most writers warned to separate from classical Chinese. This included writers such as Zhang Ailing, Lu Xun, and Xiao Hong. Not only did their education have an impact on their beginnings as a writer, but as we can see through their novels, their childhood also have an affect on their writings. Zhang Ailing, also known by her name Eileen Chang, was born into a wealthy family, but she had a troubled

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    Symbolism In Ah Q

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    threw himself at her feet. /There was a moment of absolute silence” (Lu, 3, Chapter 4). As women began to progress in society, many citizen’s, like Ah Q, looked back on traditional views and pushed women to the outskirts of society. When Ah Q gets repercussions for his actions, the author indicates that all China should begin to accept women. In Lu Xun’s call for nationalism, the rejection of modern culture had to be stopped. Lu Xun uses the metaphor with women to explain the appreciation of foreign

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    Ah Q Imperialism

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    In his novel "The True Story of Ah Q ," Lu Xun (1921) mainly describes a tragic man called Ah Q, a homeless man who is always doing different part-time jobs living a remote village called Weichuang in early 20th century China. Lu Xun(1881-1936), whose real name is Zhou Shuren is a famous modern litterateur and thinker. When he was young, he went Japan to study medicine to save the patient during the war time. During his study in China, he realized that to be a doctor just can cure people, however

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    Lu Xun’s story “Diary of a Madman” serves to demonstrate his discontent with traditional Chinese cultural, not only by the fact that it clearly addresses the incidence of cannibalism that is believed to have occurred but also symbolizes the oppressive nature of Confucian principles.Lu Xun’s madman has the ability to recognize the oppressive elements of Chinese Confucian culture serves to mock established but out-dated traditional scholarship and symbolizes the greater wisdom of cultural reform, especially

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    of abandoning Confucianism grew stronger and stronger, which they contended that it was Confucian that hindered the development of Chinese. Just take Lu Xun for example. He argued that Confucianism was the "man-eating manners", which gave birth to those who just cared about themselves without any conscience of protecting their family. Moreover, Lu Xun put forward that China should learn from the Western. Another example is Hu Shi. He extremely called for the Modern Chinese language must be in the place

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    Lu Xun often makes a point to include the underlying cruelty found in Chinese culture within his stories. Using characters from Diary of a Madman, Ah Q, and an Unimportant Affair, I will explain why this topic stood out to me the most. In Diary of a Madman, the main character is a madman who writes about his delusions and lives with his older brother. Ah Q follows a man who is deemed simply as Ah Q. It describes his hardships, which are brought on by the cruelty of the society, as well as by his

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    This begs us to question, how do short stories portray relevant issues in society? Lu Xinhua wrote his short story The Wounded to portray the issue of oppression and brainwashing within Modern day China. He writes from the perspective of a common citizen, following a tale from warped perceptions of the narrator. The narrator believes that everything she is being told by the government

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    impetuosity for rebellion drives the storyline within the main character. The madman is the only individual that has an amiss, rather than the conventional view on the way society treats inferiors. Xun equates cannibalism allegorically with the dismantling of subordinate people in Chinese culture. Consequently, Lu Xun’s short story, ¨A

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    Both Lu Xun and Virginia Woolf explore alienation as manifested in the growing emotional distance between people. In Lu Xun’s short story Hometown, the narrator finds himself unable to meaningfully connect with old friends and acquaintances in his hometown, from which he has been away for over twenty years. Similarly, Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf features characters with rich inner lives who nevertheless fail to express their feelings with others. Despite the similarity in symptoms, however, the two authors

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