Lu Xun

Two of my “literacy sponsors” are the Three Body Trilogy written by Wu Cixin, and the writer Lu Xun; the first one sparked my interest for reading, the latter subsequently shaped my taste for reading and writing. The Three Body Trilogy is not only my favorite books, but it also opened a new door for me. Having never read any sci-fi before, I used to hate reading. After reading the Three Body Trilogy, however, I found science fictions particularly engrossing, so I started to read some other sci-fi

The text by Lu Xun, The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China, is a collection of short stories which Lu Xun uses to explain not only his view of China but also the stereotypes and class division that is a precedent in these stories. These themes of cultural identity often come up in the collection and are a key way that Lu Xun uses to characterize the people in the collection. This aspect of characterization and theme of Cultural Identity helps to develop the thesis; the short story collection

Field and Diary of a Madman by Chinese author Lu Xun translated by William A. Lyell. Out of the many differences that showed threw out the stories, the two differences that caught my attention the most were, the way that they were triggered into believing that cannibalism was real (Xun) and one believing he was a king (Gogol). With both characters showing signs of psychotic disorders, I believe that Gogol’s character Ivanovitch might have inspired Xun to create his own madman with the words "...I

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

in a prison-like house, women have been through hell in order to please their men, and, most importantly, to please their society. There are a series of double standards and contradictions to how men and women are treated, and this is shown in both Lu Xun and Qiu Jun’s essays as well as in the film, Raise the Red Lantern. Set the scene: it is China during the 1920s and women do not have a voice. Zoom in to a woman walking into a house that looks like a gray prison-zone. This is her new home. She

modern world is not easily visible on the surface. One must dig deeper in order to see the parallels. Once one examines the symbolism that is used, it is clear that the story is relevant to today’s world just as much as it was to the world in which Lu Xun wrote it. There are many parallels between the story and our society, so many that this story could just as easily be a critique of our society as a critique of China in 1918. On the surface, “Diary of a Madman” is about a

females. Several stories written by Lu Xun, a scholar in that era, illustrates in what way women, especially those who are married, suffers from discrimination. Hu Shih, a writer against repressive sexual morality like Lu Hsun (Curtin 18), in his paper Women’s Place on Chinese History said that there is general notion that “Chinese woman has always occupied a very low place in Chinese society” (qtd. in Li 3). Since childhood, boys and girls were treated differently. On Lu Xun’s short story Soap, society’s

Jonathan D. Spence's The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution is a work of narrative history first published in 1981. The date of Spence's publication is important for understanding the work: it was published only five years after the death of Mao Zedong. In a sense, then, the book intends to be a history of revolution in China through the twentieth century, culminating of course with Mao's revolution. But Spence's intention is to give the reader a more intimate feeling for this

Nancy Paul ENG 200 Calley Hornbuckle PhD. November 5, 2017 Elements of Literature Literature is important just as important in today’s society as it was in past societies. An entire culture exists within the written words that are placed on paper by poets writers and novelist. Literature is used to inspire, waken, or transform one’s ideas or thoughts and can take you on a imaginary journey. Literary study involves the four processes of thinking, reading, writing, and discussing. Studying

Lu Xun was one of the first prominent writers of modern china. He uses an ironic technique in the preface by writing in classical Chinese language to suggest a false, friendly world made exclusively by social appearances. The traditional Chinese text is typically seen as superior, and as per the Chinese traditions the modern language is seen as an intruder. The author’s use of the style was a way of making a point. “Diary of a Madman” is a short story written by Lu Xun and was published in the new