Globalization In Diary Of A Madman By Lu Xun

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17 November 2014 In contemporary society, the world is more being globalized. Certainly, it is very hard to combine politics, economics, and cultures into integrated society. Uncountable efforts, sacrifices, and renovations have been made all over the world such as many revolutions in order to make a world we live in today. China is also not an exception of this process. From the late Qing dynasty to post period, there were variety of movements and revolutions held by young generations. Old traditions such as Confucianism and other ideologies including literacy had been affected during the period. ‘Diary of a Madman’ which is the first Chinese modern short story written …show more content…

‘Diary of a Madman, written by Lu Xun not only connotes the political and cultural problem of early 20th century China, but also provides the young generation with his desire for cultural renewal of China. Lu Xun accuses of China’s hypocritical Confucianism that has been sustained feudalism. Vernacular style also helps readers to catch up the main message because madman writes the diary and he expresses his thoughts obviously in the diary without considering external factors with metaphor. If he straightforwardly criticized the government and challenged the authority, the book would have not existed today. Also, as looking back closely on Lu Xun’s history and his enlightenment, it is obvious that he accentuates the values of ‘New Culture generation’. Due to his efforts, numerous young intellects during the period were greatly inspired by Lu Xun’s enlightenment, and strived against the oppression of the corrupted feudalism. However, He unfortunately does not give specific solutions, even though the story ends with phrase ‘save the children.’ I guess it is because Lu Xun might want new culture generation to find own path to renovate …show more content…

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