preface:
In TV dramas, we often see such a scene: whenever Lu Xun's works are published, there are always some progressive people who rush to read them, and even get excited to the point of emotion.
The reason for this is that Lu Xun was one of the first writers to use vernacular literature for creation, and he is also a rare critical writer in modern history. His works are full of terrifying realities and bloody microcosms of the old society. Just as Chairman Mao said, Mr. Lu Xun's direction is the direction of the new cultural movement.
Unfortunately, the founder of modern Chinese literature, who once made countless people worship the literary giants, has gradually stepped down from the "altar" in the past ten years, and his works have been removed from textbooks one after another. Until now, Lu Xun's works have been greatly reduced in primary and secondary school textbooks.
So why is the article that once awakened the Chinese people no longer respected, and whether this "de-Lu Xunization" is good or bad?
I. Lu Xun's article
Lu Xun was a child from a famous and prestigious family, who had seen the wealth of high society and the flattery between them. The decline of the family since the time of his grandfather Zhou Fuqing also made Lu Xun, who was growing up, feel the sense of social contrast brought about by the family changes.
Whether it is the gap in the family economy or the gap in social status, Lu Xun has witnessed the complexity of human nature and the complexity of society.
In the era of the Republic of China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, seeing the bottom of society like the walking dead, it is even more seeded in the hearts of this child how to save them.
As he grew older, he entered the Jiangnan Water Teacher School, and later chose to study medicine in Japan. But after seeing Chinese's numbness to death, Lu Xun's heart was full of shock. He couldn't figure out why he was also a chinese, but why he didn't care about the death or death of his compatriots, and as for the means, he was even more backward, and even had to use human blood to treat the disease.
It was also from this point on that Lu Xun no longer regarded the treatment of diseases and saving people as the ideal in his heart. He wanted to save more people, especially the minds of more people. And the only way to do this is to write powerful words that awaken everyone's consciousness as much as possible.
Lu Xun was well aware of the deep roots of feudal thought, so he used a variety of ironic words in the article, and his rich experience and the darkness he had seen with his own eyes could also be written into the article, and could be found in his article.
At this point, whether it is "Kong Yiji", "Xianglin Sister-in-law" or "A Q", "Yan Tu" and other characters are the same.
As the founder of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun found a problem in his creation, that is, the old literary language was too written and empty for the dissemination of new ideas and culture, and it was not easy to reach.
As a result, In the vernacular movement, Lu Xun also became a core figure like Hu Shi, Chen Duxiu and others. Such a movement is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the dissemination of new ideas and cultures, and in fact promotes the spread of new ideas and cultures.
However, we have to admit that it is precisely because as the precursor of vernacular literature that Lu Xun's vernacular works do not have many parts that can be referenced and referenced, resulting in some immature passages, which also makes many beginners form an impression of "obscure" in their articles. This is evidenced by the "two jujube trees" and the language in the wandering.
I have to say that Mr. Lu Xun's article is full of critical colors, acupuncture and directness. But also from the characteristics of its writing, it is undoubtedly "obscure" for beginners. Lu Xun's article can also be said to be the nightmare of many people's childhood.
Since 2009, some newly compiled textbooks have gradually removed Lu Xun's articles, and the trend has become more and more intense.
Second, there are many opinions
There are no more than three views on whether Lu Xun's article should appear in the current textbook: agree, oppose, and do not matter.
Those who hold the same view believe that Lu Xun's articles are no longer suitable for today's students, especially those about the darkness of feudal society that eats people, and should not be shown to students; and students generally have no social experience, have not experienced a life of ups and downs, Lu Xun's life can not make students feel empathy, and the article loses its meaning.
The opposite view is that Lu Xun's articles should appear in textbooks. Because his works reflect the story of an era, but also record the truth and suffering of the past.
As for that period of history, we should not escape, we should face it head-on, and we should remember it.
Maybe I didn't understand Lu Xun's article when I was a child, but after children have certain life experience, they will definitely be able to understand the connotation. This is undoubtedly of great benefit to establishing the correct three views, cultivating patriotic feelings, and cultivating the awareness of thinking of danger in times of peace.
Of the two tit-for-tat views, there is a category of Buddhists who choose to remain neutral and neither agree nor oppose. In their minds, whether or not Mr. Lu Xun's article is removed, the starting point is also to let students receive a better education, and they themselves do not have more feelings for Lu Xun.
With the changes in social development, the training of students is also constantly updated, Lu Xun's articles are also full of controversy, and even many literary scholars have come out to criticize Lu Xun's works.
Then Lu Xun's works fade out of the teaching materials, and whether it is the progress or regression of the times, it is necessary to analyze in many aspects, but the words of the Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan can also be said to be to the point.
Third, progress or regression
It is undeniable that Lu Xun's darkness is indeed incompatible with the current society, and no one can connect that dark and man-eating China with the current power.
It is also this living environment that causes a large number of teenagers to have no deep understanding of the history of the past, and they also lack a comprehensive understanding of life. Some people don't want their children to be exposed to the bloody reality too early, but it is impossible to keep teenagers under their wings all the time.
Lu Xun's article is too difficult to understand is also a reality, and premature study has indeed lost its original meaning, and it has added a burden in vain. However, Mo Yan, a Nobel laureate in literature who is more sensitive to things than the public, has a sharp evaluation of this.
When Mo Yan talked about Lu Xun, he said: Since he was a child, he grew up reading or imitating Lu Xun. My eleven novels could not be exchanged for one of Lu Xun's novellas.
From Mo Yan's mouth, it can be seen that he has great respect for Mr. Lu Xun and Mr. Lu Xun's articles. In fact, it is also true that from a literary point of view, Mr. Lu Xun's articles are worth appreciating in terms of the creative style of acupuncture and shortcomings; from a historical point of view, Lu Xun's works have profound research and learning value.
And just as Mo Yan once said in his speech: "Literature lies in revealing darkness and injustice." This sentence seems too "paranoid" for many people now, but taking ten thousand steps back will be how lamentable if a society has no voice of criticism.
Why not "de-Lu Xunhua"?