Modern Chinese Literature "Casting Swords"

Lu Xun's "Cast Sword" was written in 1926 and included in the novel collection "New Compilation of Stories". Borrowing the mythological theme, the two figures of the eyebrow ruler and the man in black (the Ao of the Feast) are depicted, depicting the story of their common revenge. The novel "Casting Swords" borrows the materials of ancient Chinese mythological stories and carries out bold artistic processing, the plot is ups and downs, fascinating, and reflects the author's extraordinary artistic imagination and expressiveness. The character in the novel who has a vendetta against the king for killing his father is the eyebrow ruler.

In the novel "Cast Sword", the reason why the man in black claims to avenge the eyebrow ruler is that he wants to avenge the eyebrow ruler. Original text: "Oh, child, don't mention these insulting names again." He said sternly, "Righteousness, sympathy, those things, which were once clean, have now become the capital for the release of ghost debts." I don't have what you call it in my heart. I just want to avenge you!" ”

There are 8 new stories, written from 1922 to 1935, lasting 13 years. Among them, "Patching heaven", "Running Moon" and "Casting Swords" were written between 1922 and 1926 and belong to Lu Xun's early works, while "Lishui", "Caiwei", "Out of customs", "Non-attack", and "Rising and Dying" were written more intensively in 1934-1935, which is Lu Xun's later works.

Artistic characteristics of Lu Xun's novel "Cast Sword":

Borrowing the materials of ancient Chinese mythological stories, with the eyebrow ruler as the central clue to avenge his father, the plot has ups and downs and the imagination is rich.

A combination of diverse forms of expression, full of fairy tales, myths and legends and absurd colors.

The language is concise and expressive.