Jing Wendong Deciphers Lu Xun

Author: Jing Wending
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: In the midst of a feverish chorus, a chill sets in; Seeing abysses in the heavens. Seeing nothing in the eyes of all; Being saved in the midst of hopelessness. — Lu Xun, "Wild Grass · Epitaph"
The depth and appeal of Lu Xun lie in his profound experience of failure and the identity of being a failure. If it is necessary to call Lu Xun a thinker of humanity, it is because of his deep recognition of the great theme of humanity's ultimate failure. His appearance was an intentional result of the Creator to awaken the Chinese who were not content with themselves. It chose Lu Xun to bear this role, marking it as the sign of "When Heaven intends to bestow great responsibilities upon a person." His purpose was to fill his life with effort and interest while also striving to reform the national character. He gradually became aware and slowly acknowledged and recognized the limits of his own fate's failure, which was also expressed through phrases like "not forgiving one person" and the strong tone contained in such phrases.