2. Modern writer Ba Jin: The Tale of Insects is a collection of the author's lifelong research achievements and life feelings in one furnace, observing the nature of insects with human nature, and turning the insect world into a beautiful article for human beings to acquire knowledge, interest, beauty and thoughts.
3. Modern writer Zhou Zuoren: Faber's book is about the life of insects, but after reading it, we find it more interesting and meaningful than reading those boring novels and plays. He didn't do the work of anatomy and classification (general entomology is enough), but he recorded the life phenomenon of insects on the spot by observation and experiment, as well as the incredible wonder and ignorance of instinct and habit.
We are deeply impressed by the similar fate described in novels and plays. Now we see these tragicomedy in the insect world, as if hearing the news of distant relatives-indeed distant relatives-is as urgent as being tempted, which reminds people of all kinds. His narrative is particularly interesting in literature and art, which makes him worthy of being an epic of insects.
4. The dramatist rostain criticized him and said, "This great scientist thinks like a philosopher, looks like an artist, feels like a writer, and writes", which is the most accurate comment. Trienke called him "Homer of insects", which is also a very concise nickname. (Faber entomology)-Zhou Zuoren published an article at 1923)
5. Lu Xun, a modern thinker and writer: His works still have two shortcomings: one is to laugh at anatomists, and the other is to use human morality in the insect world.
But without anatomy, you can't have his careful observation, because the basis of observation is anatomy; It is reasonable for agronomists to divide insects into beneficial insects and pests according to human interests, but it is redundant to divide insects into good insects and bad insects according to human morality and laws at that time. Some serious scientists are critical of Fabres, which is not unreasonable. However, if we pay attention to these two points first, then his masterpiece Insect is still a very interesting and worth reading. (Paradox between "medical experts" and so-called "famous sayings")