"The Age of Awakening" mainly tells the formation process of Mao Zedong Thought

What does "The Age of Awakening" talk about? In a word, "The Age of Awakening" clearly explains the origin of Mao Zedong Thought. "Age of Awakening" has 43 episodes. There are many characters in the drama. Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao and Hu Shi are definitely the three protagonists in the drama. Historically, these three leaders of the New Culture Movement had indeed the greatest influence on Mao Zedong and were also the main sources of Mao Zedong Thought. Look at what they said in The Age of Awakening. At 17:58 in Episode 1, Chen Duxiu said: "Regime change, overthrowing an old dynasty, establishing a new dynasty, and repeating the cycle, this is an old road." This expresses that changing dynasties is just an old road.

Regarding the necessity of the implementation of China’s new culture at that time

At 16:23 in Episode 2, Chen Duxiu said: “To transform China, we must first transform the Chinese people’s thinking and improve the Chinese people’s thinking. Quality, if we want to restore China's past glory, it is imperative to create a new generation." This expresses the necessity of the New Culture Movement. At 3:57 in Episode 15, Li Dazhao said: "To spread the truth, develop people's wisdom, and then change the entire society, this is our highest goal, and this requires us to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to several generations, and it may take hundreds of years to complete. cause." This expresses the long-term nature of the New Culture Movement.

The revolutionary nature of the New Culture Movement

At 11:55 in Episode 20, Li Dazhao said: "The New Culture Movement has now reached a turning point, and this turning point is that the New Culture Movement will reach the masses. ." This expresses the national character of the New Culture Movement. At 20:06 in Episode 34, Chen Duxiu said: "We want to transform the current society. It is transformation, not improvement anymore, it is a revolution." This expresses that changing the world is a new way. At 36:05 in Episode 38, Chen Duxiu said: "It will not work to improve China bit by bit. If China wants to strengthen itself, it must go through a sustained and revolutionary change." This expresses the new The revolutionary nature of cultural movements. Just by summarizing these golden sentences, we can conclude that if China wants to strengthen itself, the New Culture Movement must become a long-term, sustainable, and nationwide cultural revolution, and social transformation should be a transformation of the world. Revolution, rather than repeating the reforms of changing dynasties.

Mao Zedong Thought has been enriched

Episodes 21 and 22 describe the opening of night schools for workers, which expresses that in order to realize a national New Culture Movement, national literacy is indispensable Few prerequisites. The larger part of "The Age of Awakening" tells the story of the hardships, perseverance, internal and external struggles of the New Culture Movement, as well as the attacks, counterattacks and even encirclement and suppression by various old forces. Let’s talk about Hu Shih again. In The Age of Awakening, it is said that Hu Shih studied in the United States and studied under Dewey, the master of experimentalism. There is a mistake here. It is not experimentalism. The standard name is pragmatism. The Sinicization of Marxism eventually formed practical Mao Zedong Thought, and the influence of pragmatism was great. Therefore, it can be said that although Hu Shi did not bring about or even oppose Marxism, Hu Shi's pragmatism enriched the methodology of Mao Zedong Thought.