is an abridged part of Lu Xun's Social Drama, and the abridged part is the beginning of the article.

Theme Thought

This novel focuses on the different feelings of "I" about two kinds of life scenes and two kinds of human relationships in metropolis and countryside.

The first part of the novel shows the ugly, dirty and suffocating social scene and vulgar, indifferent and selfish human relations by describing "I" watching Beijing Opera in metropolis. The city theater is noisy and crowded; It's disappointing that famous actors put on airs for a long time; The fat gentleman is arrogant, vulgar and panting, which makes me miserable.

"I have never waited for anything so patiently, but the panting of the fat gentleman around me, the beating of miles on this stage, the swaying of red and green, and twelve o'clock suddenly made me realize that it is not suitable for living here.

"In this passage, the author summarizes the contents and inner feelings described in the first part, and finally further emphasizes the farewell to the urban Peking Opera stage: from then on," it's irrelevant, and the spirit has long been in the south of the sky and the north of the earth. "

Therefore, the perspective of the novel description is "I"' s disgust and dissatisfaction with the scene atmosphere and interpersonal relationship in the urban theater, with emphasis on "I"' s spiritual feelings and aesthetic evaluation: this kind of environmental atmosphere and interpersonal relationship are not suitable for "I"' s survival.

The second part of the novel describes a completely different environmental atmosphere and human relationships. There is a beautiful natural environment, a beautiful life interest, a beautiful interpersonal relationship and a beautiful human feeling.

Life in the country is full of infinite vitality and interest. Digging earthworms to catch river shrimps, having a full meal, sailing on a charming moonlit night, and the activities of children cooking and eating arhat beans make me extremely happy and relaxed.

The scenery narration here also focuses on the psychological feeling and aesthetic pursuit of "me": longing for warm, friendly, simple and gentle interpersonal relationships, and understanding the honest, selfless, beautiful and harmonious human touch and beauty.

Truth and falsehood, beauty and ugliness, good and evil exist in comparison, and develop through struggle. The author criticizes the urban theater and praises the rural social drama, which expresses his pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty and his hatred of falsehood, ugliness and ugliness.

By comparing the two scenarios and feelings of "I" watching Peking Opera in Kyoto and social opera in rural areas, I expressed my yearning for friendly, equal and harmonious human relations.

extended information

social drama (Lu Xun's novels)

social drama is a short story written by modern writer Lu Xun in 1922, which was published in No.12, Volume 13 of Fiction Monthly in December of the same year, and later included in the collection of novels "Scream".

This novel is based on the author's life experience as a teenager, and uses the first person to describe "I"' s three experiences of going to the theatre in the past 2 years: two in Beijing after the Revolution of 1911, and one in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

The author depicts the images of a group of young farmers' friends with affectionate pen and ink, showing the good qualities of simplicity, kindness, friendliness and selflessness of the working people, and expressing the author's nostalgia for his childhood life, especially for the sincere friendship of farmers' friends.

resources

Baidu encyclopedia-social drama