Now classical literature is neglected, and novels are read by many people. Why?

In fact, your question is not accurate, because classical literature also includes novels, and many classical literature in novels, such as Kafka, Goethe, Dostoevsky and Lu Xun, have also been ignored. But I probably know what you want to ask. Maybe you like China's classical literature very much, but you are disgusted with the wide variety of best-selling novels. To tell you the truth, I really wish there were more people like you.

Why no one reads classic works? This is a tragedy of the times, a tragedy of the country and a tragedy of the individual.

Times: First, in the information age, the expansion of information is dazzling and impetuous. So much information appears together. How to choose, of course, is that ordinary people are lazy and choose to follow suit. People who read a lot must be good books. In this way, people lose the ability to think and distinguish. Secondly, in the era of consumption, material richness brings not spiritual pursuit, but the expansion of mutual comparison and vanity. As a result, talking and taking photos to show off have become the lifestyle of the younger generation. They are not enterprising, have no ambition, lack a sense of responsibility, pursue carpe diem and indulge their desires. In this way, we entered the era of entertainment. Therefore, for books, they will only read them if they satisfy their desires and are funny. Therefore, in the market, for someone to buy, the author does what he likes, and there are a lot of pornographic, violent, petty bourgeoisie, fantasy, funny and malicious works.

Country: Exam-oriented education has trained a large number of "talents" who pursue standard answers. They have a lot of knowledge, but they have no ability to use it flexibly. When others say this book is good, they remember that it is a good book. Therefore, they can't form their own "aesthetics" and their own values in their hearts, so they have no standard to distinguish right from wrong and no ability to judge themselves. The extreme imperfection of laws and regulations has led to the aggravation of social problems, and it has been widely spread in the information age, forming a comprehensive bad social atmosphere, which makes it easy for those who have no independent thinking ability to let the values of official power and financial power penetrate deeply into people's hearts, and finally become exquisite egoists. They can't see the meaning of classical literature, while contemporary popular literature can make money, and related descriptions can satisfy their fantasies. Of course, they choose popular novels.

Personal: Modern people are basically spoiled and rarely suffer. The country and society are too far away from them. All kinds of social news make them hate their country. They are selfish, pay attention to interpersonal communication and enjoyment, and ignore their own moral cultivation. They only care about their home at most, and their parents' face psychology also strengthens their consciousness. Therefore, they do not have the ability of self-discipline and lofty sense of social responsibility. They are not interested in literature. They don't read novels as "literature", but as a tool to satisfy their selfish desires. They chat with their companions about the topics they need and have fun. They laugh every day. This is the life they choose.