What are the characteristics of the art of satire in Jurassic History?

The History of Confucianism is a euphemistic and sharp satire through discordant people and events. When a salt merchant in Wuhe County sent his old lady to the Shrine of Filial Piety, there were lights and colors, drums and music, and the street was filled with the cards of the families of the gentry and officials of the governor and the schoolmasters set up sacrifices, which made the occasion solemn and dignified.

But the salt merchant Fang Laoliu and a flower seller toothwoman ambling on the railing to see the deacon, "Kwon toothwoman a hand on the railing, one hand pull open the waist of the pants to catch lice, catch, one by one to the mouth. The sublime, solemn and funny, frivolous combination together, the sublime, solemn as funny and ridiculous.

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"The History of Confucianism" has an aesthetic style that blends sadness and joy. Wu Jingzi is able to realistically demonstrate the dual structure of Chi Harmonious combination and interweaving of sadness and joy in the satirical objects, showing the hidden tragic connotation behind the comical reality, thus giving readers a double aesthetic feeling. Zhou Jin hits the number board, Fan Jin goes crazy, Mr. Ma Er pays homage to the Imperial House of Letters, and Wang Yuhui urges his daughter to die for her husband with a big laugh.

This instant behavior is the subtext of their whole life, so this instant ridiculous and contains a deep sadness, the most laughable moment is precisely the strongest place of the inner tragedy. The author keenly captures the instant behavior of the characters, and skillfully combines the reflection on the fate of intellectuals in the century with their instant behavior, so that the satire has cultural capacity and social significance.