Lu Xun's "Autumn Night": A Soliloquy of the Lonely Mind

Wild Grass is one of Mr. Lu Xun's most valued works. If Mr. Lu Xun's novels and essays allow us to experience his deep understanding and criticism of the society, "Wild Grass" and "Gleanings of Flowers and Evening Gleanings" show us Mr. Lu Xun's complex inner world. If we say that "The Morning Glory and the Evening Gleanings" is through the memories of his past life and friends and relatives and the descriptions of his hometown's folk customs (e.g., the fun of the Garden of Hundred Grasses, the shock of getting the drawing of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", the bewilderment of watching "The Twenty-four Filial Piety Diagrams", and the anxiety of looking forward to seeing the Five Ramparts Meeting), it shows us Mr. Lu Xun's inner world. shows us the softest side of Mr. Lu Xun's innermost being, but also contains deep sorrow and pathos, then? In Weeds, Mr. Lu Xun is facing himself, and only himself, as if he had done a painful dissection of his naked self. This is a kind of confession that looks straight into the depths of the soul, like a visit to the heart in the dead of night? From such a comparison, we can grasp the basic features of Weeds as a whole and lay the foundation for a better understanding of Weeds.

"Weeds" is also one of the most difficult to understand Mr. Lu Xun's work, the reason for this, the author believes that there are two points: First, "Weeds" throughout the use of the symbolism of the expression, many works on the surface of the use of borrowed objects to express their feelings of the writing method, but with the general borrowed objects to express their feelings of the same, because in the "Weeds" Mr. Lu Xun will be the symbolism of these objects, if there is a lack of understanding of the background of the times and the trajectory of Mr. Lu's mind. If you lack the understanding of the background of the time and the trajectory of Mr. Lu Xun's mind, it is difficult to really understand the symbolism of these objects. Secondly, as mentioned before, Wild Grass reveals Mr. Lu Xun's inner world, and it is the lonely and silent heart of Mr. Lu Xun's perplexed time, and such a heart of solo language is often expressed indirectly through some objects. Therefore, analyzing the scenery and objects in Weeds is the key to grasp Mr. Lu Xun's inner world and emotions. In this paper, we select the two most influential and characteristic pieces of "Weeds", "Autumn Night" and "Kite", and listen to Mr. Lu Xun's spiritual monologue through the analysis of scenery and objects.

I. Autumn Night? Loneliness, sadness, uncertainty, persistence in the world of the night

"Autumn Night" is the first of "Weeds". The background of the writing of this article is described in Lu Xun's <Selected Works>Preface:? New Youth" group scattered, some high, some retired, some forward? The New Youth group dispersed, some rising, some retiring, some advancing. And experienced a time in the same battle partners or so change? It's like walking in the desert. walking around in the desert? This also determines the emotional tone of the scenery in "Autumn Night", which is also the basis for understanding the text of the night sky, date palms, falling leaves, small pink flowers, small green insects and other symbols.

In such a background, to express the mood and emotion of Mr. Lu Xun at this time, the author chose the autumn night as the background is also in line with the traditional Chinese habits of thought and cultural traditions. In Chinese traditional thinking habits and cultural traditions, autumn is always associated with falling leaves, sad sounds and so on. Since Qu Yuan sang ? Curling up the autumn wind, Dongting wave and wooden leaves? This moving poem, since Ouyang Xiu wrote? Hip hip sadness! The sound of autumn? Since Ouyang Xiu wrote his famous "Autumn Sound", autumn has always been associated with such words as sadness, solemnity, and drifting. Lu Xun, who was y influenced by traditional culture, was no exception. In this article, the sky, the jujube tree, the fallen leaves and the small red flowers under the autumn night are all infused with the colors of autumn, which are exactly the same as those in the article? I? s eyes, and all of them are infused with the colors of autumn. I? s mind. In this article, Mr. Lu Xun borrowed these scenes and objects to express his mind in a monologue.

(a) The sky? A dark and sad world

In Mr. Lu Xun's writing, at the beginning of the article, the sky on the autumn night is like this:

The sky on the night above is strange and high. I have never seen such a strange and high sky in my life. It was as if he were going to leave the earth and go away, so that people would look up and never see it again. But now it is very blue, glittering furtively with the eyes of dozens of stars, cold eyes. The corners of his mouth appeared to smile, as if he thought he had a great deal of meaning, and will be sprinkled in the frost on the wildflowers and grasses in my garden.

This is? I? The sky of the autumn night in my eyes. Mr. Lu Xun seems to have some kind of preference for the sky in the autumn night. To y understand the symbolism of the sky here, we might as well compare it with the description of the sky at the beginning of the novel Medicine.

In the second half of the night in the fall, the moon went down, the sun was not yet out, leaving only a dark blue sky; in addition to the nocturnal things, everything was asleep.

This description of the sky scene in "Medicine" directly explains the background of the time, and from its description we can also read that it also has a symbolic meaning, such as ? The moon has gone down, but the sun has not yet come out? , which indicates that this is the darkest time of the day; ? Everything is asleep except the things that travel at night? This is also a true portrayal of the silent people of the country at that time. In contrast, the depiction of the night sky in "Autumn Night" in "Weeds", which is mainly characterized by symbolism techniques, should be very strong in its symbolism. From its emotional flavor of ? Strange and high? , the sky is as if it is leaving the earth and going away. as if it is going to leave the earth? The sky is a strange and high, as if it is leaving the earth, and is not a place to be seen. Cold eyes. "The cold eye," "the cold eye," "the cold eye, Sprinkle frost on the wildflowers in my garden? and other descriptions, it is not difficult for people to feel its characteristics are: lofty, cold, sinister. And that's exactly what I'm talking about. The world in my eyes. The world in my eyes? A dark and sad world, so here? The sky? Symbolizes the forces of darkness, or the dark society of the time, and? Me? carry feelings of disgust and hatred towards it.

(ii) The date tree? A lonely and isolated fighter

The date tree is the most prominent image in Autumn Night, and there are two descriptions of the date tree in the text. The first is at the beginning of the essay: ? There are two trees outside the wall, one is a date palm and another is also a date palm.? Another place is the fourth and fifth natural paragraphs of the article:

? Date palms, they had simply fallen out of their leaves.? He knows the dream of the little pink flowers, after the fall there is spring; he also knows the dream of the falling leaves, after the spring or autumn. He has simply lost all his leaves and is left with only his trunk,? But there are a few branches of the low Asia, to protect him from the date of the pole tip from the skin injury, and the straightest and longest branches, but has been silent iron like straight piercing the strange and high sky, so that the sky flashing ghosts furtive eyes; straight piercing the sky of the moon, so that the moon embarrassment of the white.

? And the dry son, who has nothing, still silently pierces the strange and high sky like iron, and is determined to make him die, no matter that he glances furtively at many compelling eyes in all kinds of ways.

The first place is only a general account of the date palm in the garden, but such an account is also very distinctive. The analysts have different understandings of such a writing style. Professor Maruo Kichijo of the University of Tokyo, Japan, believes that this is ? giving the object of date palms an? independent personality? , such an understanding should be very accurate and unique, I think from such a description can also vaguely reflect his inner loneliness. The fourth and fifth natural paragraphs of the date palm tree white description of the writing style, the author's eyes and heart of the date palm tree image directly depicted: sober he knows the dream of the little red flower, he also knows the dream of the falling leaves? He also knows the dream of falling leaves. understand the world? Hope? and? Despair? He doesn't commit himself to one or the other, but to the present. He is lonely, he has practically lost all his leaves and is left with only his trunk. ;Sick of evil, sad but still silently stabbing the strange and high sky like iron, bent on his death, regardless of his various furtively with many compelling eyes? The image of date palm here is a lonely and lonesome fighter who would rather sacrifice himself to fight with the dark society to the end, which is also the idealized fighter image of the author. Such an image can not help but remind people of Xia Yu he portrayed in Medicine, in the author's words, it is not difficult for us to feel? I? s respect for the date palm.

(iii) ? I a lonely and indignant explorer

? I? appears and disappears in the description throughout the story. This is a clue character, the image of a lonely and resentful explorer. On the surface, the scene is written everywhere, but everywhere there is ? I and everywhere in the description. I The scene in my eyes expresses my feelings. I? s feelings. Lu Xun's essays and novels are often characterized by the idea of "I". I? in his essays and novels, and if the prose collection Chaohua Xiushu (朝花夕拾) I? is Lu Xun himself, then the image of me in Weeds and novels such as The Homeland, A Little Thing, and Blessing is the same as the image of Lu Xun himself. I? are Lu Xun's own shadows, which Lu Xun used to write his novels. I? It is Lu Xun who sees the world with his own eyes, and who uses his own eyes to see the world with his own eyes. I? s mind to think about the world. In "Autumn Night", Lu Xun is a man who sees the world with his own eyes and thinks about the world with his own mind. I? s external image appears in the opening lines: ? In my back garden, two trees can be seen? I have never seen such strange and strange trees in my life. I have never seen such a strange and high sky in my life. Here the image of a lonely man with a heavy and resentful mood emerges. Here? I? is different from the one in "Blessing" who did not dare to answer directly whether there is hell in this world. How similar is the image of "I" in "Blessing". The image is very similar to the image of Xianglin's wife in "Blessing".

? I? s image reappears in the second half of the article: ? Suddenly I heard a midnight laugh, eating and eating, as if unwilling to disturb the sleeping people, yet the air around me answered the laugh. In the middle of the night, when there was no one else, I instantly heard the sound in my mouth, and I was instantly expelled by it, and returned to my own room. This description focuses on the way in which ? This description focuses on the uncertainty I felt. s uncertainty. This description focuses on my uncertainty, my inner conflict, and the fact that I was not sure what to do. The inner conflict that I was feeling, and the way in which I was feeling, and the way in which I was feeling. It captures the essence of my feelings. I? The fierce impulses hidden within me also show two tendencies to confront each other, one is to face up to these impulses and the other is to try to avoid them. This is a true depiction of Lu Xun's uncertainty. At the end of the day, ? I yawned, lit up a paper cigarette, puffed out the smoke, and silently honored these pale and delicate heroes to the lamp? I have no longer made a secret of the fact that I am not a hero. Tribute? , indicating the attitude. In the background of the dim light, the image of a lonely thinker leaps onto the paper.

From the above analysis, we can taste the author of both lonely and tragic, both uncertain and persistent, both illusory and sober complex mood, which is the "Autumn Night" article Mr. Lu Xun's mind monologue. And to listen to this mind, we have to read the leaves of the date palm tree, that know? After the fall, there should be spring. The little pink flowers, that do? After spring there is autumn? The falling leaves that dream of spring and autumn, the laughter at midnight, and the color of the tree that is so pale and lovely that it can't be seen. The color of the body is so pale that it is cute and pitiful. The language behind the little green insects, because these scenes are not soaked with the writer's emotions, not in the silent conveyance of the writer's heart. Not to say their feelings and feelings from which, this should be the highest state of artistic expression, "Autumn Night" let us really appreciate Mr. Lu Xun's art of expression.

Second, The Kite? In the story, details, scenery to express their own guilt and sadness

If "Autumn Night" is Mr. Lu Xun will be his own emotions in the jujube tree, the little red flower, the little green insect and other images, in the change of scenery in the emotional changes of the lyric, then the "kite" is through the narration of a story, through the typical details of the description to express their own inner feelings, in this essay, the scenery is only the attachment of deep emotion, the scenery is only the attachment of deep emotion, and the scenery is only the attachment of deep emotion. In this piece of prose, the scenery is only the attachment of deep emotion, not the support and symbol of emotion. This also makes The Kite present a different character from many of the pieces in Weeds.