What is the central idea of the Twenty-four Filial Piety Pictures

The central idea of the Twenty-four Filial Piety Pictures is to sharply attack the absurd and ignorant feudal filial piety and the tendency of opposing the vernacular language and advocating the restoration of the old ways. Lu Xun wanted to tell people through this article that filial piety is proper, pedantry is stupid, blind obedience is pathetic, and defending the Way is hateful.

The Twenty-Four Pictures of Filial Piety is from Lu Xun's collection of reminiscent essays, Chaohua Xiushu. "Filial piety is the core of Confucian ethical thinking, the moral code that has sustained family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, and a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. In the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Jujing compiled the stories of 24 filial sons in ancient times and organized them into the Twenty-Four Filial Piety Stories. Subsequent printings of the book were accompanied by drawings, commonly known as the "Twenty-Four Pictures of Filial Piety", which became a popular reading material to promote filial piety. "Filial piety" is the essence of our traditional Chinese culture.