Lu Xun (September 25, 1881-October 19, 1936) was a modern Chinese writer, ideologist, and revolutionary. He used multiple pen names in the 1920s and 1930s. - Zhou Shuren (1895 - 1971): Lu Xun's eldest son. - Lu Xun (1881 - 1936): Lu Xun's original name was Zhou Zhangshou, and later he changed his name to Zhou Shuren. This was Lu Xun's commonly used pen name. - Solitary Awakening (1899 - 1936): Lu Xun's other commonly used pen name meant "Solitary Awakening". - Madman (1881 - 1936): An image in Lu Xun's novels that represents a spirit of resistance and criticism. - Ah Q(1894 - 1936): An image in Lu Xun's novels represents a kind of inferiority complex and self-deprecating mentality. - Kong Yiji (1871 - 1936): One of the characters in Lu Xun's novels is based on the real-life Kong Yiji. - Shi Naian (1840 - 1918): Shi Naian was the author of Water Margins. Lu Xun once published some comments in his name. - Cao Xueqin (1715 - 1770): Cao Xueqin was the author of Dream of the Red Chamber. Lu Xun once published some comments in his name. There were many reasons for Lu Xun to use a pen name, including concealing his nationality, gender, age, etc., or to conform to the cultural environment and social norms of the time. To a certain extent, these pen names represented the profound influence of Lu Xun's thoughts and literary style on modern Chinese literature.