Lu Xun's background information
Lu Xun (September 25, 1881-October 19, 1936), formerly known as Zhou Shuren, was an outstanding, ideologist and revolutionary in the history of modern Chinese literature. He was born in a scholarly family in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and received a good education since childhood. Lu Xun's works deeply reflected the dark side of Chinese society and the sufferings of the people at that time, revealing the decadence of the feudal system and the distortion of human nature. His works had a distinct realism and modernist style, and he was regarded as one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun lived in the late Qing Dynasty, when China was in a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state. At that time, China was facing the invasion and separation of the great powers. The society was in turmoil and the living standards of the people were low. At the same time, the feudal system was constantly impacted and reformed, causing social class division to intensify and social contradictions to become increasingly sharp. In this context, Lu Xun constantly called for people to wake up and oppose feudalism and imperialism. He advocated the use of revolutionary methods to overthrow the rule of the Qing government and establish a democratic Republic. His masterpieces, such as A Madman's Diary, The True Story of Ah Q, and Scream, deeply reflected the dark side of Chinese society and the sufferings of the people at that time, becoming classics of modern Chinese literature.