What exactly was Lu Xun talking about?
Lu Xun's Hesitation was a modern novel that narrated the experiences of the protagonist Fang Hongjian while he was studying abroad. From Fang Hongjian's point of view, the novel described the various predicaments and contradictions of Chinese society at that time by describing his mental struggles and emotional entanglements during his study abroad. The first half of the novel mainly described Fang Hongjian's time at home before he went abroad to study, his interactions with his mother, and his expectations for life abroad. The second half mainly talked about Fang Hongjian's experience while studying abroad, his life in a foreign country, his exchanges with foreign students, and his contradictory thoughts on traditional culture and modern civilization. The novel is full of deep thoughts and criticisms of the Chinese society at that time. Through the profound description of various social phenomena and human nature, it reveals the various problems and contradictions of the Chinese society at that time, such as the remnants of feudalism, the drawbacks of the education system, the distortion of human nature, etc. At the same time, the novel also showed the kindness and beauty of human nature, expressing the author's concern and thinking about human nature. Hesitation is an important work of Lu Xun and one of the classics of modern Chinese literature. It has a profound impact on the development of modern Chinese literature and thought.