Appreciation of Lu Xun's "Hometown"
Hometown was one of Lu Xun's masterpieces. It depicted a poor and backward village and the lonely and painful childhood of the protagonist Lu Xun in his hometown. The following is an appreciation of a beautiful article. I hope it will be of help to you. "Hometown" vividly depicted the local conditions and customs of Lu Xun's hometown with a unique narrative technique. It made the readers feel the hardship and helplessness of rural life and also made the readers have a deeper understanding of the nature of human nature. At the beginning of the article, Lu Xun described his childhood life in his hometown in the tone of "I". He used vivid language to describe the hardships and helplessness of rural life. For example, he described how every meal he ate was very simple, with only rice and vegetables without meat, and how he walked on the street and saw people rushing to make a living. These descriptions let the readers feel the hardship and helplessness of the village life, and also let the readers have a deeper understanding of the lonely and painful childhood of the protagonist Lu Xun in his hometown. Then, the article narrated the life of Lu Xun in his hometown from the perspective of the protagonist. Lu Xun used vivid language to describe his various encounters in his hometown. For example, he described how he had to drop out of school to help his family because of poverty, and how he met ruthless people in the countryside, such as his father's betrayal and his mother's abuse. These descriptions gave readers a deeper understanding of Lu Xun's loneliness and pain in his hometown. Finally, the article showed the changes and growth of Lu Xun's hometown through his memories of his adulthood. For example, Lu Xun described how he left his hometown to go to the city, saw the prosperity and beauty of the city, and deeply realized the beauty and brightness of human nature; he described how the people in his hometown, especially those who had hurt Lu Xun, had become mature and caring in the baptism of time. These descriptions let the readers feel the changes and growth of their hometown, and also let the readers have a deeper understanding of Lu Xun's life experience. Lu Xun's "Hometown" became a classic in the history of Chinese literature with its profound description of human nature and unique narrative techniques.