The Reflection of Social Realism of Modern China in Lu Xun's Selected Stories

Abstract

This research work focuses on some of Lu Xun's stories. Through the stories it explores everyday life and suffering of the poor people from the village of modern China. Mainly it seeks to reflect oppression made by feudal lords to the poor people, class difference, failed intellectuality, hunger, cannibalism and violent culture of government. "Kung I–Chi", a 1919 story presents upper and lower class status through dress code and 1918 story like "A Madman's Diary" is entirely about killing human beings for flesh. Story like "Medicine" written in 1919 and a 1925 story "Regret for the Past" are about poverty and cruel human society. In the same way "True Story of Ah Q" reflects backwardness, oppression, hunger and violent culture. Initially, social realism is a term used to reflect social reality. These days it is a broad term to reflect human life, terrible suffering and human society as it is. Taking these points in consideration, this research reflects human life in true colour of Chinese village society. Despite China as an established nation of people's republic and through writing stories, author's attempt for spiritual transformation on human spirit is impossible to maintain social justice and prosperity.