20th Century World Literature a Madman’s Diary Essay

In this paper we w inauspicious research the Chinese Revolution of 1911. Talk about how is Lu Xuns A Madmans Diary a reflection of Chinas revolutionary history, explain how In Diary, who the d bedevil was and what he represented. Also we will look at and explain what cannibalism represented. And thus we will discuss how this can be applied to our lives.The Revolution of 1911 was a period of time during Chinese history which overthrew Chinas last imperial dynasty, and established the Republic of China. It was made up of galore(postnominal) fights and uprisings. What changed it all was the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which was the result of the Railway Protection Movement. This ended with the resignation of the Last emperor on February 12, 1912, which marked the end of the Imperial rule and set up the Chinas republican era. A Madmans Diary promoted Chinas education and progress similar to the manner of Western civilization thorough first-person fiction that is obsceniti vely satirical.At the end of the piece, the madman says, Perhaps there argon still children and future generations who have not yet fully adopted Confucian values are the likely candidates for social change. The have not yet read the history books pounding in the ideas of outmoded morality and piety and social cannibalism. Their parents have not yet corrupted their belief system. Save the children, and remedy China. The exact words from the book says that the madman was one of two brothers Two brothers, whose names I take not mention here, were some(prenominal) good friends of mine in high school but subsequently a separation of many years we gradually lost touch.Some time ago I happened to hear that one of them was seriously ill. pg. 131 The Longman Anthology World Literature 2nd Ed The brother that was seriously ill was considered the madman and the only illness he was suffering from was a persecution complexity issue within himself. The madmans ideas represents the changes s ought by the Revolution of 1911 which were a spirit of progress and reform at both social and personal levels the rejection of an tyrannical traditionalism, conformity and ignorance.The madman respects writing as the source of apparent truth but is trying to gain true wisdom through the making of this novel literary. As cannibalism is metaphor for the unfeeling nature of Chinese feudalism, the madman is Lu Xuns ideal persona. Furthermore, Lu Xun personifies his throw ideals through his career choice to pursue writing in an effort to bring about the apparitional awakening that he believes the Chinese are in carry of. In the end, Lu Xun effectively places himself as the madman and revolutionary of modern Chinese literature.This story has taught me a lot and I am sprightly that it was a piece of literature that we had to read. It taught me that no matter how crazy we think we are sometimes we are really the smartest ones in the bunch and it generally is just a persecution complex issue that we have with ourselves which we need to find a way to overcome.