The so-called condemnation novel, Mr. Lu Xun once summarized its characteristics in his A Brief History of Chinese Novels? Expose and conceal its disadvantages and evils, but in the current politics, is it strict or enlarged, which is in line with the custom? . It can be seen that the main content of condemnation novels is to attack the government and the current abuses and put forward the idea of saving society, and the four books mentioned above are no exception.
Li Boyuan's "Officialdom in the Sky" has a total of * * * 60 times, which was first serialized in World Prosperity. The novel has no fixed protagonist, and the overall structure consists of short stories. The book "Officialdom in Appearance" describes in detail the corruption of the Qing government from the bottom up, not the corruption of one person, but the corruption of the whole system.
Wu's The Present Situation of Strangers Witnessed in Twenty Years is an autobiographical novel, and the whole story revolves around the protagonist? A narrow escape? Expand and describe all kinds of strange stories in society from the beginning of the Sino-French War in 1884 to 1904. The book * * * 108 times depicts the decadence of various figures in the feudal class. Play the leading role? A narrow escape? In the body, we can clearly see the figure of the author, and the joys and sorrows of the past 20 years are more like the author's personal experience.
Jin Songcen and Ceng Pu wrote Flowers of Evil thirty-five times, and Lu Xun's A Brief History of Chinese Novels praised the book for its ingenious structure and brilliant literary talent, which was also incisive. "Evil Sea Flower" wrote many feudal intellectuals and officialdom literati, and made a very detailed description. It strongly criticized the drunkenness of the feudal literati class and the decay of the ruling class.
Liu E's Travels of Lao Can is slightly shorter than the first three novels, with only 20 stories as a whole, but it is better in thought and content than the first three novels, which can be said to be another excellent novel after the Red Chamber? Cultural novels? . Mr. Lu Xun once commented on Travel Notes of Lao Can: It is said that the so-called honest officials are hateful, even more hateful than corrupt officials. Although the author is also very complacent, he has never said anything. . The novel not only depicts the darkness of the times in detail, but also contains many authors' own political and philosophical thoughts.