In ancient times, our country has always been famous for its classical Chinese and poetry. Works like novels were more popular abroad, so the first short story in our country appeared relatively late. It was not until the history of modern literature that novels began to appear. When it comes to the first short story in modern times, we should actually divide it into two categories. Because our country has always spoken classical Chinese in ancient times, and it was not until modern times that society began to reform and encourage everyone to speak vernacular. Therefore, the first short story in our country is Vernacular. The first short story
"Diary of a Madman" is the first short story. In fact, Diary of a Madman is the first short story to appear in modern vernacular. In the 1920s, Yu Dafu had already written early short stories, such as the collection of novels "The Sinking", which was his masterpiece and was very shocking when it was published. Yu Dafu also used himself as a template to tell the story of a Japanese student who was sad about the country's weakness. It can be said that it was combined with himself and the national conditions, so it received a lot of encouragement as soon as it came out. The author of "Diary of a Madman" is the well-known Mr. Lu Xun. "Diary of a Madman" is a modern vernacular novel written in 1918. Story theme
Many writers in modern my country used pens as weapons and wanted to save China. Lu Xun is one of the representative figures. Lu Xun originally wanted to be a doctor, but later he felt that becoming a doctor could not save China, so he became a writer and wrote many works. "Diary of a Madman" is Lu Xun's resistance to China's feudal culture. It was during the May 4th Movement, the Revolution of 1911 was abandoned halfway, and social conflicts were very serious. Lu Xun used a sharp pen to completely resist the feudal system. "Diary of a Madman" actually has pioneering significance in the history of Chinese literature, because although it is the first short story, its appearance has already shown a very mature feature.
After reading Diary of a Madman, many people admire Lu Xun’s literary qualities, and at the same time admit that Mr. Lu Xun is indeed very talented in literature. Since then, many researchers have studied Mr. Lu Xun’s Diary of a Madman.