Meaning: People who have no feelings for their children are not necessarily true heroes. How can loving children mean that they are not men? .
From: Modern Lu Xun's "Reply to Guests' Criticisms"
Original text:
Being ruthless may not necessarily make you a hero. How can you not be a husband if you pity your son?
Do you know that those who stir up the wind and roar are smaller than the dodder when they look back?
Translation:
Being cold and ruthless does not necessarily mean you are a real hero. How can loving children mean you are not a true man? Did you know that the tiger in the mountains is roaring in the wind, and it often looks back at its beloved little tiger?
Extended information:
1. Writing background
Yu Dafu went to Lu Xun’s house as a guest and saw that Lu Xun doted on his middle-aged son (his son) Lu Xun messed up Lu Xun's books and scattered them everywhere on the ground, Lu Xun was not angry at all), Yu Dafu expressed his thoughts, and Lu Xun later wrote a poem to Yu Dafu, which is this poem.
2. Appreciation
In this poem, the author Lu Xun completed the "starting", "carrying on" and "turning" of the poem through negative sentences, rhetorical questions and interrogative sentences respectively; The first sentence of "A ruthless man may not be a true hero" uses a negative sentence, which is not common in poetry creation, but it is straightforward and easy to understand and plays the role of opening the chapter and clarifying the meaning; the second sentence "How can you not be a husband if you pity your son" succeeds the first sentence.
Using the rhetorical question pattern, the meaning goes a step further and connects "husband" and "pity son". The theme of the whole poem is more specific and explicit, and the scope is narrowed from the general meaning of "heroes" to "husbands" with children; the third sentence simply no longer pays attention to euphemism and strictness, and directly starts with "do you know", expressing helplessness? Defensive questioning - "Do you know that those who stir up the wind and roar will look smaller than Tutu when they look back?"
The most convincing evidence was presented, and the tone became more firm. "Not necessarily", "how not", and "know or not" all have negative words, but they make the argument deeper and deeper, and the feelings become stronger and stronger, which fully pave the way for the "joint" in the last sentence.
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