Weeds was written in the late May 4th Movement, and it is the only collection of prose poems by Lu Xun. Written on January 24th, 1925. In July 1927, it was published by Beijingbei New Bookstore. From 1924 to 1926, I wrote 23 prose poems with an inscription in front of the book. With the symbol of twists and turns, it expresses the author's inner world depression and resistance to the real society in the mid-192s. Such a Warrior, In the Pale Blood, A Sense, etc. express disappointment and resentment towards reality. Farewell to the Shadow, Dead Fire, Tombs and other articles depict the confused state of mind after deep dissection of self. "Hope", "After Death" and other articles have written doubts about the future and profoundly demonstrated the author's philosophy of life. The language is wonderful and magnificent, and the image is mysterious and wonderful. (selected from Ci Hai)
Weeds is Lu Xun's thinnest, most beautiful and most reprinted collection of prose poems, which was written during the ebb tide of the May 4th Movement. The work expresses the loneliness, confusion and doubt of an enlightenment thinker who fought alone under the white terror with obscure symbols, and at the same time expresses the disappointment and hope for the people who are "confused and confused". The biggest feature that distinguishes this work from other works of Lu Xun is its profound philosophy, which contains all the philosophies of Lu Xun.
Similarly, Lu Xun himself once said that his whole life's philosophy was in Weeds. Young readers are also told that in order to let them understand that their thoughts are suffering, and to let the people know this suffering better, they can learn some articles about scenery, such as Autumn Night, Snow and La Ye.
There are 23 prose poems collected in this book (including a limerick, My Lovelorn, and a poetic drama, The Passer-by), which were first published in the Weekly of Yusi from December 1924 to February 1926, and the Inscription was first published in No.138 of Yusi published on July 2, 1927.