First of all, as one of the leading figures in the New Culture Movement, he started China's vernacular literature together with Hu Shi, Chen Duxiu, Liu Bannong, Qian, and others. His work Diary of a Madman is generally regarded as the first modern vernacular novel in the history of China literature (different from the ancient vernacular novels such as A Dream of Red Mansions and Romance of the Three Kingdoms), and his prose poem Weeds has also become the most famous work in the history of modern literature in China. This is the first step to open up the atmosphere.
Secondly, he participated in the initiation of the first literary society in the history of China literature-Literature Research Association, and translated and introduced many foreign literary works. His translations such as Destruction and Dead Soul are still immortal. It also influenced a generation of writers.
Thirdly, it created the style of "essays" and became a model for China intellectuals to directly intervene in society and fight against the dark reality and the ignorant people. His words are like aphorisms, criticizing the shortcomings without mercy. It can be said that he became the greatest spiritual mentor of China intellectuals before creating a generation of ethos.
Others include, for example, New Stories created the interpretation paradigm of "classic rereading", Weeds introduced many western modernist literary factors, and A Brief History of China's Novels is the first complete history of China's novels, which has extremely important literary significance, and so on. These are all valuable legacies left by Lu Xun to China's literary history. Lu Xun's articles and actions have a far-reaching impact on later generations.
As for the influence of Lu Xun's articles on contemporary teenagers, generally speaking, it is from two aspects:
First, from the positive point of view, Lu Xun's articles are combative, indomitable and not blindly obedient. Lu Xun's analysis of problems is unique and his style is serious and cold. As long as you read Lu Xun's articles carefully, you will inevitably find something different, which is not only a collision with the hearts of great men, but also a direct exchange with great ideas. Many great contemporary writers and thinkers acquired their spiritual heritage through their association with Lu Xun, and were also inspired by Lu Xun in their youth. In addition, Lu Xun is an awakened person who is numb to China. Although China has established a new society, there are no new citizens. Old feudal habits and foolish customs (such as watching the scene of bustle, numbness, indifference, selfishness and corruption) still exist in the body of the Chinese nation. Lu Xun's articles are like good medicine, which can heal wounds and inspire us to change. Finally, Lu Xun's critical spirit also inspires contemporary teenagers to face the dark side of society and make their own contributions to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Secondly, on the other hand, it is undeniable that Lu Xun's articles have some negative effects on contemporary teenagers. For example, its grammar is half written and half white in the early days, which is different from modern Chinese grammar. Some words used by Lu Xun, such as traditional characters and variant characters, are also different from modern grammar. This is a dyslexia. As for the others, it is not the fault of Lu Xun's articles, but that our political form has entered and rewritten Lu Xun. This mistake mainly lies in textbook writers and annotators, who forcibly imposed the ideology of class struggle on Lu Xun and shaped Lu Xun into a ruthless image of "dagger", "throwing guns" and "fighting every day". When commenting on the article, they only said that Lu Xun "beat Reservoir Dogs", but did not say that Lu Xun also had human feelings. When the teacher mentioned Lu Xun in the lecture, he told people with a straight face according to the faculty's statement, which was a gesture of teaching people. This makes many teenagers "fear Lu Xun", fear Lu Xun and hate Lu Xun, but it is not Lu Xun's fault. Lu Xun himself anticipated these things. He said, "After I die, I will quickly converge, bury it, forget it and do nothing to commemorate it." The purpose is to be afraid that your body will become the material for others to "do theory" and become the "battlefield of elegy and speech" behind you. But people who misread Lu Xun want to use Lu Xun as a tool to beat people, which really goes against Lu Xun's original intention. (For relevant contents, please refer to several articles written by Lu Xun in 1936, such as Death, Answer to Xu Maoyong, About the Anti-Japanese United Front, etc. However, it is undeniable that this dualistic and ultra-left interpretation of class struggle is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Lu Xun's words are taken out of context (for example, "I don't forgive any of them" and "beat up Reservoir Dogs"), which requires us to clarify the essence and eliminate misunderstandings, instead of accusing Lu Xun, because Lu Xun is innocent.
The answer is not easy to adopt.