The Puzzle Of The Enlightenment

This article takes china outstanding intellectuals' enlightenment in the May Forth new literature movements as the writing background, and the clear discrimination of 'Enlightenment' between east and west as the theory premise. We carry on the elaboration analysis of the enlightenment thought in LuXun's novels creation within the specific theory frame. Then we discuss the reason that LuXun's enlightenment moves towards the puzzle and expose subjective reads by mistake to the western enlightenment thought for LuXun and promulgate the intrinsic essence of enlightenment.The thesis launches the analysis elaboration in four aspects:The first part is Introduction and Literature summary. The theory significance of this topic and reason of choosing this topic is addressed. The different opinions to LuXun's enlightenment thought of different researchers are expatiated in different classification. Then the writing intention of this article is put forward based on the above analysis.In the next part subjective reads of enlightenment and enlightenment movement by mistakes is addressed. Starting with original explaining of 'Enlightenment' in the east and west dictionary we induce the essential difference of 'Enlightenment' and 'Enlightenment Movement' under the different history of east and west and give the denial to the opinion of equating 'Enlightenment' and 'Enlightenment Movement'. This provides powerful evidence to the following analysis to the puzzle of enlightenment.The third part addresses the puzzled enlightenment. From LuXun's novels we try to understand the puzzle of enlightenment and the hard course for LuXun. This presents the fact that Lu Xun finally gives up pursuing westernization and finds out the final spirit end-result in the proletariat revolution camp.The final part presents the reason and essential of the puzzle. LuXun poses as the intellectual of the enlightenment and utilizes the manner of educating the community for individual. This results enlightenment by others but the self-enlightenment. Through the in-depth analysis to enlightenment and particular understanding to novel creation for LuXun we discuss the real reason of the puzzle of enlightenment and open out the essential of enlightenment for LuXun.