Nationals Of A Hundred Years To Find Exploration

The disclosure, animadvert and reconstruction of national character is one of the main theme of the twentieth century.As the founder of contemporary Chinese literature, Lu Xun devoted his whole life to studying national character. He observed the whole society in terms of enlightenment, paying special attention to spiritual status of the Chinese people. His works profoundly embodied his thoughts of recast national character.Lu Xun has contributed so much in his research scope of national character that he illuminated the researchers thereafter in the very field. Taking the significance of his proposition, the profundity of his thoughts, the wide range of his discourse into consideration, it is the right thing to say that Lu Xun's thoughts of national character has formed a unique self-system both theoretically and practically.Deep under the influence of Lu Xun and loyally following his footstep, Chen Yingzhen, a Taiwanese writer, takes over the unfinished task and begins probing into the problem of national character. Chen Yingzhen has always persevered in realism in his creation and he shows great respect to history. He focuses his eyes on the tribulation of the real world and the painful memory the whole nation shared together during hard times. Always clear-headed, he can keep a deep insight into life. In his writing, the sharp change and doleful vicissitude taking place in modern Taiwan, taking history and humanity as a starting point, he touched the pulse of social politics, economy, especially cultural development with acuity, thus taking the lead in putting forward the foreseeing and significant problems to be discussed at the age .National character is a dynamic conception, which varies with times, national tasks, and traditions and customs.Chen Yingzhen is influenced by Lu Xun and carried on his animadvert of national character. They two come down in one continuous line in terms of literature. Yet due to the difference in the situation and national tasks they confront., they are not totally consistent. Chen Yingzhen, while putting more emphasis on disclosing the servility in nationality, exerts himself to exploring the fine quality in nationality, that is what Lu Xun called National Backbone in his later creation.Therefore , in time of national calamity, to dredge up the inferior quality in nationality deeply is to arouse people's alert and call for superior quality. However, during a period when national conflicts ease up, and confronted with colonized and invade by capitalist countries, to quest for fine quality and noble spirit in nationality for the sake of recasting national spirit is just the way to recast national spirit and prevent dissimilation of national soul, which is no other than Chen Yingzhen's obligation.