Freedom, Anxiety, Surrender: Nie Livor Crossbow Essay Creation Spirit

Essays of Modern and Contemporary Literature in China has a special meaning and value. Nie Gannu was another important essay writer after Lu Xun and Qu Qiubai. His essays, in terms of apirit, content and style features, had shown a distinctive charm. Especially the spiritual content reflected in his essay was worthy to be explored and researched.Freedom was the "May Fourth" generation’s common pursuit of personal liberation and national independence. Nie Gannu following the way of predecessors, bravely pursued his own right of free speech and the survival also the independence of the nation-state. This spirit had always been reflected throughout his works, laid the tone for his entire essay writing. The country was suffering from foreign strong power, but domestic class of the anti-Japanese forces had not been united yet,which had brought about the emotional waves called suffering. What was presented in his essay was a figure striving and appealing with all-out efforts for the survival of the people of the country. He brought criticism of servility, criticism of traditional chronic illness closely with the independence and struggle. The unyielding spirit came as the paramount personality of Nie Gannu himself and his articles. Even at the wake of internal revolt and foreign invasion as well as tremendous trauma, he still persisted and standed upright, which endowed him with the capitalised "Man".Because of the conditions of society, culture and period, Nie Gannu got a complexed and various spiritual context naturally. Family background had a profound effect, which was the base of knowing of the world and forming the values. After he entered the society, his thoughts changed from Anarchism to Marxism-Leninism, which made his works more mature and profound. Nie Gannu’s works also closely related with different social experiences and mentalities in a specific period.Nie Gannu’s essay well reflected the heritage of the Enlightenment and the Persistence of freedom. His unrestrained brushwork was a good interpretation of the characteristics of himself and his creations. The charm of the spirit and personality reflected in his essay writer highlighted its significance and value. After the wash of history, his works and personality would eventually left a vivid page in Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature.