The Study Of Nie Gannu’s Essays

Nie Gannu is the outstanding essayist in the history of modern essays, he is also the important person of "Lu Xun wind" in 1930s. He comes from the feudal and occlusive family, and is influenced by Chu culture deeply, he is very proficient in Zhuang Zi’s philosophy too. The special living environment makes Nie Gannu unsociable but not depressed, introverted but not occlusive, self-abased but not degenerates. What’s more, he has unlimited hope to the outside world. Because of this, Nie Gannu broke the feudal shackles and went to the wide world. Young Nie Gannu showed special preference to the new things, new ideas and new culture, through lost in the Kuomintang camp carelessly at that time, justice eventually drove him to the communist party of China; he also understood the social reality so clear, so he resolutely took up the sharp weapon——essay to criticize the society’s all kinds of ugliness relentlessly. The content of Nie Gannu’s essays are very rich, the characteristic of his essays is very unique. Nie Gannu’s essays not only have creation and contribution, but also lead contemporary society’s deep thinking to the essays. Nie Gannu’s essays are quite unique and significant in the developing of modern essays.The content of Nie Gannu’s essays are quite rich, and the characteristic of his essays is very distinct. His essays always have the critical spirit, he really does his best to expose the ugliness, in turn, celebrate the true praise. Nie Gannu tries his best to criticize the feudal autocratic tradition severely (such as the concept of filial piety, the bureaucracy, the national deep-rooted bad habits), criticize the forces of imperialism and its attached aggression against China, he also worries about the problems that new China has remained; he tries to praise all kinds of new China’s new policies, at the same time he is proud of all kinds of victories that new China has obtained. The artistic features of Nie Gannu’s essays have the unique style, such as the adept use of the method of symbol and irony, the form of drama and letter is also into his essays, the discussion of his essays is very calm and rational, the appropriate use of the technique of narration interspersed with comments, all these characteristics make his essays full of fun and vitality.Nie Gannu’s essays have great creativity in the 20th century’s Chinese essays, the contribution of his essays is also very prominent. He is not only the successor of "Lu Xun wind", but also the important leader from modern essays to contemporary essays. The contribution of Nie Gannu’s essays is also not to be ignored. At first, it enriches the artistic form of modern essays; his essays take great care of the woman’s liberation, expands the new ideas of modern essays; Nie Gannu also makes the tenacious and pragmatic spirit of his essays further and better, promotes modern essays that can be integrated with the realistic society.Nie Gannu’s noble character and critical spirit of essays also lead to the deep thinking of the contemporary essays, namely the contemporary society needs Nie Gannu’s essays or no, and how to inherit and develop Nie Gannu’s essays. Studying Nie Gannu’s essays, promoting the critical spirit of Nie Gannu’s essays will be conducive to the prosperity of contemporary essays.