On The Image Of Lin Yutang From 1920s To 1930s

Lin Yutang was once rated as one of the "wisdom figures of the 20 th century".Anderson,a library expert at Siemens College in Boston,commented that Lin Yutang's "wisdom of integrating things" is "the dragon and Phoenix of cultural people."Lin Yutang is also a high character writer in the changes life of China Asia literature.He studied both China and the West and actively participated in the revolutionary torrent in the New Culture Movement and the May 4th Movement.He took the pen as a sword and fought side by side with Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren.He proposed that the " spirit" should change the national character of "the golden mean" and "the happy heavenly knowledge".In the 1920 s,Lin Yutang followed the growth of "Yusi" and he had a distinctive fighting style and radical rebellious spirit given by the times,which in turn formed an impetuous artistic feature.This also reflects the general social psychology of the May 4th period and the anxiety of the times.After experiencing the "May 8th Massacre","March 18 th Massacre" and "Ninghan Split",Lin Yutang in the 1930 s gradually changed the image of an impetuous warrior and became a layman who advocated "humor," "leisure," and "spiritual." Later,he once again transformed his identity into a cultural messenger of the East and the West and devoted himself to introducing Chinese culture to Westerners.Such a large life transition and its era,personal character,recent Economic seen considered business based present possible second interests and other factors are related.The essay analyzes the image of Lin Yutang in different periods from the context of historical development by examining the essay.