The True Story Of Ah Q:The Narration Of "Human Nature" Beyond "National Character"

In the history of modern Chinese literature,The True Story of Ah Q is one of the most charming literary work.Along with this work,is its nearly a century of research history."The indescribable Ah Q" continues to attract generations of readers to study and interpret.Today,after the 100 th anniversary of the publication of the novel,we can find that the criticism of national character runs through the whole process,which seems to be the final trend.If national character is the human weakness of a country,then it must also belong to the category of human nature.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China,the theory of human nature once became the forbidden area of literary criticism.However,after the new period,there are few articles to interpret works from the perspective of human nature.In fact,if we carefully analyze the text from the perspective of the theory of human nature,we will find that all the words and deeds of Ah Q are out of the need of normal human nature,and his spiritual victory method is also used by people all over the world.Not only Ah Q,but other characters in the novel,such as Master Zhao and Zou Qisao,are also out of the private nature of humanity.The reason of The True Story of Ah Q’s enduring popularity lies in the novel’s display of human nature,especially the revelation of the dark side of human nature.This also gives us an in-depth understanding of Lu Xun as a humanist,he has been committed to the human nature.At the same time,the novel reveals the dark human nature for the survival of individuals,but also for the construction of the democratic system put forward a warning significance.This paper is mainly divided into the following parts: The introduction part proposes to excavate the artistic value of The True Story of Ah Q from the perspective of human nature.The first chapter summarizes the acceptance history of The True Story of Ah Q,and points out the process from the enlightenment interpretation to the political interpretation and then to the interpretation of the national character.However,none of these interpretations can explain why the novel becomes a classic.The second chapter analyzes Ah Q’s spiritual victory method and points out that the universal use of spiritual victory method is a normal choice of human nature.What Lu Xun wanted to criticize was not the spiritual victory method but the improper use of the spiritual victory method.In addition,starting from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory,this chapter points out that Ah Q’s love and revolution are all derived from his normal human needs,and the behavior of Master Zhao and Wu Ma towards Ah Q is also out of human desires.On this basis,this chapter further points out that the reason why the text has achieved the value beyond The Times lies in its display of human nature.The third chapter analyzes the transcendental significance of the novel.This chapter points out the significance of the novel to deepen the understanding of Lu Xun.Lu Xun is a humanist,not only a critic of national character and anti-feudalism,his creation is out of human nature.In addition,the novel’s revelation of the dark human nature is also of great significance to the construction of social democratic system.Finally,the conclusion points out that the classic reason of The True Story of Ah Q lies not only in the national character,but also in the constant display and exploration of the human nature beyond the national character.