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Week Three: Modern Chinese Literature

Week Three: Modern Chinese Literature. Fylde Building, Room 412 Wednesday, 1-1:50 pm Instructor: Gang Sui. A Madman’s Diary Lu Xun.

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Week Three: Modern Chinese Literature

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  1. Week Three: Modern Chinese Literature Fylde Building, Room 412 Wednesday, 1-1:50 pm Instructor: Gang Sui

  2. A Madman’s DiaryLu Xun For the purposes of comparison and/or contrast, discuss “satire”, “unreliable narration”, “reality/delusion”, “madness”, “horror”, and “cannibalism” as manifested in Poe’s The Tell-tale Heart and Swift’s A Modest Proposal. -- a frame story (the madman – an official post?) -- the “I” (Who is reliable?) -- human characters (male, female, old, young, living, dead) -- animals as characters the Zhaos’ dog, the steamed fish, the hyena -- setting: “The sun has stopped shining….” cf. Macbeth

  3. “real men vs. beasts” “The fierceness of a lion, the timidity of a rabbit, the craftiness of a fox….” -- man-eating history -- questioning “tradition”, “Virtue/Morality”, and “brotherhood” -- self-discovery: “I, who will be eaten by others, am the younger brother of an eater of human flesh!” -- self-criticism/regret/repentance: “I may have eaten several pieces of my sister’s flesh unwittingly, and now it is my turn….” -- “Save the children….”: from being/doing what?

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