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    Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) (1881-1936)

    Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) was the pen name of


    Zhou Shuren. Lu is widely regarded as one
    of modern China’s most prominent and
    influential writers. His work promoted
    radical change through criticism of
    antiquated cultural values and repressive
    social customs.
    • Born: 25 September 1881, Shaoxing, China
    • Died: 19 October 1936, Shanghai, China
    • Spouse: Zhu An (m. 1906–1936)
    • Movies: Shang Shi, New Year's Sacrifice, 
    The True Story of Ah Q
    • Children: Zhou Haiying
    • Education: Tohoku University (1904–1906), 
    Jiangnan Military Academy (1899–1901), 
    Jiangnan Naval Academy(1898–1899)
    • Lu Xun was a versatile writer. He wrote using both traditional
    Chinese conventions and 19th century European literary
    forms.
    • His style has been described in equally broad terms,
    conveying both "sympathetic engagement" and "ironic
    detachment" at different moments.
    • His essays are often very incisive in his societal commentary,
    and in his stories his mastery of the vernacular language and
    tone make some of his literary works (like "The True Story of
    Ah Q") hard to convey through translation.
    • In them, he frequently treads a fine line between criticizing
    the follies of his characters and sympathizing with those very
    follies. Lu Xun was a master of irony and satire (as can been
    seen in "The True Story of Ah Q") and yet can write
    impressively direct with simple engagement ("My Old Home",
    "A Little Incident").
    • In them, he frequently treads a fine line
    between criticizing the follies of his characters
    and sympathizing with those very follies.
    • Lu Xun was a master of irony and satire (as can
    been seen in "The True Story of Ah Q") and yet
    can write impressively direct with simple
    engagement ("My Old Home", "A Little
    Incident").
    Have you ever seen or
    experienced a
    vehicular accident?

    What happened?
    STORY MAP
    A. Title
    B. Author
    C. Characters (write a short description)
    D. Settings: When? Where?
    E. Theme
    F. Plot (Cite 3 main events)
    G. Point of View
    SHARING INSIGHTS
    1. What incident happened to the narrator on
    his way to work?
    2. Whom would you blame for the incident?
    3. Between the rickshaw puller and the
    passenger, whose behavior would you like to
    emulate? Why?
    4. What message does the story gives?
    The Characters
    • The narrator
    The “I” or the narrator is both the protagonist
    and antagonist of the story, though he shows
    rudeness, he is still the main character, and it
    is his story of realization or waking-up. His
    character falls under the dynamic, for he
    undergone changes as the story goes on.
    • The rickshaw man or the puller
    The rickshaw man has a very contrasting
    personality to the “I”; for he is sensible and
    shows malevolence in the story. His character
    falls under static, because there is no changes
    happened to him as the story went on, though
    he plays significant part of the story for he is
    the cause of changes of “I”.
    •  The Old woman
    The old woman fall under the static character;
    she also symbolized oppressed people in the
    story.
    Plot

    The story begins with the recall of the


    narrator or the “I” about what happens six
    years ago, what does the “I” thinks and feels
    over the never-ending, and repetitions of
    events around him known as “affairs of state.
    It opens up and shows what kind of
    personality the “I” had, before the incident
    that will change him as the story goes on.  
    One winter day the “I” had to run some
    errands and to do this he needs a rickshaw to
    take him on the South Gate; though he
    encountered difficulty in finding it, he was
    lucky enough to hire one

    somebody ran in front of them, got entangled in


    the rickshaw and stumbled on the ground.
                It was an old woman; she had darted
    suddenly from the side of the street, and crossed
    directly in front of them.
    The puller didn’t hesitate to help the old woman,
    he hold her arm and lead her to the police station.

    The puller and the old woman leave the “I” alone
    on the street; and as they passed in, the “I”
    experienced a curious sensation. It seems to him
    that the puller’s shadow becomes bigger as they
    walked farther from him. 
    The “I” got down from the rickshaw as the officer
    approached him, and told him that the rickshaw
    man cannot pull him anymore. Without thinking
    the “I” pulled forth a big fistful coppers, and told
    the officer to give it to the rickshaw-man.
     After the incident, the “I” think back to the
    situation, and to himself. He was bombarded
    by a lot of questions in his mind, but still can’t
    find, give a relevant answer to his own
    conscience.
    Conflict
    Character vs. Society
    The beginning of the story already gives a
    cue of the conflict of the narrator or the “I”
    to the society.
    “during all the time, there have occurred many of those
    events known as ‘affairs of state’, a great number of
    which I have seen or heard about. My heart does not
    seem to have been in the least affected by any of them,
    and recollection now only tends to ill my temper and
    cause me to like people less as the days wears on.” 
    Character vs. Character

    The conflict between the two characters- the


    “I” and the puller, happened when the puller
    or the rickshaw-man decided to help the old
    woman, despite the order of the “I” to move
    on.

    ‘It’s nothing ,’ I told him. “Move on”


    But either  he did not hear me or did not care, for he put
    down the shafts and gently helped the old woman to her
    feet.”
    There is also a conflict between the “I” and the
    old woman.

    “I saw you fall, and it was not all rough. How can you
    be hurt? You are pretending. The whole business is
    distasteful, and the rickshaw-man is merely making
    difficulties for himself. Now, let him find his own
    way out of the mess.”
    Character vs. Self (Internal Conflict)

    The “I” is the one who suffered internal


    conflict in the story; he is insensitive,
    inconsiderate and cold-hearted.
    Point of View

    The story is in the “first-person” point of


    view because the narrator does
    participate, and a protagonist of the
    story.
    Setting

    The setting of the story is in China; where


    social classification was apparent- This social
    classification can be seen in the story;
    The “I” represents people of high rankings,
    whereas the puller represents people of lower
    rankings, or the commoner.
    Theme

    Man is good in-nature; and man


    is us. No matter how cruel or
    rude a man appears to be, there
    is still goodness lies in him, that
    only needs a “bang” to wake-up.
    NEXT STORY

    The Summer Solstice


    By: Nick Joaquin

    HAPPY
    READING

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