The Diary of a Madman

by Lu Xun

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In "The Diary of a Madman," the character in the story believes that the children must save themselves from practicing cannibalism by breaking away from their parents, or, alternatively, the parents...

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The Diary of a Madman

Lu Xun's short story "The Diary of a Madman" contains many examples of "modernism." Modernists move away from romanticizing, moralizing deceptions of life and focus on the mire and mess of society....

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The Diary of a Madman

"The Diary of a Madman" is framed as a medical case study to mask its critique of early 20th-century Chinese societal oppression, allowing Lu Xun to avoid direct persecution. The story uses the...

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The Diary of a Madman

The madman in Gogol's story is Aksenty Ivanovich Poprishchin, a clerk. He is criticized by the chief clerk for aspiring to marry the director's daughter, which he dismisses. Despite being a titular...

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