Lu Xun described it like this in Diary of a Madman: "I look at history, and this history has no age. The words' benevolence, righteousness and morality' are written on every crooked paper. I can't sleep anyway. I read it carefully in the middle of the night before I saw the words in the cracks. The words "cannibalism" are written all over the book. The author attacked feudal ethics through the mouth of a madman.

character introduction

A madman is a persecutor and a typical image of an ideological enlightener created by Lu Xun. In the novel, the madman's extraordinary thought and behavior characteristics lead to his exclusion and hostility in his living environment, and he is considered to be "sick". Crazy people's strange words and deeds are thorough and pure. The environment described in Diary of a Madman lacks realism, but it hits the social essence of "cannibalism" in China's feudal society for thousands of years.

The madman in the work is actually a symbolic image. Lu Xun's description of madness in the Ming Dynasty is actually a heartstring for readers to think about the times, society and the true meaning of life. The madman is not a typical figure, he is symbolic, and it is the artistic symbol of the avant-garde cynicism in the May 4th era.