On the Enlightenment Ideology of Lu Xun——Taking Call to Arms and Wandering as an Example

Abstract

Lu Xun as an anti-feudal pioneer, is committed to the enlightenment of people and national liberation. His works Call to Arms and Wandering promote the development of literary genre and enlightenment ideology. The image of “intellectuals” and “uncivilized underlying characters” have deeply reflected the enlightenment ideology of Lu Xun. This paper starts from the perspective of two types of characters, and analyzes how the enlightenment is reflected in Call to Arms and Wandering.  From the perspective of “intellectuals”, different intellectuals have different enlightenment explorations. The victims of the feudal system reveal the destruction of the intellectual spirit of the old feudal society. Through their tragic destiny, Lu Xun stresses the importance of carrying out enlightenment for national awakening. The maintainer of the feudal system is facing the attitude of the enlightenment ideology to maintain resistance, and it strongly maintained feudal rule and has become the resistance of enlightenment. While Lu Xun criticizes these feudal system maintainers, he also embodies the dilemma of spreading enlightenment ideology and deep expectations for intellectual awakening. The rebels of the feudal system are intellectuals with enlightenment ideas. They are brave enough to fight against the feudal system and dare to speak out for the people. From the perspective of “uncivilized underlying characters”, they are deeply affected by feudal ideas and lack enlightenment consciousness. Through the depiction of these characters, Lu Xun hosts the enlightenment ideology on the underlying people, debunking the cruelty of the feudal system and calling for the awakening of the nationals.