2024年3月10日发(作者：)

郁达夫小说中的忏悔意识

【Abstract】

As an important writer of modern Chinese literature, Yu Dafu’s

works reflect his deep sense of repentance. His repentance

consciousness is mainly reflected in three aspects: the pain of

estrangement from his own cultural identity, the painful realization

of the historical responsibility of intellectuals, and the remorse for

his personal failures. This paper analyzes the reflection of Yu

Dafu's repentance consciousness in his works, hoping to provide a

new perspective for readers to understand his literary creation.

【Keywords】Yu Dafu, repentance consciousness, cultural

identity, historical responsibility, personal failure

1. Introduction

2. The pain of estrangement from his own cultural identity

2.1 The conflict between modernity and tradition in Yu Dafu's

works

2.2 Yu Dafu's mixed feelings towards Western culture and his

own culture

2.3 The pain of being marginalized by his own culture

3. The painful realization of the historical responsibility of

intellectuals

3.1 The responsibility of intellectuals in Chinese history

3.2 The dilemma of intellectuals in modern society

3.3 The grief of Yu Dafu's works for the loss of Chinese culture

4. The remorse for his personal failures

4.1 The self-reflection in Yu Dafu's works

4.2 The confession of personal mistakes and sins

4.3 The pursuit of spiritual redemption in his works

5. Conclusion: The significance of Yu Dafu's repentance

consciousness in modern Chinese literature

【Introduction】

Yu Dafu, as a representative figure of the May Fourth Movement,

played an important role in the literary and cultural revolution of

modern China. However, the pursuit of modernity and intellectual

freedom has brought him not only success and honor, but also deep

pain and regret. His repentance consciousness is an important

theme in his works, which reflects his self-awareness and spiritual

pursuit. This paper analyzes the reflection of Yu Dafu's repentance

consciousness in his works, hoping to provide a new perspective

for readers to understand his literary creation.

【The pain of estrangement from his own cultural identity】

The first aspect of Yu Dafu's repentance consciousness is the pain

of estrangement from his own cultural identity. In his works, he

always expresses his complex and contradictory feelings about the

conflict between modernity and tradition, between Western culture

and Chinese culture. He laments the loss of his own cultural roots,

and the alienation that it brings to his spirit. For example, in his

novella《Sinking》, the protagonist Mai Qixia, who has been

studying in Japan for many years, returns to his hometown and

finds that he has lost touch with the local customs and culture. He

feels himself as a stranger in his own home, and suffers from a

deep sense of loneliness and helplessness. This reflects Yu Dafu's

own feelings of estrangement from the traditional Chinese culture

due to the impact of Western culture.