神话的消解－重读《故事新编》

<故事新编>的创作历时十三年,几乎贯穿鲁迅的整个创作生涯,其中从主人公的变化、取材范围的变化、主人公与环境关系的变化上都可见出一个很明显的神话消失的过程.这种神话的消解是时代风云变幻使然,与五四思潮神话性的消解具有同步性.与此相应,鲁迅对自我及知识分子的理解变得愈益清醒和成熟,二者合力促成了<故事新编>中神话的消失.

The Disappearance of Mythology--On The New Anthology of Essays

We can observe the process of an obvious disappearance of mythology, ranging from the change of protagonists to the relation between the protagonists and the environment. This death of mythology is the result of the time, synchronizing with the disappearance of mythology of the May 4 Movement. Correspondingly, Lu Xun became mature and sober in understanding himself and the intellectuals, leading to the death of mythology in The New Anthology of Essays.