The Loner and the Mirror Dynamics of Lu Xun's Novels
The Loner continues the theme of"exposing the family system"that has run through Lu Xun's nov-els since The Diary of a Madman,as is specifically manifest in how Wei Lianshu,as a modern subject,faces the is-sue of tradition.The marriages between the Zhou family and other local big families in Shaoxing enabled Lu Xun to use family characters and their in-laws as important materials for his novels,thus providing researchers with clues to grasp the generation process of Lu Xun's novels from the perspective of family history."The splendidly dressed an-cestral portrait"in The Loner integrates relevant information of the family of Sun Yuexian,the grandmother of Lu Xun.The gaze between Wei Lianshu and the portrait not only symbolizes the integration and rebellion between mod-ern subjects and tradition,but also reveals the core position of the"viewer-mirror"overall structure in Lu Xun's lit-erary world.In The Loner,Lu Xun has demonstrated a flexible and diverse use of prototype characters as a character-ization technique in ancient Chinese novels,including various adaptations of the relationships between prototype characters,the events they experience,the interconnected experiences of characters,and the surrounding atmo-sphere.The Loner has the traits of a"sample"and presents rich possibilities for continuous exploration.
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