What are the characteristics of Mao Dun's novel creation and his special contribution to modern novels?

Mao Dun is a typical representative writer of "Social Analysis School", and his revolutionary realism has made outstanding contributions to the development of China's new literature. Most researchers spoke highly of the fine tradition of "social analysis school" represented by Mao Dun, and opposed to easily denying Mao Dun's contribution and position in the history of literature. (1), Zhang Guangnian: Mao Dun embodies the "perfect combination of writers and revolutionaries" and is a rare "person who combines two qualities". Mao Dun's research on social history led to Mao Dun's research on subject and individual. (2) Yan Jiayan's History of China Novel Schools: It fully affirmed the significance of Mao Dun's novels in the history of literature from the perspective of ideological schools, profoundly summarized the creative style of "social analysis school" with the temperament of "novelist and sociologist", and affirmed this valuable experience and fine tradition in the development of new literature. (3) On the multiple motivations of Jiang Wen's creation of Midnight: From the perspective of literary genesis, this paper makes a deep psychological analysis of the writer's creative motivation, and draws the conclusion that Mao Dun has four complexes: participation complex, monument complex, local complex and prototype complex. He opposes the simplistic tendency of using "political diagrams" and "current affairs propositions" to explain the creative motivation of Midnight. (4) Zhongtian Sun's Rational Spirit and Mao Dun's Novels: spoke highly of the rational tendency of Mao Dun's novels. Mao Dun's works not only pay attention to the mental state of the characters, but also pay attention to their social relations and interpersonal relationships. Everything is turbulent in the strange circle of people and history. Times and history are no longer simple external space environment, but have become "big roles" of works. That is, the joys and sorrows of the characters, the gains and losses of success or failure, and every rhythm of life is subject to the environment and controlled by this ubiquitous "giant hand". This is the grand and rigorous artistic structure produced by rational spirit.

Mao Dun has a "dual personality", and his soul is a combination of politicians and writers. Social Analysis, written by him, puts the theme first, blindly pursues the clarity of political inclination and reflects the integrity of life. Its ideological content is greater than artistic quality, and it has been questioned for more than half a century that Mao Dun's classic status was established. (1) Modern literature classic: Lundy's symptomatic analysis: Midnight is a social document piled up with abstract ideas and materials, and its long description of social life is completely subordinate to the writer's first theme. This description, which conforms to the real political struggle and has a strong direction, is far from reflecting the reality. It is a complicated and daunting "advanced social document" with poor readability and lack of artistic charm. Lack of subjective experience, lack of transcendence consciousness of time and space, too eager for quick success, no profound philosophical connotation as lasting enlightenment, and lack of perspective on human nature, life and universal consciousness. (2) Wang Xiaoming's On Mao Dun's Novel Creation: Mao Dun's creation declined. The trilogy Eclipse is inspired by "emotional memory of the past" and has a "unique artistic style". "Midnight" and "Lin Jiapu" are always conceived from abstract examples of judging current events "and" have clear social and political themes ". Mao Dun changes with the trend of the times. He had a strong utilitarian desire from the first time he advocated "for life" literature, and his political enthusiasm lasted for more than ten years until the 1930 s, which covered up and suppressed the full play of his artistic quality. (3) Qiu: The greatest feature of Mao Dun's novels is "modernity and socialization", but there are also thought-provoking contradictions. Conscious rational thinking will not only help to organize the theme and give play to imagination, but also hinder imagination and make the subject lost. The network structure type of Mao Dun's novels is a higher art form in the development of Chinese and foreign novels, but it is also one of the reasons why many of Mao Dun's works are difficult to complete. Some of Mao Dun's works are plain in style, showing the defect of simply pursuing artistic breadth.