Regarding stage adaptations, Lu Xun even suggested adapting Ah-Q to the place, because he didn't want people to think that this was a funny story about one place and one time, but rather wanted them to "suspect themselves and everyone else of being Ah-Q-like, and from there begin to reflect about things."
魯迅當年曾經建議搬演「阿Ｑ正傳」時可以因地製宜，適應觀眾的需要，因為他不要人以為這只是一時一地的滑稽故事，而要使人「疑心到像寫自己，又像是寫一切人，由此開出反省的道路。」