Back when Lu Xun wrote the novel, the leaders of the New Culture Movement were saddened that their Chinese compatriots were so feeble in the face of the Western assault, and even went as far as completely rejecting traditional Chinese culture. From today's perspective, they seem a bit rash and impatient, and some of their basic principles were not well founded.
當年新文化運動的健將們在西方文明的強烈衝擊下，痛心自己同胞不爭氣，甚至全盤否定傳統文化，在今天看起來不免操之過急，一些立論也有失偏頗。