11 Results in the "THE TRUE STORY OF AH Q" category
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Mr. Chou Shu-jên (周樹人),who writes under the pen name Lu-hsün (魯迅),was born in 1881 in the city of Shaohsing, in Chekiang province. Before we consider the early struggles of this popular writer of the modern school, it may be well to translate a passage,which he wrote after his book had' received recognition and which will serve not only to reveal one pronounced side of his nature but also to cheer the reader as he follows the early trials with a foreknowledge that the dreamer does…-
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IX. The Grand Ending
CHAPTER IX THE GRAND ENDING AFTER the looting of the Chao family, the Weichuangites were, on the whole, filled with a mixture of delight and fear; Ah Q also was filled with delight and fear. But at midnight, four days later, Ah Q was suddenly taken by force to the district seat. In the black night a company of soldiers, a company of militia, a company of police, and five spies quietly made their way to Weichuang and under cover of darkness, surrounded T‘uku Temple. They put up a machine gun…-
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CHAPTER VIII BARRED FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY PARTY EACH day brought more peace to the hearts of the people of Weichuang. From the news that was brought to them, they understood that although the Revolutionists had entered the city, there was no great change in the tenor of things. The Chih-hsien-ta-lao-yeh still remained the same official, the name of the office having merely been changed to “such and such” an office. Moreover, Chü-jen Lao-yeh had become some sort of official. The Weichuangites…
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VII. The Revolution
CHAPTER VII THE REVOLUTION ON the fourteenth day of the ninth moon of the third year of the emperor Hsüan T‘ung—on the same day that Ah Q had sold Chao Pai-yen the purse—after three strokes of the watchman’s drum, a large dark-sailed ship reached the Chao household’s landing place. Through the inky darkness, while the villagers slumbered and knew nothing, this boat came rowing in. Dawn had almost arrived when it left; and so few people saw it. But stealthy investigation resulted in the…-
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VI. His Rise and Fall
CHAPTER VI HIS RISE AND FALL THE next time Weichuang saw Ah Q, it was just past the midautumn of the year. On speaking of Ah Q’s return, the people were astonished and would review the past, saying, “Where has he been heretofore?” When about to go to the city on former occasions Ah Q had enthusiastically told others about it, but it was not so on this occasion; therefore, no one had paid any attention to his going. He may have informed the old man who took charge, of T‘uku Temple, but…-
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V. Problems of Livelihood
CHAPTER V PROBLEMS OF LIVELIHOOD AFTER Ah Q had bowed, he returned to T‘uku Temple. The sun was sinking low, when by degrees he came to the realization that there was something strange about the world. On thinking over the matter carefully, he finally realized that the reason was his own bare shoulders. Recalling that he still had his tattered lined coat, he threw it over his body and lay down. When he opened his eyes, the sun had already gilded the top of the west wall; he sat up, muttering…-
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