鲁迅《故乡》被选入日本中学教材的原因探析

An Analysis of the Reasons Why Lu Xun’s “Hometown” Selected by Japanese Middle School Textbooks

自1953年开始,日本中学教材一直选用鲁迅的《故乡》,而在鲁迅的众多作品中,《故乡》既不是最早传入日本的作品,也不是影响力最大的作品,为何被选入日本中学教材而广为阅读呢?文章从日本的历史时代背景、社会现实问题和文本实用价值三个方面探析,发现其成为稳定教材并非偶然,而是有着深层次的原因。

Since 1953,Lu Xun’s“Hometown”has been used in Japanese middle school textbooks.Among Lu Xun’s many works,“Hometown”is neither the first work introduced into Japan,nor the most influential one.Why is it widely read when it is selected into Japanese middle school textbooks?This paper analyzes the historical background,social problems and practical value of the text of Japan,and finds that it is not accidental,but has a deep-seated reason to become a stable textbook.