老舍作品对国民心理痼疾的警示

Warnings of Lao She’s Literary Works Against National Mental Illnesses

中国新文学的重要任务之一是文化启蒙。老舍对国人心性负面症候的挖掘揭示,是倾其心力也是涵盖深广的。其作品所揭示的中华国民心理痼疾,五花八门,不一而足。择其要点,则包括怠惰敷衍、愚蛮凶暴、陈腐伪善等,由此又造成群体堕落、漠对国运、文化自夸等现实恶果。老舍所针砭的诸种民族性负面表现,具有警示意义。

One of the most important tasks of Chinese new literature is cultural enlightenment. With great depth and breadth, Lao She made great efforts to reveal the negative symptoms of Chinese people’s mind. The mental illnesses of Chinese people revealed in his literary works are diverse, including indolence and obstinacy, foolishness and ferocity, hypocrisy and insincerity, etc., what had made the bad results of group degeneration, indifferent attitude to national fortune and conceit on national culture. Lao She’s criticisms of various negative manifestations of national character are of warning significance.