Literary Works of Swift, Nobuo and Xun

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This paper discusses the concept of knowing others by knowing the self, as seen in the literary works by Jonathan Swift ("A Modest Proposal"), Kojima Nobuo ("The American School") and Lu Xun ("Diary of a Madman"). This paper discusses the way in which the main theme and thesis presented in the works is the reflection of the self in each of the narrator/voice of the story, which, in turn, reflects the nature of society s/he lives in.

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""The Diary of a Madman" by Lu Xun effectively conveyed his criticism of the society's tendency to hold on to the status quo and of the government through symbolism. The Madman's madness, in fact, was the primary symbol Lu utilized to show how the society and government great influenced the individual--sometimes, detrimentally. In "Diary," the perceived madness of the Madman was actually, as explained by the Narrator, the effects of persecution complex. Looking deeper into this meaning, however, madness in the story was not only a manifestation of the persecution complex, but it also signified the Madman's paranoia as about the way his society treated and regarded him."

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