Yu Dafu’s Inferiority Complex and Its Influence on His Novel Writing
Abstract:A special experience is what you can acquire while reading Yu Dafu’s novels due to the inferiority complex penetrated into his writing psychology. It is such a unique and impressive characteristic that contributes a lot to his position of a literary giant during the May Fourth period of China. As soon as the mention of Yu Dafu, what come to people’s minds are his novel writing features as sentimental expression and self-disclosure. These characteristics constitute the catharsis of his inferiority feelings which derived from the combination of Yu Dafu’s personal experience with social and historical background. In conclusion, this kind of inferiority complex, profoundly influencing his creation, is the motive source of his novel writing.
Key words: Yu Dafu; Inferiority Complex; Novel Writing
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