루쉰(魯迅)의 연설“今春的两种感想”의 수사학적 분석

Abstract

This purpose of this study is to analyze the speech of Lu Xun (魯迅, 1881∼1936) based on the methodology of rhetoric. This study will investigate the method of persuasion he employes in conveying his spirit to his audience. By his speech, Lu Xun expressed his mind to the youth of his era, bringing a great impact to those who heard him. According to him, the recovery of the independence and vivacity of Chinese society was most urgent. The root of his thought was about humanity and planting seeds of humanity in the spirit of the mass population. More precisely, it was about the Chinese population being released from their spiritual slavery, regaining independence, egoism, dignity, and moreover, the honesty and the bravery to embrace reality which the Chinese population of that era generally lacks. Consequently, his speech was an extension and exhibition of his thought --- humanity and cultivating humanity in the mind of people. This article studies the speech of Lu Xun given at Fu Ren university in November 1932. The title of this speech was "My Two Thoughts This Spring". Lu Xun pointed out two main ideas in his speech. First, do not live lives with a playful attitude, but rather do everything seriously. Second, expand one's vision, but don't take it too far. We ought to focus on reality and the immediate problems of the society. This purpose of this research is to analyze the speech of Lu Xun based on rhetoric. We will look at the process of ideation, juxtaposition, representation, under the framework of rhetoric. In ideation, we study the topos of Lu Xun by his argument. In juxtaposition, we study the principle of secrecy in the preparation which led to his main speech. His main speech is logical as plenty of examples are used by the speaker. At the end of the speech, the speaker summarizes the core arguments of his speech. In the process of representation, the most representative rhetoric used by the speaker are metaphor and satire.