Interpretation of Tragic Consciousness in Lu Yao’s Novels

Abstract

Eugene O’Neill once highly affi rmed the value of tragedy: “Only tragedy is real, meaningful and beautiful. Tragedy is the meaning of life and the hope of life. The noblest is always the saddest.” However, there are many ways to write tragedies. Lu Yao is often dubbed as an ethical spirit such as optimism, idealism and heroism. However, it is not diffi cult to realize that in the era of the loess land and the integration of urban and rural areas that Lu Yao loves, the characters he writes are essentially a complete tragedy, however, this kind of sad emotion is contained, not released through huge emotional shock. By tracing Lu Yao’s growth process and his compassionate and moderate qualities, we seem to be able to understand Lu Yao’s drama tragedy.