Later generations divided Chinese literature during the Anti-Japanese War into three types: the literature of the nationalized areas, the literature of the liberated areas, and the literature of the occupied areas.

The literature in the occupied areas is all non-politicized, specializing in some popular, emotional literature and essays, and the representative figures are Zhang Ailing, Qin Shoujuan, Zhou Zuoren, Hu Lancheng, Mei Niang, and so on. From a purely literary point of view, the works of Zhang Ailing, Zhou Zuoren and Hu Lancheng are of very high value. It's a pity that the latter two are cultural traitors, and Zhang Ailing is too close to traitors.

The literature of the nationalized and liberated areas is just the opposite, whether it is poetry, drama, prose, criticism, essays...... All kinds of themes are based on the Anti-Japanese War. Even if it does not directly involve the content of the Anti-Japanese War, it will still express a kind of love for the hometown and the motherland, or a profound reaction to the practical issues.

In particular, in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the literature of the Kuomintang region was mostly about generosity and blood to save the dead, and in the middle and later periods, it became more realistic—describing war scenes, describing displaced life, reflecting social ills, or sighing and laughing at oneself, and making fun of suffering.

There are no great writers who wrote fairy tales during the Anti-Japanese War, and it seems that there really isn't, and even Zhang Hatshui has rewritten the Anti-Japanese War. As a result, Liang Shiqiu stood up and poured cold water, saying that literary creation does not have to be linked to the Anti-Japanese War, and as a result, he was sprayed with blood by literati of various factions.

As soon as "The Little Prince" was published, it immediately caused huge controversy, and from the perspective of reactions, it was mainly divided into four types:

The first one, because of Zhou Hexuan's affection and Zhou Hexuan's status, many people choose to keep silent because of Zhou Hexuan's contribution.

The second, from a purely literary point of view, analyzes and praises the artistic achievements of The Little Prince, and considers it a work that celebrates friendship and love.

The third is sarcastic criticism.

The first to stand up and accuse Zhou Hexuan was Ye Zhiqiu, director of the Literary and Art Resistance Association (Federation of Literary and Art Circles) and deputy director of the Publishing Department, who commented in the "Literary Monthly" edited by himself:

"Literature during the Anti-Japanese War should be young, combative, healthy, solid, realistic, and progressive...... "The Little Prince" obviously has nothing to do with the battle, has nothing to do with reality, it sings about friendship and love in a nihilistic tone that is divorced from reality, which is not in line with the position of popular literature and anti-Japanese war literature......"

"As a great writer with international influence, Mr. Zhou Hexuan's book has brought a very bad exemplary effect to the majority of young people and cultural scholars...... In peacetime, "The Little Prince" is naturally an excellent work, but it is really out of place now. ”

"A soldier cannot be a deserter on the battlefield, but literary creation is a writer's battlefield, and a writer cannot be a deserter when the country is in crisis. We must not escape from reality, but face it bravely, or save the world, or reflect the ...... of society For writers, the pen is a gun, the ink is a bullet, we can't empty the gun to the sky, but choose the right target to aim at the enemy......"

Ye Zhiqiu's argument immediately attracted the response of many patriotic writers, who commented that Zhou Hexuan should not write fairy tales during the Anti-Japanese War, thinking that Zhou Hexuan was evading difficulties and responsibilities in his works.

In fact, Ye Zhiqiu was already very polite to Zhou Hexuan, and the article was written more rationally. He scolded Liang Shiqiu for being ruthless two years ago, ridiculing Liang Shiqiu for "pressing the unpopular in the casino and favoring others", and to put it more directly, he thought that Liang Shiqiu was "grandstanding".

Fourth, support and support.

Liang Shiqiu didn't seem to have learned the lesson of the last time, and was the first to stand up and publicly support Zhou Hexuan, and once again started a pen battle with Ye Zhiqiu. In the article, he wrote:

"There are always some people who sabotage literary creation in the name of literature, and "The Little Prince" presents a praise for truth, goodness and beauty, don't we need truth, goodness and beauty when we persist in the War of Resistance? If it is healthy and positive, why is it accused of escapism? ”

"Literature is the writing of human nature, and this is true of popular literature, and this is true of anti-Japanese war literature. True revolutionaries and true patriots often inadvertently intend to form extremely touching works when they infiltrate their burning enthusiasm into literature, which is to express human nature. If we blindly emphasize the content of literary creation and regard literary creation as the eight strands of the Anti-Japanese War, then what humanity is there for such works? How many readers can you touch? “

"Literature is a tool for propagating the War of Resistance, and I couldn't agree more. However, if literature can only be used as a tool for the War of Resistance, then when the War of Resistance is won, literature will lose its role. War is temporary after all, but literature is permanent, and we must not only do a good job of the temporary work now, but also not abandon the eternal value of literature! ”

Since the last polemic, few people dared to openly support Liang Shiqiu, for fear of being besieged by rats crossing the street on the spot. But the object of this discussion was Zhou Hexuan, and immediately many hardcore supporters stood up and helped Liang Shiqiu cheer up.

From late February to mid-March, the controversy lasted for a month, involving dozens of writers in a scuffle.

The two sides discussed the literary creation during the Anti-Japanese War, and at the beginning it was a matter of facts, but it gradually turned into sarcasm. Even Zhou Hexuan and "The Little Prince" were thrown aside, and the focus of the controversy became the attitude and bottom line of literary creation, mixed with the writers' past personal grudges and grudges, and finally even personal attacks.

The last time left-wing literati besieged Liang Shiqiu, it was Zhou Gong who personally stood up to persuade him to fight, and ended with Liang Shiqiu's initiative to retreat. This time, Zhou Gong felt that the impact was not good, and he also summoned Ye Zhiqiu in private, hoping that the "Literary Monthly" edited by him would not bite anymore.

But before Ye Zhiqiu could make a change, the magazine "Non-Offensive" published a review article by Ma Jue, titled "On the Creation of Patriotic Literature - The Deep Image":

"I read the manuscript of 'The Little Prince' a year ago, and at first I thought it was a fairy tale for adults, about friendship and love, about loyalty and duty. I told Mr. Zhou about my understanding, and Mr. Zhou said, you think about it in a big way. ”

"Mr. Zhou did not elaborate, nor did he force me to understand from where to understand. But now reading The Little Prince, I did find something different......"

"The various characters in The Little Prince have metaphors, the narrator, the fox, the rose, the snake, the astronomer, the king, the drunkard, the merchant...... In fact, the prototype can be found in the current China, please let me elaborate slowly. ”

"First of all, the 'narrator', that is, 'I', this is a pilot. The pilot is a fantasy person, not accustomed to those practical hits, but likes to drink children to get along with, children are natural and pleasant. I think that the pilot belongs to the embodiment of the author, Mr. Zhou, who does not like practical people and likes to get along with children. 'Practical people' can be traitors, corrupt officials and profiteers, they make a fortune and even betray the country and the nation, which Mr. Zhou does not like. And the simple 'children', including the little prince, refer to patriots and heroes who sacrificed their blood for the country! ”

"If we follow this line of thought, let's take the little prince as a typical patriot, and then talk about the fox. The fox has clever knowledge, he makes the little prince understand the essence of life, he asks the little prince to tame him, and tells the little prince a secret: to see clearly by looking with the heart, love is duty. In my opinion, the 'fox' should be Chinese civilization, Chinese culture and morality, and he teaches patriots how to face life, and teaches patriots to be responsible and responsible. The domestication of foxes by the little prince is mutual, and it is the mutual belonging of patriots and Chinese civilization. ”

"Continuing with roses, in the eyes of the average reader, roses refer to first lovers. But I would say that the roses here should be Chinese. Rose is arrogant, pretentious, prickly, condescending, and self-righteous...... He has all kinds of shortcomings, in the face of powerful enemies, ridiculously uses only four small thorns to protect himself, and he also makes the little prince praise himself and let the little prince not leave him. Aren't roses the kind of problematic but lovely China that has a lot of problems? The little prince is a patriot and he loves his homeland. Although his homeland has all its shortcomings, there are more than 5,000 roses in the garden, and he loves only his own one. Just like there are countless countries in the world, patriots love only their homeland. The little prince is annoyed that Rose is ignorant and resents Rose, but after leaving, he finds that Rose is his beloved. This is like a patriot who is angry at the weakness and ills of the motherland, complaining, angry, wanting to change, and even leaving, but when the motherland is invaded, he bursts out with infinite love and attachment. ”

"Astronomers ...... again"

As soon as Ma Jue's review article was published, the writers in the scuffle were dumbfounded.

It's just a fairy tale, how can it be interpreted like this?

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