"The Scream" is a collection of short stories by the modern writer Lu Xun. The collection of novels truly depicts the social life from the Revolution of 1911 to the May 4th Movement. Starting from revolutionary democracy, with the purpose of enlightenment and the spirit of humanitarianism, it reveals various deep-seated social contradictions, conducts a profound analysis and relatively complete negation of the old Chinese system and some outdated traditional concepts, and shows a strong sense of worry for the survival of the nation and a strong hope for social change. "The Scream" is the beginning and maturity of modern Chinese novels, and pioneered modern realist literature.
