The Spiritual Impact from Grandfather:the Family Factor in Luxun's Growth

Lu Xun's grandfather has had a profound and lasting impact on Lu Xun's spiritual development.It is mainly manifested in three stages of his life.Firstly,at the peak of his life,he not only laid a solid material basis for Lu Xun's growth but also opened a broad spiritual space for his development by guiding him into the tradational culture and fictional art world,so that Lu Xun was able to have a deep and stable relations among various aspects of life.Secondly,in the down-and-low period of his life,he was able to engage in a deep reflection of his family and his own experience.It thus helped Lu Xun,who was in a transitional period of life,to understand more of societal life as directed by Hengxun.Lastly,in the later stage of his life,he changed his traditional concept and accepted Lu Xun's new life choices.