Lu Hsun And Suicide Case Study

According to Lu Hsun and De Beauvoir, they believe that society consume others to maintain hierarchy and order by dehumanizing them. The rest of society is consumed because they lacked the social status or does not have right elements which the consumers justify themselves with the order they believe in. However, to Lu Hsun people only become consumed if they fall below the level of importance but their status can be improved over time as the people above die. The social status is justified because it is the traditional that society has carried on for yours although it may not be morally right. They continued to do this because the consumers are does not want to give up the power because if the status is changed then the possibility of losing

Therefore, the grandfather of the household will receive ultimate priority first, followed by the father, then the grandmother, only because she has seniority above everyone else and finally the oldest son. Often the mother would come after the son the and rest falls in line after her but the way that ordered is line up by level of importance because they believe the top few is deemed worthy and politically correct for them to take care of the household. The rest is only there to support them or another way to ensure the legacy continues within the family. The consummation happens when one member of the family dies, and the family would be consuming the deceased’s portion of meat. Meat is expensive and is often difficult to afford so starting with the top, the meat is distributed down the line. The last person in line may not receive the meat because there was not enough and will die since they lacked the nutrition to survive. In the Madman’s Diary, it provided an example where the second brother ‘consumed’ her sister, “My Brother had just taken over the charge of the house when our sister died, and he may well have used her flesh in our rice and dishes, making us eat it unwittingly. It is possible that I ate several pieces of my sister’s flesh unwittingly” (Lu Hsun 18). Before realizing it the second brother gained a part of her helpings and so did his eldest brother where he is forcing everyone to eat. The meat is what dehumanizing the eldest brother because he is only looking to take charge and gain more helpings of the meat. When the second brother was sick, the older brother sent a doctor to check up on him but not to see that the brother is okay only to see how much longer until he can get the second brother helpings. Dehumanization causes people to do whatever they can since meat is a rarity, and the brother believes the