First, the relationship between western realism and China's modern literature. During the May 4th period, many western literary thoughts were introduced into China, but the May 4th literature rejected realism. However, the realism of the May 4th literature is different from the western realism, and it presents a widening trend. As long as it is required by the realistic value orientation, unity is realism. It reflects the openness of the subject mentality of the May 4th literature. But it also sacrifices the independence of other aesthetic concepts and ideas.
Secondly, talk about the relationship between western romanticism and May 4th Romantic literature. In theory, the May 4th literature does not advocate romanticism because it is not fashionable enough. But some writers' works have actually approached romanticism intentionally or unintentionally. For example, the creative society represented by Guo Moruo chose and accepted romanticism from the perspective of emotional expression. However, romanticism in May 4th literature is not the same as romanticism in the West. It has strong characteristics of the times and tends to be realistic.
Thirdly, it is the relationship between western modernism and modern and contemporary literature in China. The influence of western modernism on China intellectuals is profound and lasting, but it has been interpreted and utilized differently in different historical periods. Under its influence, China's modernism appeared three waves: it was formed in the early 1920s, but it soon faded out for various reasons; The misunderstanding and misreading formed in the 1980s are more obvious. Later post-modernism,