The article aims to give eloquent proof of Lu Xun s early spiritual explorations-seeking the soul of the masses by a comparison between Chinese and Western histories and cultures, proving Lu Xun s ideas about "self-cultivation" and "building up a nation" and confirming the premise of recalling "the soul of the masses" according to the relationship between "Mara poets" and the masses.

Xiao Hong,based on her natural and plain writing, presents the reality of the Northeast society,expresses her thought about our national soul,especially exposes and criticizes the radical low quality of the regional culture in the Northeast,and discovers the people s weakness in the Northeast.

However , these two images , by which Luxun and Laoshe tried to change national soul and emancipate people s spirit , reflect the same cultural psychology and national spirit .