“长子”是中国现代文学中一个特殊的形象系列。他们一方面背着因袭的重担,竭力维护封建礼教和封建制度,另一方面又受到新思想的影响,对封建礼教和封建制度的罪恶有所认识,在灵魂的煎熬中苦苦挣扎。造成长子性格的原因有二:一是几千年的封建传统,二是五四新思潮的冲击。对这一形象系列进行研究,可以加深对封建制度残酷性及其灭亡的必然性的认识。 The “eldest son” is a special series of images in Chinese modern literature. On the one hand, they carry the burden of attacking on the one hand, trying to defend the feudal ethics and feudal system, on the other hand, they are influenced by the new ideas and they have some knowledge of the feudal ethics and feudalism, struggling in their torment. There are two reasons for the eldest son’s personality: one is the feudal tradition for thousands of years, and the other is the impact of the May Fourth new thought. Studying this series of images can deepen our understanding of the cruelty of the feudal system and the inevitability of its demise.