Rats are naturally oppressed working people living at the bottom of society, while dogs have two meanings, one is a dog who is "nosy" or unwilling to fight with cats, and the other is a person who fights with cats for the rights of oppressed people. This kind of person is called Reservoir Dogs if he fails, and Lu Xun also denounces him in the article.
In the article Dog, Cat and Mouse, Mr. Lu Xun liquidated the crimes of cats: first, cats always play with their prey to the fullest before eating it; Second, it is related to liger, but he is born with a coquetry; Third, it is annoying to howl when mating; Fourth, it ate a little hidden mouse that I loved when I was a child.
This paper takes "cat" as the type, sharply and vividly satirizes people who are similar to cats in life. For example, writing about cats preying on animals weaker than themselves and playing with them until they are tired of playing, just like some people seize the weaknesses or shortcomings of others and try their best to torture them slowly.
It seems that if you don't torture enough, you won't be reconciled. If someone else is criticized for making a mistake, maybe that kind of person will secretly laugh in a corner. To satirize the actions of warlords and self-proclaimed "famous professors" at that time.
Extended data:
Dog, Cat and Mouse is triggered by attacking "gentlemen", mocking the "gossip" they spread, and expressing their hatred for cats' characteristics of "torturing the weak", "howling everywhere" and sometimes "coquetry". Recalling the experience and feelings of a lovely hidden mouse being rescued in childhood, it shows sympathy for the weak and hatred for the oppressor. ?
Dogs, cats and mice have unusual meanings. At the same time, it can be seen that Lu Xun's love and hate as a child provided a good essential foundation for him to become a literary master in the future.