《断魂枪》是老舍所创作的短篇小说中的佳作。作者以对中国社会、民族命运的关注的视角,将小说里的三个人物置于风云变幻的时代氛围中,从侧面凸显时代变动的投影,揭示不同的人物形象面临社会急剧变革时的不同的心理症候特征,反映中国社会仍有不少人民依旧落后于社会的各种心态,从而呼唤中国人民迅速觉醒。 “Broken Soul Gun” is Lao She’s short story creation masterpiece. From the perspective of the concern about the fate of Chinese society and nation, the author places the three characters in the novel in a time-changing atmosphere, highlights the projection of changes in the times from the side, and reveals the different psychology of different characters in the face of rapid social change Symptom characteristics reflect the fact that many Chinese people still lag behind the various mentality of the community and thus call for a quick wake-up of the Chinese people.