老舍是中国市民阶层的主要表现者和批判者,他的小说展现了一个十分广阔的五光十色的市民世界。从他的开山之作《小铃儿》到最后一部作品《正红旗下》,都有一个共同点:那就是活跃在他的每一部小说中的主人公大部分是正儿八经老北京市民,所描绘的总是丰富多彩的市民生活。老舍是通过将市民性格清晰地展示在读者面前的方式来完成对国民性的批判的。“如果说鲁迅通过对农民灵魂深处的弱态与弱点画出了‘沉没的灵魂’,那么,老舍则是 Lao She is the chief performer and critic of the Chinese citizen class, and his novels show a vast and colorful world of citizens. One thing in common, from his mountain jingle Bells to his final work, The Red Flag, has one thing in common: most of the protagonists active in every of his novels are mostly old Beijing citizens , Is always painted a rich and varied civic life. Lao She completed the critique of the national character by showing the citizen’s character clearly in front of the readers. If Lu Xun draws a ”sunken soul" through the weakness and weakness of the peasants’ soul, then Lao She is