鲁迅很少谈自己的创作,仅有几篇文章,其中的一篇就是《呐喊·自序》。这篇文章被鲁迅研究大师钱理群先生誉为“解读鲁迅小说的一把钥匙”,“提供了一个窥视鲁迅内在世界的难得的机会,一条鲁迅精神发展的明晰线索”。在这篇文章中,鲁迅一开始就提到“我在年青时候也曾经做过许多 Lu Xun seldom talks about his own creation. There are only a few articles, one of which is “Cry and Preface.” This article was praised by Mr. Qian Liqun, research master of Lu Xun, as “a key to interpreting Lu Xun’s novels,” and “provides a rare opportunity to peer into Lu Xun’s inner world and a clear clue to Lu Xun’s spiritual development.” In this article, Lu Xun mentioned at the beginning "I have done many things in my youth.