自文艺复兴以来，“表现自我”作为一种创作指导思想，始终没有成为文艺创作的历史潮流。只有西方的各种现代主义流派，才把它作为创作的理论基础。有些进步作家虽然在指导创作中也谈到“表现自我”问题，但主要是指作家个人最初创作尝试的一种规律性表现、文学创作的艺术特点和作家创作中一种崇高的艺术境界而言的，反映了现实主义作家艺术构思和典型塑造的规律。粉碎“四人帮”后，重提这一口号，与批驳“四人帮”推行的政治法西斯主义和文化专制主义有关。它的负面影响，导致相当作家对深入和贴近生活、对创作社会责任的淡化和漠视。 Since the Renaissance, “self-expression” as a creative guiding ideology has never been the historical trend of literature and art creation. Only the various modernist schools in the West regard it as the theoretical basis for their creation. Although some progressive writers also talked about the issue of “expressing themselves” in their guide creations, they mainly refer to the regular expression of the initial attempts by writers themselves, the artistic features of literary creation and the sublime artistic realm in the creation of writers , Which reflects the law of realism writers and the typical shape of the law. After the smashing of the “Gang of Four,” the slogan was re-mentioned in connection with refuting the political fascism and cultural despotism promoted by the “gang of four.” Its negative impact has led to considerable writers’ dedication and indifference to social responsibility in depth and life.