repeated by Old Mrs. Ninepounder.
The preface to one work by this man discusses whether it's a good idea to wake up people sleeping in an inescapable iron house if they'd feel no pain when they die in their sleep. One of his stories sees the claim that "Each generation is worse than the last!" repeated by Old Mrs. Ninepounder. That story, "Storm in a Teacup" appeared with works like "Medicine" in this man's collection Call to Arms. This author wrote about a character whose scalp is covered with ringworm scars and who takes great pleasure at being (*) beaten by bureaucrat Wang Whiskes; that character fails to notice his impending execution while fixating on signing his name in a perfect circle. This author's most famous short story depicts a man who sees the directive "Eat people!" appear between the lines of texts, and comes to believe his neighbors harbor cannibalistic thoughts. For 10 points, name this Chinese author of The True Story of Ah Q and A Madman's Diary, the leading author of the May Fourth Movement.
The preface to one work by this man discusses whether it's a good idea to wake up people sleeping in an inescapable iron house if they'd feel no pain when they die in their sleep.
Lu Xun [or Zhou Shuren] 