《蚀》与《子夜》这两部小说奠定了茅盾在文学史上的地位,毋庸置疑地成了茅盾一生中最具代表性的作品。但是文学界对这两部作品却存在着长时间的争论,直到今天也没有停止。一部分人认为,《子夜》中塑造了以吴荪甫为代表民族资产阶级,其社会行为揭示了当时社会所存在的危机,具有深刻的社会意义,而在《蚀》中所营造的幻灭、无助这种自然主义的氛围是不值得提倡的,因此《子夜》比《蚀》更为成功;另一部分人认为,《蚀》 Both “Erode” and “Midnight” laid the foundation of Mao Dun’s position in the literary history and undoubtedly became the most representative work in Mao Dun’s life. However, the literary community has long debated these two works and has not stopped it till now. Some people think that “Midnight” shaped the representative of the national bourgeoisie with Wu Sun-fu, and his social behavior revealed the crisis that existed in society at that time, with profound social significance. However, the disillusionment created in “Erosion” To help this naturalist atmosphere is not worth advocating, so “Midnight” is more successful than “Eclipse”; while others think that “Eclipse”