左拉自然主义是现实主义文学发展的一个历史阶段，对当时及后世都产生过重要影响，茅盾对左拉自然主义没有全盘吸收，而是采用了“拿来主义”态度，取其“文学上的自然主义”，而非“人生观的自然主义”，纠正国人历来“以文学为游戏为消遣”和“不求实地观察”两大毛病，以求文学更真实地表现人生。 Zola naturalism is a historic stage in the development of realistic literature, which had an important influence on the present and later generations. Mao Dun did not absorb Zola’s naturalism in its entirety, but adopted the attitude of “Literary naturalism” instead of “naturalism in outlook on life”, correcting the two problems that people always traded in China: “using literature as a pastime” and “not seeking observation on the spot” for literature More real life.