用作人提出文艺的条件是自我表现,这既是他的理论主张,也是他的创作实战与行为取向。“自我表现”不仅体现在他文学创作的内容题材选择上,也表现为对文学独立艺术美的追求以及与时代政治的偏离而带来的情感表达上的相对从容。而在这“自我表现”的言说表象下,是他对思想与个性自由的捍卫。 The condition that people use literature and art as self-expression is not only his theory proposition, but also his actual combat and behavior orientation. “Self-expression ” is not only reflected in the selection of content subjects in his literary creation, but also in the relatively calm expression of the pursuit of artistic independence of literature and the deviation from the politics of the times. Under the appearance of “self-expression”, he defends the freedom of thought and personality.