许地山是五四新文学时期一位重要的人生派作家。他的文学作品对人生有一种奇妙的阐释和感受，对生死也有一番独特的的体悟。对待生，他有悲观的一面，提出“生本不乐”，但是又不止步于此，认为生命苦难阻挡人类有所作为，而是在这种不自由的环境里，人也应该不放弃追求内心的爱与理想，奋发向上，补缀人生中的不完美。对待死，他热情赞美，感叹生命生劳死息的解脱，但是这种解脱不是一种真的解脱，而是暂时排解人生痛苦的一种手段。这些生死观念来源于许地山独特的生活、求学经历，他们看似矛盾排斥，却融于一体，形成许地山的特有的生死观。

Xu Dishan is an important life school writer in the May 4th New Literature Period. His literary works have a wonderful interpretation of life and feelings, including some unique understanding of life and death. He has some pessimistic thoughts that there are so many difficulties in the life, but he urges that people should try their best to do what they can do rather than give up easily. In another word, Life sufferings can not prevent human beings to make a difference, but give them chances to achieve themselves with less freedom.Besides, he thinks highly of death, which help people free forever. Sometimes, he can not ignore the pain of death, expressing deep sadness. His Concept of Life and Death comes from his unique life and school experience. All of these concepts seem contradictory but combine well which form his unique Concept of Life and Death.