Grand-son of Singapore

There is this very early literature book call Son of Singapore.
Can't really remember the content, but it is a very different early Singapore.
Very much different these day, city Landscape and People Mindscape.
Very hard to define the Singapore mindset, very diverse in one sense and vary new infant in the other sense.

May be it is good to backtrack to some early tried and Philosopher.
Like Plato , Aristotle and Descartes. At least has some placing in human history overall.
Unless you are a Philosophy Major at NUS, you will not know this names.
Cannot remember A level GP got this cover.
Should be under Adult  Interest Read.
(you like the global things and Old history stuff right, this are both Ancient and World)

For the Chinese side. Never really read those "New Literature" writer like Lu-Xun.
Always consider this as the highest of modern Literature.
Read some SG Leader actually read this stuff during their early education years.
Guess Best of New China Modern still very much applicable to Singapore.

May be some own interpretation and observation.
To complete the Quarter Singapore Chinese.
What it mean to be Singapore Chinese.
Or call it like Singapore DNA 2.0 (applied to some Chinese Singapore only)
Please get advice otherwise

NB : Mr Lu-Xun is highly regard in the New China Literature. Also admired in the Chinese revolution, but not directly involved. Read closest he get is called to some Nationalist "intelligence" assignment but did not realized.
NB2 : Writer closest to some SG National Hero act is a Booth that ask you to go Afghanistan during the Singapore Reservist Call up Exercise. The answer is Can take a Look but most probably Where got time. Fulfilled the duty but did not go the Extra Mile.