After reading "Camel Xiangzi"

My thoughts after reading "Camel Xiangzi"

This novel is based on the life of Beijing citizens in the late 1920s, with the rough and tragic life experience of the rickshaw driver Xiangzi as the main plot. It is profound and profound. It exposed the darkness of old China and accused the ruling class of its deep sympathy for the working people.

It shows a true picture of old China, with a rich flavor of life and distinctive national style and local characteristics. Xiangzi, who was competitive and strong, hoped to become a "free rickshaw puller" and got married to Huniu, Liu Siye's daughter. Soon Huniu died of dystocia. Xiaofuzi, the daughter of Erqiangzi who pulls the cart, has feelings for Xiangzi, but they cannot get together because of poverty. When Xiangzi, who was full of hope for the future, came to see Xiaofuzi, Xiaofuzi was already dead. The strong Xiangzi was eventually swallowed up by the cannibal society.

I seem to see overpasses, drum towers, white towers, archways, streets, alleys, depots, courtyards and bustling crowds. This is the old Beijing decades ago, but there is no idyll here. Ordinary happiness, but Xiangzi's big feet running non-stop through the streets and alleys, under the scorching sun, rain and snow, his difficult figure can be seen everywhere. The whips of the soldiers and bandits, the exploitation of Mr. Yang, the curses of Fourth Master Liu, Detective Sun’s obvious robbery, and the indifference of the foreign doctors, this is a real hell! In the end, Huniu died tragically, Xiao Fuzi hanged himself, Lao Ma's head fell to death on the street, and Xiangzi finally fell into despair and gradually disappeared into a city gate... This is the life of the working people at the bottom of Beijing in the 1910s and 20s. This lifelike The description made me realize the insurmountable tragic fate of the rickshaw pullers, and gave me a deep understanding of "what hell is like."

Xiangzi’s tragedy is the product of the social living environment in which he lives. Through the description of the characters and interpersonal relationships around Xiangzi, the novel truly shows the life in that dark society, showing the ugly faces of warlords, spies, and car factory owners, as well as the oppression and oppression of Xiangzi by the web of rule woven by them. A deformed reflection of oppressed relations.

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After reading the book "Camel Xiangzi", I learned about what kind of life people lived in the chaotic society at that time. This novel is based on the life of Beijing citizens in the late 1920s, with the rough and tragic life experience of rickshaw driver Xiangzi as the main plot. It profoundly exposes the darkness of old China and accuses the ruling class of its deep sympathy for the working people.

The novel mainly tells the story of the suffering of a rickshaw driver, and depicts the process of how the old society destroyed an upright, strong, decent, self-reliant rickshaw driver from body to soul. Luotuo Xiangzi is kind and simple, with a camel-like positive and tenacious attitude toward life. His only wish is to buy a car of his own to pull and work independently. Later, after three years of hard work, he exchanged his hard-earned money for a brand-new foreign car. However, not long after, he was snatched away by soldiers. Then the reactionary government detectives defrauded him of all his savings. Huniu His inescapable "love" brought him physical and mental suffering. I bought a car with Huniu’s money, but soon I had to sell it to pay for Huniu’s funeral. After many setbacks, his wish was finally shattered. The suicide of his beloved Xiao Fuzi extinguished the last spark of hope in his heart. He lost any begging and confidence in life, and his desire to be strong became self-willing and degenerate. This tragedy effectively exposes the old society's crime of turning people into ghosts. It profoundly reveals the reasons for this tragedy. This story reflects the lives, fate and experiences of the working people in Peiping at that time. Xiangzi was originally a person full of hope for life. He loved life and Peiping, but a series of setbacks made him hate the whole world!

I seem to see overpasses, drum towers, white towers, archways, streets, alleys, depots, courtyards and bustling crowds. This is the old Beijing decades ago, but there is nothing idyllic here. Ordinary happiness, but Xiangzi's big feet running non-stop through the streets and alleys, under the scorching sun, rain and snow, his difficult figure can be seen everywhere. The whips of the soldiers and bandits, the exploitation of Mr. Yang, the curses of Fourth Master Liu, Detective Sun’s obvious robbery, and the indifference of the foreign doctors, this is a real hell! In the end, Huniu died tragically, Xiao Fuzi hanged himself, Lao Ma's head fell to death on the street, and Xiangzi finally fell into despair and gradually disappeared into a city gate... This is the life of the working people at the bottom of Beijing in the 1910s and 20s. This lifelike The description made me realize the insurmountable tragic fate of the rickshaw pullers, and gave me a deep understanding of "what hell is like."

The language of the whole novel is vivid and the writing is vigorous and powerful, depicting characters with distinctive personalities. It can be called Mr. Lao She's masterpiece. The sadness filled in the novel is thought-provoking, and the story is bizarre and touching. Therefore, it is a household name, has been translated into various languages ??and spread in many countries, and has a very important influence in the world literary world. The things mentioned in this novel are indeed decades away from us now, and they must have been artistically processed, but literature always comes from life and is a piece of music in the lives of millions of people.

Through it, we can at least know that society was once so dark and hope was so slim, because after all, it happened in China not long ago, in this era when the rooster was critically ill.

The current society is stable and the economy is constantly developing. As a teenager, there are books to read, and there are people everywhere who support and encourage you. Therefore, we cannot live up to the expectations of New China. At least, we must learn from Luotuo Xiangzi’s enterprising spirit.

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Recently, I read Lao She's famous book "Camel Xiangzi", which made me feel a lot.

The novel depicts the process of how the old society destroyed an upright, strong, kind, self-reliant foreign rickshaw driver from body to soul through the poignant story of an old rickshaw driver. Xiangzi is honest, strong and simple, with a camel-like positive and tenacious attitude towards life. His only wish is to buy a car of his own to pull and become an independent laborer. Later, after three years of frugality, he used his hard-earned money to buy a car, but not long after, he was snatched away by soldiers. The second time he saved enough money, he was stupefied by the nasty Detective Sun again. The third time, he married Huniu and bought a car with Huniu’s money. He was already living a good life, but Huniu died of dystocia. Xiangzi was heartbroken and had no choice but to sell the car. Come to bury Huniu. After many setbacks, his wish was finally shattered. His favorite little Fuzi committed suicide, which extinguished the last spark of hope in his heart. It lost any begging and confidence in life, and went from being motivated and strong to self-willed and degenerate. He became a numb, down-and-out, cunning, taking advantage of, and a walking zombie who indulged in food, drink, whoring, and gambling.

This book made me realize how dark and frightening the old society was, with the crime of turning people into ghosts. Xiangzi is just an extremely ordinary rickshaw puller in Beijing. He is inconspicuous in society, but fate still cannot let him go. He tortures the strong man and destroys his dreams. Later, he becomes a A self-destructive person. Tragedy is always gruesome and frightening.

People often say "no pain, no gain". Xiangzi was ambitious, hardworking and frugal, but why did he end up desperate? Why must he be forced into danger? Is that a society that does not allow good people to survive?

In fact, Xiangzi was just a typical example of the society at that time, and his fate was the fate of all the powerless people in the society at that time. From it we can learn how people lived in the chaotic society at that time.

Our current society is beautiful and happy. No more selfishness, misfortune and cruelty? The answer is yes. In today's society, many people have made progress, and many people have regressed. This regress means that people's hearts have become corrupted and ugly. They engage in gambling, whoring, robbery... and do all kinds of evil. However, society will always progress, and we can only use coercive means to sanction these people.

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The group of poor people described in "Camel Xiangzi" are a group of slaves who have been exploited in vain in society. They have also tried to climb and work hard, but Due to their unfortunate fate and corrupt system, their efforts were in vain time and time again. There was no way out and no hope. Their hearts slowly died, and their bodies also rotted in the corrupted morality. Xiangzi is a typical example among all the hardworking people. He came to Peiping alone and had no one to rely on, but he wanted to be strong and rely on his strong body to earn money by pulling carts and buy cars. I want to make a living based on my ability. But he bought a car several times and lost it several times, either because it was robbed or blackmailed, or he was forced to sell it because he was struggling to make a living. Xiangzi had no strength, but he was bullied everywhere. Others did not fight with him, but oppressed him with guns, money, power, and tragic fate. He was suffering physically and mentally, but no one came to comfort him. His wife Huniu married Xiangzi out of a trick. Although she brought Xiangzi some property, she was lazy and hindered Xiangzi from making money, making Xiangzi's life even harder than before marriage. Although she was his wife, she didn't know how to get along with her, so Xiangzi had no happiness at all. Soon, Huniu died of dystocia. The neighbor's daughter Xiao Fuzi was willing to marry Xiangzi, but Xiangzi had little financial resources, so he made an appointment to wait until Xiangzi earned enough money before he came back to marry her. So Xiangzi went out to pull the cart. At this time, he had suffered a lot and all other hopes had been shattered. But he still had a glimmer of hope - Xiao Fuzi. He knew that Xiao Fuzi was a woman who was really good to him, and they could be together. Live a good life. He now relies on this glimmer of hope to pull the cart. If this dream were realized, the novel would be a comedy. However, when Xiangzi finally returned to Xiaofuzi's home, the place was deserted. Xiaofuzi's father was struggling to make ends meet and sold her to a white house (brothel). However, even if she becomes a prostitute, Xiangzi is still willing to marry her. However, God did not follow people's wishes. When Xiangzi arrived, Xiao Fuzi had hanged himself because he could not bear the life of a prostitute. Xiangzi was devastated and his heart was dead, because all hope was shattered. Xiangzi also wasted his youth in the torture of the past few years. Therefore, he did not want to make progress and gradually became a ruthless street gangster.

For Luotuo Xiangzi, I feel sorry, sorry, and helpless, but I also admire him. I admire his former strength and his progress.

However, he failed to defeat himself and society in the end, and was defeated after all. Maybe it's because of the extreme darkness of society, maybe it's because of personal factors. Humans are thoughtful animals and should have their own ideals and goals. But it varies from person to person and from society to society. If you are always unable to realize your ideals, you may become a "Xiangzi", degenerate, decline, and hate life. After all, there are only a few people who can persevere throughout their lives. Pursuit itself is a process of constant change. However, this process will be very complicated. People can easily lose themselves. If they lose themselves, they will lose their way and even fall.

After reading "Luotuo Xiangzi"

The novel also describes in detail the various efforts Xiangzi makes to realize his wishes in life. As an unenlightened individual worker, although he had an urgent desire to improve his living status, he had no idea what was the correct way to liberate himself. He never thought that everyone should unite to fight, but just stubbornly Fantasy relies on personal strength and hard work to achieve such a goal. His life ideal is narrow, and his fighting methods are even more wrong. As a result, I was isolated from my friends around me, lonely and helpless, and even more unable to resist the blows again and again. Since "buying his own car?" has become all the motivation for his struggle and even the only purpose of his life in the world, then, after he gradually realized that he could not realize such a request, he lost more than just one Ideal is the whole meaning of life, so he will inevitably fall into a state of mental breakdown. His blind personal struggle has doomed him to failure from the beginning. Just like the metaphor in the work, it is like pulling a rickshaw in order to take a shortcut. "He strayed into Luoquan Alley, went around in a circle, and came back to the original place." This added to his misfortune and gave people a heavy sense of suffocation. At the end of the novel, it is clearly stated that Xiangzi is "individualistic." "The Doomed Ghost"; contains criticism in the deep regret. The whole work, while accusing the old society of cannibalism, also declares the bankruptcy of trying to use personal struggle to liberate oneself. This is different from ordinary exposure. The work of dark reality has a deeper social significance. The work also meaningfully points out through the words of an old coachman who has experienced the vicissitudes of life: "It is harder to make a living by yourself than to reach the sky. What can one person do? Have you ever seen a grasshopper? It can jump very far by itself, but if a child catches it and ties it up with a string, it can't even fly. They rushed into groups and fought in formations. Hum, they ate up the entire acre of crops in one go, and no one could control them! "Although this formulation is still relatively vague and has not been further expressed positively in the work with specific plots, it can still be seen that this is a brand-new conclusion reached by Lao She in exploring the path of liberation of the working people, which shows that he Valuable progress not seen in past works.

Xiangzi was born in a working-class family of the lower class in the old society, and his family was in poverty since he was a child. He is an ordinary coachman in the capital, as tall and strong as a tree, silent and energetic. Xiangzi is not afraid He endured hardship, and at first he did not have the bad habits of ordinary rickshaw drivers that were forgivable and inconvenient to imitate. Xiangzi had the same aggressive will to survive and ideals of life that small producers have. Although his ideals are not high: he has a car of his own, He must be able to support himself and live a life by marrying a healthy, young, and able-bodied daughter of a poor family. He wants to be strong and hopes to be able to "eat on his own merits." But he was born in that dark world and experienced the new car he finally bought being robbed. After a series of events such as reluctantly marrying Huniu he didn't love, selling a car to bury Huniu who died in childbirth, and his favorite Xiao Fuzi being sold to a white house and then committing suicide, etc., his hope and confidence in life and the need to strengthen... His character was lost bit by bit in life. He became lazy, cunning, extremely selfish, and acted like a rogue, slowly sliding into the abyss of depravity.

Xiangzi's life, the scenery along the way. There are bright and beautiful things. It started, but in the end it was the result of darkness and laziness. Through his own efforts, Xiangzi tried to create a beautiful and happy life again and again, but failed again and again. He had beautiful beliefs, unremitting efforts and excited waiting, but

It won’t succeed, so what will happen no matter how hard Xiangzi tries? What’s the point of blooming if an apple doesn’t bear fruit? The caterpillar doesn’t have the beauty of breaking out of its cocoon, so what’s the point of waiting no matter how long it takes? Use it? If you fail the exam, you will have to work hard in the cold window, who will pity you? When athletes participate in the Olympics, no matter how hard and tiring the training is, who will care?

What we need most in life is actually hope. With hope, there is motivation to move forward; with hope, there is a way to success. Xiangzi lives in a decadent society. He constantly experiences setbacks at the beginning, and falls down from there every time. Where did he get up? But due to the influence of the society at that time, Xiangzi was ultimately unable to bear the darkness of society. But if he were born in our society... he would definitely make a difference. It is the hope and hope in Xiangzi's heart His unremitting efforts have supported him through many roads.

Now in school and in life, we must have firm belief and hard work. We should learn from Xiangzi's spirit. He can For the ideals buried in our hearts and to achieve a goal, we can also plant a hope in our hearts, but how can we see the rainbow without going through wind and rain? Only by having the courage to overcome all difficulties can we see our hope emerge. The branches sprout, grow vigorously and bear fruit. Although Xiangzi gradually degenerated in the end, our society is different from his. Our conditions are very good, and we can fully realize our wishes through our own efforts. A difficult problem, We can solve it through hard work. If we fall on the road of life, we can stand up with our own strength and continue to move forward bravely~

Xiangzi was later robbed of the package of hope and hard work by the decadent society, and we We are fully qualified to keep them well. I believe that as long as we keep these packages in our hearts, we will be able to break through everything and move towards a beautiful and happy place!

Luotuo Xiangzi truly depicts the story of a rickshaw puller in Beijing. Tragic fate. Xiangzi came from the countryside. After he pulled the rented foreign car, he decided to buy a car and pull it himself and become an independent laborer. He is young and strong, in the golden age of his life; he is also hard-working and does not hesitate to use all his strength to achieve this goal. Encouraged and supported by strong confidence, after three years of hard work, he exchanged his own blood and sweat for a foreign car. But not long after, the warlord's rebels robbed his car; then the reactionary government's detectives defrauded him of his only savings. The owner avoided the spy tracking and even lost his relatively stable job; Huniu's kind of attitude towards him The inescapable "love" brought hardships to him both physically and mentally. Faced with these blows one after another, he struggled and still stubbornly wanted to use greater efforts to realize his dream life wishes. But everything was in vain: I bought a car with Huniu’s savings, and soon had to sell it to pay for Huniu’s funeral. His wish was "like a ghost that could never be grasped firmly, and he suffered all the hardships and grievances in vain"; after many setbacks, it was finally completely shattered. The suicide of his beloved Xiao Fuzi blew out the last spark of hope in his heart. He lost any hope and confidence in life. He went from being motivated and strong to self-willed and degenerate: it turned out that the upright and kind-hearted Xiangzi was abandoned by the people of life. The millstone crushed it to pieces. This tragedy effectively exposes the old society's crime of turning people into ghosts. Xiangzi is an image of an ordinary coachman with a distinctive personality. He possesses many excellent qualities of the working people. He is kind and simple, loves labor, and has a camel-like positive and tenacious attitude toward life. Normally he seems to be able to endure all grievances, but there is also a need for resistance in his character. His angry resignation from Yangzhai and his revengeful mood towards Liu Si, the owner of the car factory, can all illustrate this point; he has always wanted to be strong and struggle, which is also a manifestation of being unsatisfied with his humble social status. He didn't want to listen to Gao Ma's advice on loan sharking, he didn't want to covet Liu Si's sixty cars, and he didn't want to listen to Huniu's advice to do small business. All this shows that what he thinks "if you have your own car, you will have everything" is not He wants to use this to climb up the ladder, buy a car and become a car owner to exploit others; all he dreams of is to use his own labor to achieve an independent life. This is a humble but legitimate life desire of individual workers.

The work describes how after he was robbed of his hard-earned savings by detectives at Cao's house, he was most concerned about Mr. Cao's commission because Mr. Cao was a good person in his opinion; it also described his feelings for Lao Ma and The concern of Xiao Ma's grandparents and grandchildren shows his kindness and integrity. The reason why his tragedy can arouse strong sympathy from readers is that in addition to his social status and unfair experience, these character traits also play an indelible role. Such diligent, thrifty and strong people finally turned into top "thorns" and embarked on the path of depravity, which clearly exposed the evil of unreasonable society that corrodes people's souls. The work writes: "The laziness of the poor is the natural result of hard work but failure, and there is some truth in the thorns of the poor." It also said: "Man has lifted himself out of the beast, but until now, man still puts himself It was not his own fault that Xiangzi was still in the city of culture. "Lao She started from this understanding, with the intention of treating those who were insulted and harmed. I wrote this tragedy with deep sympathy. This gives this work an indignant power of accusation and a strong critical spirit, which is deeply ingrained in the hearts of readers.

I read Lao She’s masterpiece "Camel Xiangzi" during the winter vacation, which tells the story of Xiangzi, a rickshaw puller in old Beijing. Xiangzi has an ideal: to own his own foreign car. So he relied on hard work and perseverance to live frugally and finally got what he wanted. However, the good times did not last long, and soon his foreign car was snatched away by soldiers. But he did not lose heart and relied on his own efforts to buy another foreign car. But he was so unlucky that all his hard-earned savings were robbed again. After repeating this three times, Xiangzi could no longer muster the courage to live. He began to live a game life, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and completely degenerated into the garbage of the city.

This story is a tragedy, a complete tragedy. A person who was once hard-working and persevering and had his own goals ended up becoming a social waste. In the past, Xiangzi was kind and honest, upright and honest, and was as positive and tenacious about life as a camel. People around him all work as monks and ring bells for a day, but Xiangzi is not content with the status quo. He works hard and struggles for a better life. He would rather take great risks to make more money to achieve his goals. the life you want. He constantly pursues success and happiness. However, even so, it did not change his final tragic ending.

Maybe this is reality, cruel, sad and helpless. Ideals and reality are always full of contradictions. They are often irreconcilable, but they exist at the same time. Society is a reality. It will not change for one person's ideals, nor will it be perfect. People continue to strive for their ideals, but they may not necessarily succeed in the end. Just like Xiangzi, he worked hard to pursue a better life, but the ending was so tragic.

About a week or two before the exam, I finished reading Lao She's masterpiece - "Camel Xiangzi".

Maybe it is due to lack of knowledge and experience. I haven't fully understood it yet, but I just had a rough look. Although Luotuo Xiangzi worked hard, in the end, there was nothing. I learned about how people lived in the chaotic society at that time.

Luotuo Xiangzi's justice, his honesty, and his kindness made him get to know many people by mistake, including Hu Niu from friends to husband and wife, police officers who cheated money, and people who were willing to help others. ?

In Lao She’s works, many characters of the Beijing citizen class appear. Such as a small businessman, a small clerk, a patrolman?

The novel probably uses the suffering history of a foreign rickshaw driver to describe how the old society transformed an upright, strong, decent, self-reliant foreign driver from body to soul. The process of destruction. Luotuo Xiangzi is kind and honest, with a camel-like positive and tenacious attitude toward life. His only wish is to buy a car of his own to pull and work independently. Later, after three years of hard work, he exchanged his hard-earned money for a brand-new foreign car. However, not long after, he was snatched away by soldiers. Then the reactionary government detectives defrauded him of all his savings. Huniu His inescapable 'love' brought him physical and mental suffering. I bought a car with Huniu’s money, but soon I had to sell it to pay for Huniu’s funeral. After many setbacks, his wish was finally shattered. The suicide of his beloved Xiao Fuzi extinguished the last spark of hope in his heart. He lost any begging and confidence in life, and his desire to be strong became a self-satisfied fall. This tragedy effectively exposes the old society's crime of turning people into ghosts. It profoundly reveals the reasons for this tragedy.