1. How Steel Was Made
The author of the book "How Steel Was Made" is Nikolai Ostrovsky, he is a Ordinary workers, Red Army soldiers, grassroots cadres of the Communist Youth League. A large number of plots in "How Steel Was Tempered" are based on his own experience. Like the protagonist Paul Korchagin in the novel, he was poor and dropped out of school when he was young. He worked as a small laborer, fought in the Red Army, was injured, and later became blind and paralyzed. In a desperate situation, he was not willing to eat, drink, breathe, or wait for death, so he picked up the only weapon he could still use - a pen. No, it is not accurate to say pen, because later he couldn't even hold the pen. , but relied on oral narration and asked relatives and friends to take notes. It took three years and overcame unimaginable difficulties to create this immortal masterpiece and realize the ideal of returning to combat duty.
The protagonist of this book is Paul Korchagin. After Paul was kicked out of school by his teacher and priest, he became friends with Tonya in an accidental encounter. Under the guidance of the assembler Zhu Helai, he understood that the Bolsheviks were a revolutionary party that fought for the liberation of the poor. He reluctantly said goodbye to Tonya, fled his hometown, joined the Red Army, and became a strong Bolshevik fighter. However, his physical condition deteriorated, his right leg became disabled, and the hidden injuries on his spine became more and more serious, and finally he became paralyzed. But he was not discouraged and started his difficult writing career, which gave him a good start in his new life.
I believe that everyone who has read this book will greatly admire Paul's indomitable revolutionary spirit that is not afraid of illness and setbacks of fate. He was always fighting for the revolutionary cause. He unfortunately contracted typhoid fever once. With his strong perseverance, he miraculously came back from the brink of death and returned to his hot job without hesitation.
Life can be said to be a tortuous and bumpy road. In the journey of life, you will encounter many difficulties, have to face the blow of failure, the pain of not being understood, etc. However, all this is short-lived. After overcoming obstacles and overcoming difficulties, when we look back on the path we have taken, we will realize that it is the flame that tempers life. How many heroes and great men were trained in the blazing flames. As people often say: "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Compared with Paul, what we encounter in study and life The difficulties encountered are really insignificant. What reason do we have to sigh and hesitate to move forward?
Today's society is an information society with fierce competition, and the knowledge economy has begun to take shape. From the perspective of the international community, peace and development have become the main theme of the times. International competition around economy and science and technology is becoming increasingly fierce. All countries are focusing on seizing the commanding heights of development in the 21st century. This has caused our country to face new opportunities and new challenges. China's pace of "catching up with the times" is accelerating, which makes our Chinese nation face opportunities and challenges towards comprehensive revitalization. The country needs talents who are knowledgeable, strong-willed, decisive and innovative.
Therefore, we have no choice but to overcome the obstacles of knowledge and move forward bravely!
2. Morning Blossoms Picked Up at Dusk
Read Mr. Lu Xun’s "Morning Blossoms Picked Up at Dusk·From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore" carefully, and enjoy the beauty revealed from time to time between the lines. With innocent feelings, fascinating natural paintings appeared before my eyes.
"The oil flies sing here, and the crickets play the piano here. When you open the broken bricks, you will sometimes encounter centipedes. "There is also cantharides. If you press its backbone with your fingers, it will snap and a burst of smoke will be emitted from the posterior orifices..."
I read this essay by Mr. Lu Xun that is full of childhood memories. , just like the childlike love for nature and the yearning for freedom in the heart of Mr. Lu Xun when I read the origin. Suddenly, I seemed to see the young Lu Xun. When the adults were not paying attention, he got into the Herb Garden. He was with insects, He also picked wild flowers and fruits, and then hunted birds with his playmates, but due to his impatience, he never caught many. He often listened to the stories told by his nurse Chang Mama, so he was very afraid of the red snake in the Baicao Garden. In Sanwei In the bookstore, despite Mr. Shou's strict teachings, he still couldn't bear the childishness in the students' hearts. When he was absorbed in reading, he didn't find that his students were doing all kinds of things, and some were making paper The armor was put on the nails, and Lu Xun was concentrating on painting...
Everything was so innocent and evocative, maybe it caused a scream in my heart. , I really don’t understand how I can love an article in "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" so much, especially since the author looks at the world from the eyes of a child, which makes people feel warm and passionate when reading it.
Mr. Lu Xun In the article, he expresses his love for nature and his passion for freedom. He hopes to play freely and have close contact with nature. He does not want to be controlled by parents and domestic slaves all day long. This is unique to children. Once upon a time, I have moved away from childhood and entered into a teenager. I am in this busy study and scratching life every day. But I think I am still a childish child, and sometimes I still do sweet childhood things. Dreams. Recalling those childhood trivial matters, they are still fresh in my mind and I can’t help laughing. My home was originally a suburb of the city, and there was a large field nearby. When I was a child, I always went there to enjoy the sunshine in spring, the breeze in autumn, and the field that I always loved. After picking every rapeseed flower, I was immersed in the embrace of nature. When I was a child, I would go to the neighbor's house every day without wiping my mouth after eating, eat bean curd cakes with my friends, and go to the fields together. I was playing around, and from time to time I fell into a mud pit and turned into a "little clay figurine". I picked all kinds of flowers. I was afraid that the owner would come, so I hid the flowers in the hole of the tree. After a while, the flowers had withered long ago, but I I am still immersed in the unfettered free space. Now, buildings have been built on the fields, and my friends and I are working hard for our own future, so we cannot feel the kindness of nature, and we have lost a lot of freedom, but I I am still immersed in the unfettered free space. But now, because of the construction of buildings in the wild, my friends and I are working hard for our own future, so we cannot feel the kindness of nature, and we have lost a lot of freedom. But I still love nature and yearn for freedom, no matter whether it can be realized now. This may be the similarity between me and the young Lu Xun, which made me so moved after reading the article. My childhood has gradually become distant, and what is left is only some Instead of trivial memories, it is better to read "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" carefully, experience the childhood dreams of that different era, and love nature and yearn for freedom with Lu Xun.
3. Besieged City
When I first came into contact with this book, many people told me that this is actually a book that I should wait until I get married to read it, but I don’t think so. This book is not just about marriage, but also about your career, interpersonal relationships, family background, social status, knowledge and experience, and a series of other elements that are inevitable in life.
In fact, if we list these sieges one by one in chronological order, then the first thing that should be taken into account when arriving at the siege is Fang Hongjian’s family background. He was born in a feudal landlord family, and in In the war-torn era, it can be said that he was in decline due to the war, and as the eldest son of the family, the pressure he endured this time can be imagined. He can neither rely on the family to give or help him, but also have to provide money for the family and honor his parents. Moreover, from such a modest background, he is neither willing to sell his physical strength to earn a living, nor is it possible for him to earn a living. Parents help to get a good job and social status. Therefore, this neither high nor low background may be one of the reasons for Fang Hongjian's sadness, and it also gave him the idea of ????becoming a big shot.
The second siege is what I work hard to get the day after tomorrow - academic qualifications. Nowadays, we call academic qualifications a stepping stone, but it was even more so at that time. The character of idleness but high ambition is actually the most undesirable. Unfortunately, our Mr. Fang Hongjian and Fang Da had both of these things. Studying abroad is a way for children from wealthy families to try to further their education, or to increase their worth. In fact, today's returnees and overseas students all have this meaning. But the irony is that Fang Hongjian studied Chinese studies in a foreign country, which was really stupid! And I didn't get anything, even the diploma was fake. When applying for the fake diploma, I had to think about something like "My father is a member of the imperial examination, so I need to read the report, and my father-in-law is a businessman, so I need to read the deed."
"To make excuses for yourself with words like this, I have to say that it is actually a replica of Ah Q's spirit! ,
This third and most important one is actually interpersonal relationships. Many people brought in abroad Chinese people who have lived in China for many years will find that they are very uncomfortable with China's guanxi society. It seems that people without any guanxi have no chance of success in China. In fact, the guanxi society has been mentioned in China's long history. A culture that has existed for a long time, both good and bad. In the book, Mr. Qian Zhongshu wrote that Fang Hongjian casually became an associate professor at Sanlu University because of Zhao Xinmei's introduction, while Sun Jiarou succeeded with the help of her aunt. I found a job that is similar to a white-collar job today. Some people think that it was too easy to find a job at that time. As long as an acquaintance can introduce me, I will get a good job. That requires a job like now. The written test is the same as the interview. But that’s not the case. Isn’t that the case in today’s society? Of course not, for example, when you apply for a job, an acquaintance of yours knows a certain right of the company you are applying for. You can use your acquaintances to help you establish relationships with older people, such as managers, for example, treat the boss to a meal or something. In this way, you will have a lot more competition than others for the position you want. There is even a possibility that you can be directly assigned to the position you want. Compared with what is mentioned in the book, this is just a little more implicit. It is essentially the same. Maybe it can be said. This is some progress!
In fact, everyone yearns for freedom, but no one can truly escape from these sieges. If you escape, your life's struggle will be in vain. , but in most cases people always think that they have escaped but end up in a larger and more perfect siege, just like a maze in a game. There is only one entrance and exit. Compared to life, that is life and death. !
Perhaps carpe diem is the true meaning of life!
4. Luotuo Xiangzi
. "Luotuo Xiangzi" is about the old city of Peking, China. The tragic story of Xiangzi, a rickshaw driver. Xiangzi came to the city, eager to create a life with his honest labor. With the belief of buying a rickshaw, he worked hard to make money, like a spinning top. Finally, Xiangzi got his dream. For Xiangzi, I don’t know how many pairs of shoes he wore out in exchange for that car. But fate played tricks on people. The cars were taken away one after another, and Xiangzi’s dream was extinguished again and again. I still refused to give up, kept picking myself up, and struggled again. Here, I couldn't help but be moved and sympathized with Xiangzi's tenacity to persevere and fight for his dreams; I was also moved by Xiangzi's tragic fate. But I can only feel helpless and disappointed. This taught me: face difficulties with strength and stand up on your own after failure.
After that, from the union with Huniu to Huniu’s final death. During this period, Xiangzi's heart was deeply hit. In the end, the car was sold, Huniu died, and everything came to nothing, just like the beginning. Everything is evaporated like scratches with an eraser, leaving only a few deep marks. But in Xiangzi's heart, a deep mark was left forever. From then on, Xiangzi was full of hostility to the world and began to take revenge on everyone around him. Xiangzi, who used to be loyal, now began to deceive his friends, use them, and steal everything from them. He became cunning, even shameless. He has simply changed into a different person, stealing, robbing and cheating. As long as he can get money, he can do anything. After reading this, I couldn't help but feel sour, disappointed, and even slightly angry. What's disappointing is that Xiangzi didn't persevere and was eventually swallowed by darkness; what's angry is that the honest and honest Xiangzi has now done all the things that are harmful to nature, but he still has no regrets.
Xiangzi’s tragedy is the product of the social living environment in which he lives. In a dark society, human power is too small. Xiangzi tried many times to defeat fate on his own, but in the end, he was scarred both physically and mentally. Xiangzi struggled in pain again and again, sinking deeper and deeper. He was gradually twisted and swallowed by the darkness. Xiangzi, who used to be ambitious and full of backbone, now only has greed for money. Under the darkness of society and the temptation of money, Xiangzi lost his backbone. "Money will lead people into a bad society, put aside their noble ideals, and go to hell willingly." Indeed, Xiangzi fought for money for "life", and he chose between "life" and "ideal" "Life", because only "life" is the only thing that the poor can choose. At that time, the life of a poor person might be like the two pointed ends of a date stone - it was lucky to avoid starving to death when he was young; it was very difficult not to starve to death when he was old. At this time, I truly realized that people's destiny is not completely controlled by themselves. The protagonist of the story, Xiangzi, fought against life with his tenacious character and persistent attitude, but in the end, fate still effortlessly destroyed Xiangzi.
In the dark society, human nature becomes distorted, and people are full of hatred... The novel "Camel Xiangzi" is based on the life of Beijing citizens in the late 1920s, based on the life of the rickshaw driver Xiangzi. The ups and downs and tragic life experiences are the main plot, which profoundly exposes the darkness of old China and accuses the ruling class of its deep sympathy for the working people. Xiangzi was a young coachman in Beijing in the 1930s. He was kind and upright. His ideal was a car and owning a car of his own. So he lived frugally and got up early and stayed in the dark.
Three years later, he finally got what he wanted. However, it was during the Anti-Japanese War and Peiping was in chaos. Xiangzi was inexplicably arrested and worked as a handyman. What was even more painful was that his car, his trust, was also taken away. After all the hardships, he escaped and returned to the "Renhe Factory" to continue pulling carts. But the pain was not over yet: Huniu, the daughter of factory owner Liu Siye, fell in love with Xiangzi and tempted him. Xiangzi was fooled and had to marry Huniu. Soon Huniu died of dystocia.
Since then, Xiangzi has degenerated. His previous kindness and integrity have disappeared, and he hates everyone. He stopped driving carts and got into the bad habit of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He would betray his friends for money and completely become a walking zombie.
Xiangzi’s tragedy is the product of the social living environment in which he lives. The novel truly shows the face of life in that dark society, showing the ugly faces of warlords, spies, and car factory owners. If it were not for their persecution, Xiangzi would not have gone from being full of hope to falling. A once hard-working and persevering man with his own goals People end up being reduced to social trash - isn't this a sad life? 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. 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.
Although this is just a novel, it reflects the cowardice of human nature. After all, there are only a few people who can persevere throughout their lives, but we can slowly change in the process of pursuit.
After all what will happen tomorrow? We don’t know, but we can take advantage of today
Hope it helps~~