The Book of Songs reflects many themes, the most important of which is the criticism of exploitation and social injustice. Many articles in The Book of Songs put forward the ideas of anti-exploitation and anti-social injustice. This is a microcosm of the current social situation at that time. From the Book of Songs, we can see that at that time, many people in society were not satisfied with their present living conditions. They believe that there should be no exploitation and injustice in society. The Book of Songs is a very important book in China because it put forward the idea of anti-exploitation and anti-social injustice very early.
Second, reflect the corvee and war.
? Corvee and war greatly increased the burden of ancient people in China and greatly reduced the quality of life of ancient people in China. So the Book of Songs and many books reflect the theme of war and corvee. People at that time opposed war and corvee. Because war and corvee bring more pain to people. Therefore, the second distinctive theme in The Book of Songs is opposing war and corvee, which is also a part of the core content of The Book of Songs.
Third, the response to love and family.
Besides some bad phenomena in society, such as war, corvee, exploitation and injustice, another important content expressed in The Book of Songs is family and marriage. We can read people's views on marriage and love at that time from the Book of Songs. In fact, we can learn a lot from it, which is still applicable in today's society. Therefore, The Book of Songs is a classic that will never go out of date. It is very necessary for us to read the Book of Songs in our spare time. After all, it is cost-effective to spend a few days reading the wisdom of others for decades.
Fourth, it reflects that labor is always the theme of a society, so even in ancient times, poets, philosophers and writers at that time put forward their own views on the topic of labor, and there are many articles about labor in the Book of Songs. These articles are all about praising farmers and opposing extravagance, extravagance and waste. This is a very distinct theme in The Book of Songs. If we casually look at some classic articles in the Book of Songs, we can find that most of them are related to labor, because labor is really an eternal theme that runs through our lives forever. So from these aspects, The Book of Songs is a classic with profound thoughts.