"Ni Huanzhi" is Ye Shengtao's most representative novel. The whole novel focuses on the growth of the protagonist Ni Huanzhi, narrating the revolutionary petty bourgeoisie from the Revolution of 1911 to the First Civil Revolutionary War. The growth process of class intellectuals.
At the beginning, Ni Huanzhi was invited by Jiang Bingru to serve as a primary school teacher. After experiencing the blind vitality as a student and his first experience of decadence in the workplace, Ni Huanzhi embraced extremely high enthusiasm for education at this time.
Jiang Bingru was Ni Huanzhi’s first spiritual sustenance. The two people also cherished the reform of education. They hit it off and started a new type of education reform. The form was novel and highly educational, but in fact it was out of touch. In fact, there is no purpose of reform. We only talk about changes without delving into the correctness and reality of the guiding ideology.
After the first batch of students who received the new education graduated, there was no obvious difference from other students. In addition, due to the obstruction of feudal forces, the formal reform failed. After that, the two went on different paths. On this path, after Jiang Rubing gradually broke away from the communist educational ideals, Ni Huanzhi's first spiritual sustenance perished.
His wife Jin Peizhang is Ni Huanzhi’s second spiritual sustenance. The two got to know each other and fell in love with each other because they had the same ideals. And because of the arrival of their children, Peizhang’s focus shifted from his ideals back to his family and gradually Separation - this is actually inevitable. Although he has new ideas, the feudal remnants engraved in his bones are still reflected in Jin Peizhang's classical Chinese letters, matchmaker's words, formal weddings...
Compared with qualified In terms of the image of his wife, what Ni Huanzhi needs more is a spiritual companion, and Jin Peizhang, who has returned to the family, does not meet this need. The appearance of Miss Yin in the later stage can be said to be the final image of Peizhang who chose the ideal route. From now on, he can Predicting the life of Peizhang who finally rekindled his ideals.
Wang Leshan was Ni Huanzhi’s third spiritual sustenance and the one who had the greatest influence on him. The first two are partners on the same path, and Wang Leshan is the leader of Ni Huanzhi's transformation. He is a typical revolutionary representative, rational and firm, whether it is his unwavering belief in revolution, his fearless spirit of sacrifice, or his sharp criticism of Ni Huanzhi's educational reform... Wang Leshan is the most ideal character in the book. .
Wang Leshan’s death crushed Ni Huanzhi. From towns to cities, Ni Huanzhi had ideals and pursuits but no thoughts of his own; from immersing himself in education to mass movements, Ni Huanzhi had courage and ambition but lacked the spirit of analysis. . When he was a student, he lamented the darkness of his life. As a first-time teacher, he sank into despair. He was discouraged when the educational reform was ineffective. He perished after the failure of the revolution. He did not think about every step. Such Ni Huanzhi showed class deficiencies and weakness.
But on the other hand, under the influence of school teachers, he embarked on the road of loving education. In Jin Peizhang's few words, he was able to resolve his melancholy and his love for the motherland led to the road of revolution. This is another example of this. The cute side of the character. At the end of his life, self-analysis was his second growth, and placing hope on his son was his unyielding hope for the future of the revolution.
The book contains mostly psychological depictions, simple language, detailed descriptions in the first half, and a somewhat rushed ending in the second half.