Poetry in distant towns

Jiro Taniguchi's works are mostly short stories, as short as prose. As an amateur comic book lover who is not a literature major, my first article is Taniguchi's short story "Distant Town".

? 1998, a 48-year-old hero, Dr. Zhongyuan, has a wife and daughter, and has a good job. But at the age of 48, his mother died young, and he could not forgive his father for leaving without saying goodbye. On his way home from a business trip, Dr. Bo Xilai was drunk and unconscious and took the wrong tram back to his hometown. Returning to his long-lost hometown, he simply came to his mother's grave to worship. Before he left, he felt dizzy, but when he came to his senses, he was surprised to find that he was no longer an aging middle-aged man, but returned to 1963, a young boy of 14. After that, on the one hand, Bo Shi spent half a century reliving his friendship and love when he was young, on the other hand, he began to dig out the truth about his father's running away from home.

This is a travelogue, without the protagonist changing the past and creating a legendary mythical plot, it shows more the special feelings between people and their hometown and old friends. The rhythm of the story is slow, the style of painting is realistic, and the climax is not much ups and downs. It is in the dull narrative rhythm that the protagonist's psychological changes, middle school life and final farewell to his father become the climax. Reading makes people imagine what they look like when they are old, and they know more about the preciousness of family ties. If I can do it all over again, I also want to travel back to a younger time, cherish my friends I didn't cherish at that time and enjoy the life I didn't enjoy at that time.

Character image: 7 points.

Short stories, with few characters, belong to plot-derived works of characters. The characters are obvious, but the style of painting is not easy to recognize.

Story rhythm: 7 points.

There are many monologues according to the rhythm that a paragraph should have.

Style: 8.5 points.

Personally, I prefer this realistic painting style, with smooth details and lens advance. The problem is the same as in the character image.

Recommended index: 9 points.

Bring me good feelings and fantasies, then you can be included in my high score list. It belongs to young people and is suitable for older and more emotional people to read.