The poem "Three Officials and Three Farewells" truly describes the sufferings and disasters suffered by county officials, customs officials, old women, old men, brides, husbands and others during the period of war, darkness and social unrest, and vividly shows the tragic life tragedy of ordinary people.
Du Fu witnessed the tragic life of these people, expressed deep sympathy for these suffering people, and at the same time hated the persecution and slavery of civilians by officials. But he supported the dynasty to put down the rebellion and hoped that the people would endure suffering. His contradictory and complicated thoughts and feelings reflect his thoughts of worrying about the country and the people.
Characteristics of Du Fu's Poems
1. Material selection: Du Fu is a social poet who tends to be realistic, with a wide range of contents and rich times, with the theme of political rise and fall, social unrest, war corvee, hunger and poverty, and disparity between the rich and the poor. Du Fu's poems are good at describing the historical situation at that time and reflecting the present situation of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, so they are called "the history of poetry".
2. Ideologically, Du Fu's poems are full of Confucianism, showing compassion for the people, caring for the country and the people, and loving the people, with a strong patriotism and a reputation as a "poet saint". Du Shishan carefully observed the reality of life and society with reason, and realized the sufferings and joys of the people from his own life experience.
3. Technique: Du Shishan writes dialogues and monologues of characters and chooses typical characters and events to describe them. Du Fu's poems are also good at lyricism, combining lyricism with narration, and also combining lyricism with scenery writing, leaving feelings in the landscape.
4. Language: Du Fu's writing attitude is very serious, his language is refined, his words are accurate, his images are vivid, his colors are rich, and he is good at using folk spoken language.