"The night gave me black eyes", the two "black" in it are undoubtedly "wenyan", which is worth pondering.
We know that "black" actually means "black". It is not color. The so-called color is the result of the reflection of various light waves by objects. If it does not reflect, it will become black. Of course, the world without light can only be pitch black. Therefore, "black" is the result of killing light. Dark night It is the tomb of light, a suffocating symbol of a specific era. However, the "black eyes" are undoubtedly the rebellion of the night. Its blackness is "given" by the night and is the result of the night blocking the light. In addition, the eyes Black does not symbolize turning away from light, but it is a symbol of longing for light. Since black does not reflect light, it has the property of absorbing all light. Black eyes are the symbol of this "generation" who are always ready to absorb light. Eyes.
Looking at it from another angle, black eyes also embody the spirit of criticism. They use black against black and deeply deny the huge power of the night. Compared with the colorful and bright world, black It is the ultimate, and it is in opposition to light. However, things must be reversed at their extremes. The black eyes that rebelled from the night are definitely more receptive to light than eyes of any color. In other words: they came from a specific black era. "A generation", their great awakening is beyond the reach of other people who are "not destined" to the "dark night".
A short two-line poem, with a broad title, reveals a huge The theme, in the unity of opposites, fully demonstrates the charm of symbolism. Judging from the author's life history, the dark night in the poem seems to be "ten years of catastrophe", and "a generation" certainly refers to the contemporary people who grew up in this specific historical stage. Chinese. However, poetry is not history after all. The capacity of poetry can often be expanded infinitely by the magic of art. If we transcend time and space, we can easily see the "generation of generations" in Qu Yuan, Du Fu, Lu Xun and other figures of different eras. They all live in the "dark night", and they all have particularly sharp "black eyes".