"Childhood" is the first part of a trilogy of autobiographical novels written by the former Soviet writer Maxim Gorky based on his own experience (the other two parts are "In the World" and "I"). Universities”).
The work tells the childhood life of Alyosha (Gorky’s nickname) from the age of three to ten, and vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower class people in the former Soviet Union in the 1870s and 1980s.
It writes about Gorky's understanding of suffering and his unique insights into social life. There is an endless desire and strength flowing between the lines.
Main characters:
1. Alyosha
The protagonist Alyosha is an observant and very sensitive child. He can distinguish good from bad.
In this regard, the people around him have a great influence on him. With the help of some of his friends, Alyosha learned that "truth, goodness, and beauty" still exist in the world, and these things are around him.
2. Grandpa
Grandpa is a person that Alyosha hates very much. Whether it is the description of his appearance or the portrayal of his inner world, there is always the author's bitter irony in it. He was short, skinny, only as tall as his grandmother's shoulders. He walked with fast and thin steps. He was selfish, cruel, savage and rough, and he beat and cursed people at every turn.
3. Little Gypsy
He is an abandoned child. Every time he goes to the market to buy food, he steals things back, but no one criticizes him or discourages him. Sharing his unearned loot with appreciation, the two uncles even took it for themselves.
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Influence of the work
"Childhood" is a unique autobiography. It does not create a portrait of a protagonist as most autobiographies do.
It is more like a long and colorful oil painting, which restores an era and a period of life in a family.
In this period of life, many protagonists appeared. Whether beautiful or ugly, they all stand in front of readers at the same time, impacting their hearts.
With its unique artistic form, profound ideological content and unique artistic features, "Childhood" occupies an important position in the history of Russian and Soviet literature and even world literature, and has incomparable artistic value.
"Childhood" is based on the writer's own experience, but it is not a simple reproduction of the writer's early life. On the one hand, it truly describes Alyosha's growth process and what he saw and heard, using a large number of informative materials.
Using typical techniques, we strive to dig out materials with typical significance in life and refine and process them so that they can reflect the essence of life.
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