In Spring Water, although Bing Xin is still praising maternal love, affection, childlike innocence and nature, she has used more space to implicitly express the troubles and anguish of herself and her generation of young intellectuals. She tells her feelings in a gentle and sad tone, explores the meaning of life and expresses her desire to know the true nature of the world.
Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. An English sailor was shipwrecked and drifted to an uninhabited desert island. In this extremely isolated situation, he had to try his best to keep himself sane. He rescued a local native from the cannibal on the island. When he faced a person of different races, religions and cultures, his first reaction was to gain an advantage. Therefore, he named the aborigines Friday and asked him to call himself "the master". Friday was taken back to the primitive tribe as a sacrifice. With this, Robinson changed himself because of this native. It was also because of their friendship that he survived. Unfortunately, he was finally shot by a slave trader on Friday. After two years of wandering, Robinson returned to his hometown with nostalgia for this friendship and a brand-new self. Back to this world.
Gulliver's Travels Gulliver is an Englishman who loves sailing. He studied medicine when he was young, and later became a surgeon on a sea ship. He traveled around the world many times and experienced many adventures. The most commendable is his four trips to Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island and Ma Hui. The following is his travel notes.
1699 On May 4th, Gulliver was employed by the captain of the Antelope to sail in the Pacific Ocean. The antelope ran aground and sank because of a storm. He and five sailors jumped into the lifeboat to escape, but the boat capsized on the way. Gulliver was blown to Lilliput Island by the wind and waves alone. After landing, he lay on the grass and fell asleep because of fatigue. After waking up, he felt that he couldn't move all over, his limbs and body were tightly tied, and even his hair was tied to the ground. He could only lie on his back, and the sun blinded him. This is, he heard a slight sound around. At the same time, he felt creatures crawling on his left leg. It gradually climbed up his body, to his chest and to the edge of his mandible. Gulliver looked down briefly and saw a little man less than six inches, holding a bow and an arrow with both hands and carrying an arrow pot, proudly leading the way, followed by more than forty little people, all dressed in military uniforms. Gulliver let out a cry and scared them to run for their lives. Some fell from him to the ground, and some were injured when they stepped on themselves.
After a while, the villain came around again. Gulliver felt impatient. When he turned his left hand slightly, hundreds of arrows shot at him, and he felt as if he had been pricked by a needle. Gulliver had to lie quietly. The villain set up a high platform about three or four yards from his right ear, and a decent officer-like man stood on the high platform and made a speech to him, meaning to ask him to surrender. Gulliver had no choice but to give in. So fifty little people ran to him, cut the rope and untied him. Gulliver pointed to his mouth to show that he was hungry. The villain placed several ladders at his sides. Hundreds of villains carried baskets and poured baskets of food into his mouth in turn. Gulliver swallowed two or three baskets of food at a time, and the villain was overwhelmed. They were surprised at Gulliver's appetite.
Then the villain pulled him into the capital with fifteen thousand royal horses. The emperor (a nail taller than his subjects) led his ministers to stand on the tower and appreciate Gulliver's style. Residents of Lilliput also came to watch in an endless stream, because this is a giant they have never seen before. The emperor called a meeting of ministers to discuss how to deal with Gulliver's problem. Some people worry that Gulliver eats too much, and he can feed 1720 little people by himself. Diet alone may cause domestic famine; Some people advocate killing Gulliver, but they are worried that his huge body will stink and cause plague in Beijing. Finally, the emperor decided to keep Gulliver for the time being, sent 500 people to work for him, and asked 300 tailors to make him a dress according to the most fashionable style in China.
One day, Gulliver got permission from the king to visit the imperial city and the palace. Surrounded by city walls, the Imperial City is two and a half feet high and eleven inches wide, and a pheasant fort is built every ten feet. Gulliver stepped into the city from the west gate. He walked carefully in the street for fear of stepping on the citizens. He wears a short coat because he is afraid that his skirt will damage the roof and eaves. The houses on both sides of the street are three to five floors, and the windows and balconies of each house are crowded with people watching. The two main streets are five feet wide, and those alleys can only accommodate Gulliver's feet. The palace is located in the center of the city, with a two-foot high palace wall. The king wanted Gulliver to visit his big palace, but Gulliver couldn't get in. Later, he came up with a brilliant idea: he chose the largest tree in the imperial garden and cut them into two chairs three feet high with a knife. One in the outer court and the other in the inner court. He stepped on the chair and walked into the palace. He lay in an empty space of the palace and looked up at the palace carefully. There, he saw luxurious furniture and the queen and princess surrounded by maids and servants.
Lilliput is not a big country. They have strange customs. When the king chooses an official, let people dance on a rope. Whoever jumps high can be a big official. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is regarded as the highest jumper in the country (one inch taller than others). During the grand festival, officials also performed stunts on the emperor's permanent crossbar. According to the level of performance skills, ribbons of different colors are awarded respectively. There are two political parties in this country. The difference between them is that one wears high heels and the other wears low heels. The high-heeled party thinks it conforms to the ancient system, and the king prefers the low-heeled party. Therefore, government officials are all people subordinate to the party. There is deep hatred between the two political parties. The crown prince courted both sides. To this end, his heels are high and low.