"The night gave me black eyes". These two "blacks" are undoubtedly "literary eyes" and are worth pondering. We know that "black" is not a color. The so-called color is the result of all kinds of light waves reflected by objects. If it doesn't reflect, it turns black. Of course, the world without light can only be dark
Therefore, "black" is the result of killing all the light, and night is the tomb of light, which is a suffocating symbol of a specific era. However, "black eyes" is undoubtedly the rebellion of the night. Its blackness is "endowed" by the night, and it is also the result of the night blocking the light. In addition, black eyes are not a symbol of abandoning light, but a symbol of longing for light. Because black does not reflect light, it has the characteristic of completely absorbing light. Black eyes are the eyes of this generation ready to absorb light at any time.
From another point of view, black eyes also reflect the critical spirit, which is a deep denial of the great arrogance of black to black and night. Compared with the colorful bright world, black is an end, which is opposite to light. However, the extremes meet, and the black eyes rebellious from the dark night are definitely easier to accept the light than the eyes of any color. In other words, the great awakening of the "generation" coming from the specific black age is beyond the reach of other people in out of the dark.
Two short poems, with grand topics and themes, fully show the symbolic charm in the unity of opposites. Judging from the author's life course, the night in the poem seems to be a "ten-year catastrophe", and "a generation" of course refers to the contemporary China people who grew up in this particular historical stage. However, after all, poetry is not history, and the capacity of poetry can often be infinitely expanded by the magic of art. If we transcend time and space, we can easily see the image of "a generation" in people of different eras such as Qu Yuan, Du Fu and Lu Xun. They all live in the "dark night" and have particularly keen "black eyes".
The poem "A Generation" is not only the self-explanation of this generation, but also the portrayal of its indomitable spirit. Darkness wants to kill a person's bright eyes, but the killing of darkness does not achieve its goal but creates its opposite; Black eyes; It is the darkness that awakens a generation and gives it a stronger desire and perseverance to find light. It is this persistent search that makes them see the unacceptable essence hidden under the appearance of life.
Ten years of catastrophe, is a long night, no stars, no moonlight, and even no phosphorus fire. However, the desire for light is overwhelming. From initial confusion to sobriety, from ignorance to consciousness, from hardship to liberation, it is all done in this boundless "night". Because it is night, it can't be the eyes of the night. This is a transfer. Black eyes are also transformed into foreign bodies, called twisted souls or shrouded shadows. They split out of the shadows and look for the really false light. It's a moth that squeezes out cocoons, a stream flowing in a gully, and the sun dancing on the horizon. After all, it is unstoppable, and the answer to history is exactly the same.
"Night gives me black eyes, but I use them to look for light", which is the whole content of the poem, not to mention his appreciation, because I basically have a vague understanding, but I have learned a life truth from it: quantitative change leads to qualitative change. . This poem, entitled "A Generation", can be understood as giving a generation black eyes, making them wake up and look for the light more and more strongly, thus giving a generation a powerful force to face the darkness. As we all know, black is the result of killing all the light because it does not reflect light. This is a process of quantitative change, so the "first generation" desperately uses black eyes to find and absorb light.
This philosophy has always existed since ancient times. From the Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising in the Qin Dynasty to the people's uprising in that "generation" era, and then to the contemporary study and life, the process of many students changing from middle class to top students has proved this long-standing but timeless philosophy and its extensive influence in life.
This little poem with only two lines shook the whole poetry circle after the publication of the third issue of 1980 "Stars". No matter who is positive or negative about Gu Cheng's poem, it is well received.
It is brand-new in aesthetic principle. It avoids the direct expression of emotion and abandons the real narration of the scene. It does not deliberately construct a complete artistic conception, but highlights an unusual pair of "black eyes" (a symbol of a generation's awakening) on a thick black background by metaphor. It seems that you can see a beam of white light coming out of a gap in the dark clouds. The whole poem is like a three-dimensional print.
"Night" and "light" form a sharp contrast between dark and bright colors, and "black eyes" are distorted intentions and permeated with strong emotional colors. This artistic expression has aroused readers' imagination, so the suffocating times appear on the screen of imagination, distorting the younger generation who grew up in absurd reality, and the tenacious spirit of seeking broke out from the potential buried in their hearts. This is a statue of a whole generation.
A simple intentional group of "night-eyes-light" constitutes an open time and space-a unique social scene and human psychological structure at a historical turning point. It is a unique law of poetry to express infinity in finiteness and profundity in simplicity. The pioneers of the new poetry tide are pursuing the return of human nature and the return of poetry itself.
This little poem embodies a style of modern beauty. It breaks the traditional harmonious composition, creates a shocking artistic effect with a disharmonious image combination, and forces people to reflect on history.
A generation condensed into one sentence from Gu Cheng, and endless words condensed into two lines from Gu Cheng; The most abstract and profound insights have also been turned into the most intuitive images by the poet Gu Cheng under the guidance of genius. A young man with pain and hesitation silently sticks to the pure light in his heart. He doesn't expect the world to change anything for him, because his holy heart will last forever, so he is satisfied. This poem was written after the Cultural Revolution. It's about unyielding young people during the Cultural Revolution. Although they suffered from darkness, they still did not give up their pursuit of light.