Hugo, with his artist's sensitivity, immediately recognized the specialness of the space in which the flower was placed. The daisy is originally a "flower of the field". It should have grown quietly in the fields, but now it appears among the streets in the center of Paris, far away from the splendid Place de la Palais, the mighty Cavalry Arena and the busy streets. Isn’t it strange that such a complicated and lively scene is only a few steps away? How could this not arouse people's imagination?
Hugo thought that if the fire had not occurred here, the flowers that should grow in the fields would not have grown in the center of Paris. So he sighed: "This flower condenses so many things, how many failed and successful performances, how many bankrupt families, how many unexpected accidents, how many adventures, how many sudden disasters!" If only two years ago, when the fire was still there, Before this happened, if "Daisy" was found in this place, people would be horrified and regard it as a ghost. You see, what a labyrinth and mysterious arrangement destiny is!
If Hugo's thinking about "Daisy" ends here, it is not a big deal, then when we read the last paragraph of his short article, we can't help but exclaim:
There had to come first a theater and a fire, a city's terror, one of man's most graceful inventions, one of the most terrible catastrophes, thirty years of laughter and thirty years of rolling flames. , to grow this daisy, to win the joy of this flying insect!
This kind of meditation is completely poetic and completely philosophical. Poetic overflow and philosophical thinking are intertwined. From a small daisy and a small flying insect, Hugo actually made so many discoveries, which is simply a miracle. Perhaps what distinguishes a writer from ordinary people as an artist is that he is observant and thoughtful at the same time. Small things are often the most important things to him.