Writing background:
Lao She lost his father when he was young and was raised by his mother alone, with whom he has an extremely deep relationship. Lao She's mother died of illness in Peiping (today's Beijing) in the summer of 1942.
At that time, Lao She was alone in the rear areas of China’s Anti-Japanese War, engaged in literary and artistic creation and organizational work. At first, his family did not dare to tell him the news of his mother's death immediately for fear of aggravating his loneliness and pain, so they revealed the bad news in a letter home on December 26, 1942. "My Mother" was written by Lao She in memory of his mother.
Lao She’s mother has her unique character of being soft yet tough. Moreover, this character left a deep imprint on Lao She. Lao She's own life and death are inseparable from this soft-yielding character.
As Lao She said in the article, what his mother gave him was "the education of life." This not only allows readers to see the image of a great mother who maintains traditional virtues in suffering, but also allows readers to understand the inheritance and continuation of the Chinese nation's character.
Extended information:
"My Mother" shows us the true, kind and beautiful soul of an ordinary working woman and her broad and selfless mind as a mother; the author is describing mother and child While expressing his deepest love and affection, he also revealed his deep remorse for his mother. From the author's deep and fiery emotional world, we realize a simple and profound philosophy of life: Mother is the source of love, which is treasured in the hearts of her children and will never be exhausted.
The use of line drawing in the article "My Mother" is mainly reflected in the description of portraits, movements, and language. Lao She mainly uses line drawing to depict characters, through line drawing of the character's expression, movement, and language. To express his character traits, although there is not much ink, the image of the character is lifelike and lifelike, and the frugal brushwork has achieved unexpected results.
Lao She (1899-1966), whose real name is Shu Qingchun and whose courtesy name is Sheyu, is from the Zhenghong Banner of the Manchu people in Beijing. His original surname is Shu Shujueluo (some say his surname is Shu Mulu, which is doubtful). He is a famous modern Chinese novelist and literary writer. Home, dramatist. He sang in Huangmei Opera in 1948 and was praised by Yan Fengying.
Due to persecution during the Cultural Revolution, late at night on August 24, 1966, Lao She committed suicide by drowning himself on the shore of Taiping Lake northwest of Beijing. He was 67 years old. His wife Hu Jieqing (1905-2001), whose representative works include "Teahouse", "Camel Xiangzi", "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Longxugou", etc.
Baidu Encyclopedia-My Mother (Lao She’s Prose)