"The Comedy of a Walnut" is a short story written by Ba Jin. By satirizing and revealing the ugly phenomena of the feudal period, it expresses the author's sorrow for the corruption of the feudal ruling class.
In the novel, the author uses techniques such as exaggeration and satire, using a walnut as the clue to the entire story, and expresses his dissatisfaction with feudal society by describing the process of the protagonist, the young lady of the Wu family, from eating walnuts to abandoning walnuts. Disgusted and hated.
In the novel, the young lady of the Wu family is a typical image of a feudal ruler. She was pampered since childhood and lived in an extremely wealthy feudal family. She is cold, selfish, hypocritical, and extremely worships power. In her opinion, only by possessing power can she get everything she wants, including love.
In the eyes of the young lady of the Wu family, walnuts are a symbol of feudal power. She likes to eat walnuts and often gives walnuts as gifts to others to consolidate her connections and status. However, when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend, she used walnuts as weapons and threw them at her husband and best friend to vent her anger and dissatisfaction.
In this scene, the author reveals the cruelty, barbarity and absurdity of feudal society by describing the violent and barbaric behavior of the young lady of the Wu family. At the same time, the author also expresses his disgust and hatred for feudal power through the symbol of walnut.
In short, although this novel is short and concise, it is full of profound thoughts and strong emotions. Through the description of a walnut, the author reveals the ugly phenomena of feudal society and expresses his sorrow for feudal society.