Childhood is the first autobiographical novel by Gorky, the founder of Russian proletarian literature.
Gorky vividly exposed the darkness of private ownership society and the cruel and animal habits of ordinary citizens through the description of his childhood life. At the same time, through the growth process of the protagonist Alesha, his pursuit of justice, hatred for oppressors and desire for learning and growth are revealed.
Childhood successfully shaped the image of Alesha and her grandmother. The main features of Alesha's image are the protest against the mean, empty and cruel life and the pursuit of a beautiful and reasonable ideal life, although these are still hazy and unconscious. For example, when he witnessed his stepfather punching and kicking his mother, he stabbed him in the ribs without thinking. It shows that hatred for ugly phenomena in life has sprouted in his young mind. In childhood, the image of grandmother is typical of Russian working women. She is kind and simple, loves life and has the courage to overcome difficulties. In the cold living environment where money is the only relationship between people, grandma warms Alesha's heart with selfless love, arouses his sense of dignity as a human being, and strengthens his will to struggle with life and confidence in a better future. It was she who made Alesha learn to recite Russian fairy tales and folk songs from an early age. Familiar with heroic stories in folklore; This made him fall in love with the beautiful Russian, understood the truth of being a man, cultivated his literary interest, and laid the foundation for him to embark on the literary road in the future to a certain extent.
Alesha's childhood was dark and painful. He encountered more difficulties than us, and life tested him better than us. He succeeded. Why can't we overcome difficulties and stand the test and become a pillar? Some people may say, "they are successful in adversity, but we don't have these difficulties." Are they different? " I think it is wrong to think so. If a person wants to become a talent, he must have lofty aspirations and persistent and tenacious fighting spirit.
Now, our great socialist motherland has created good learning conditions for our generation of young people. We should set up the lofty ambition of "rejuvenating China" and treat "prosperity" and "adversity" correctly. Down-to-earth, study hard, persevere, and strive to exert subjective initiative. "Start from me, start from now" is the strongest voice of young people in the new era. The times are created by ourselves, and the revitalization is at our feet.