According to textual research, Du Fu wrote "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind" and said, "A group of children in the south village bullied me as an old and helpless person. I couldn't bear to face thieves and openly carried thatched grass into the bamboo. My lips were burnt and my mouth was dry and I couldn't breathe. , When he returned, he leaned on his stick and sighed. "He was not even fifty years old." The children are childish and unsympathetic; the author is old and frail, and is helpless in the face of the "thieves" behavior of the children. This description pave the way for the following article: "There are tens of millions of mansions in Guangzhou, and the poor people in the world are all happy".
It is not difficult for everyone to understand that Du Fu lived in the lower class of society, suffered from hunger and cold, and his quality of life was not good. It is conceivable that Du Fu's physical condition could no longer be very good at this time. The word "bullying" here means that he no longer has the strength to clean up the children and recover the straw. The word "old" accurately expresses the author's helplessness.
But what kind of "thief" wants to steal even thatch?
The Anshi Rebellion that lasted for several years not only brought severe physical and mental devastation to Du Fu, but also brought even more serious disasters to the working people. Du Fu had knowledge, talent and status. Although he came to Chengdu after being displaced, he got help from his friends and built a thatched cottage next to Huanhua Stream, and his life was temporarily stable. However, among the common people who are also in the midst of war, how many have left their homes, their wives and children separated, and are homeless? How many of them are desperate, have no way to complain, or even dump their bodies in the wilderness? Adults are not immune, so why are children even more vulnerable?
The "group of children" want to snatch thatch when the autumn wind comes. What is the reason? Are they making trouble out of nothing, or are they enjoying it? It may be more accurate to understand that they came to escape and beg for food. The "group" of children said that there are many children in trouble. "Enduring," "opposing," "openly," and even "bullying" are all actions they take when they are helpless and helpless. Maybe the bamboo forest is their temporary shelter. When I say this, I do not completely agree with the practice of "group children". The poem also reflects the reality of the desolation of the world caused by war and famine and the loss of children's virtues. But there is no doubt that the war caused all this. The sentence "Since I have been depressed and sleepless" very cleverly reveals the historical background of the poem, and tells us that my long-term depression and pain is not a temporary incident. Therefore, we do not need to investigate how unfair treatment Du Fu received from someone at that time. Why? Personal selfishness and resentment, etc., will only dilute the theme of the poem. I think the theme of this poem should be: "Oppose war, long for peace, and hope that the poor in the world will be sheltered and gain peace and happiness."
"Nancun Children" are weak and extreme victims , their experiences have reached another level of misery compared to Du Fu's. Faced with the current situation at that time, even Du Fu, who was "deeply worried and angry", did not dare to hope that it would be of much help to their reality. The realist poet Du Fu had no choice but to add another sentence after shouting: "There are tens of millions of mansions in Anhui, and the shelter of the poor people in the world will make them happy." "——If you can't save the people of the world, you must first save the "poor people of the world". If the "poor people" of all conditions are in the middle and above the world, if they can't save themselves, how can they say anything about the people of the world? The purpose of his continuous use of words such as "endurance", "opposite", "flagrant" and even "bullying" and "thief" has to make us think deeply. These words may be just to reflect the social reality at that time. Didn't Du Fu know that all of the "group of children" could not be sages and gods? Their instinct to desire and live made them have to be like that.