Gorky's early realistic works are mostly based on his experiences and feelings among riffraff, the most representative of which is the novel Cerca Shi, which describes the noble qualities of Cerca Shi, an old tramp, who is brave, independent, unyielding in money and safeguarding human dignity, indicating that although their mental burden is still heavy, they are much more noble than selfish and vulgar individuals.
In art, Celka fully demonstrated Gorky's superb skills in portraying complex characters in his early realistic works. These works not only strongly accuse the evils of capitalist society, but also try to reveal the inner pain of tramps and the struggle between old and new consciousness, and capture the characteristics of the times of working people's life. Their purpose is still to arouse people's positive attitude towards life.
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The influence of Gorky's creation on American progressive writers can not be ignored. In particular, the themes of "personal social vitality" and "the dead enslave the living" in his creation, as well as the artistic style of dealing with these themes, aroused their strong interest.
In the depiction of "rigid philistine" in Lewis's Babbitt, we can see striking similarities with Gorky's The Kingdom of Depression. In the works of Jack London and Dreiser, we can also see Gorky's influence in many aspects.
Gorky's works are full of revolutionary passion and optimism, which are deeply loved by readers in China, educating and inspiring our people to fight for eliminating the exploitation system and building a new society.
Gorky's works have been introduced to China since the early 20th century. Many novels, plays and works have not only been translated into Chinese, but also edited and published into single-volume and multi-volume Gorky's works. His literary creation and literary theory had an important influence on the development of China's new literature after the May 4th Movement.