The meaning of the poem "Some People"

Cang Kejia's famous poem "Some People" was written on November 1st, 1949. It was written to commemorate the 13th anniversary of Lu Xun's death. Where did the feeling come from? At that time, New China had just been established for a month. On the one hand, the people who "rode on the people's heads" had been overthrown by the people, and on the other hand, all kinds of people who entered new China from old China were inevitably branded with the class and ideology of the old society. Although there were many "some people" in Lu Xun's style, there were also many "some people" on the opposite side. The poet faced the reality and recalled the social conditions of Lu Xun before and after his death, and wrote this poem with feelings. This poem not only reflected the fact that Lu Xun had's style. It also shows the poet's ideological tendency, so it is a lyric poem with the unity of truth and inclination.

The first section of the poem points out that there are two diametrically opposed people in today's world: one is "though he is dead" and the other is "though he is dead". The person who is "though he is alive" naturally refers to Lu Xun who was commemorated at that time, and is a tribute to Lu Xun who is immortal. However, as a typical image, it doesn't just refer to Lu Xun, but also implies many people with the same quality as Lu Xun. As for the people who are the opposite, they certainly refer to the bad guys. This four-line poem, in two sentences, is the general hat of the whole poem, commanding the whole article. Although it is easy to understand, it has a great capacity, strong generalization power, which is intriguing and saves people today!

The next three verses (namely, the second, third and fourth verses of the poem) compare people who live like death with those who live like death from three aspects: image, thought and sentiment. From the image, people who "ride on the people's heads" are actually contemptuous, although they stand tall and erect their waists and boast of greatness. It originated from Lu Xun's poem "Self-mockery", in which "looking at a thousand fingers coldly and bowing one's head is willing to be a willing ox". The poet developed Lu Xun's thought and poetry, and the opposition of the image became more prominent and distinct. From the ideological point of view, those who "live like death" always want to be immortal, "carve their names into stones" and make a monument for themselves. And those "who" Waiting for the underground volcano to burst out and burn all the weeds and trees on the "ground" until they are "incorruptible", and everyone will die together. This section is based on "I love the weeds in Lu Xun's" Wild Grass Inscription ",but I hate the ground decorated with weeds. The fire runs underground and rushes; Once the lava is ejected, it will burn all weeds and even trees, so it is incorruptible. Lu Xun was in a period of "hesitation" when he wrote Weeds and Inscriptions on Weeds. He once frankly admitted that he had not found the road to revolution at that time, but he hated the reactionaries riding on the people's heads and did not * * *, thus showing ". Those who "live like death" and "others can't live while he is alive" are very despicable and ugly. Those who "live even though he is dead" and "live for the better of most people" are very noble and beautiful.

The second, third and fourth verses of the poem are conceived immediately after the first verse. The poet is not celebrating Lu Xun. But also condemn those who boast that they are "greater" than the masses, who want to make a monument for themselves and not let others live. Such a contrast shows the breadth and depth of the poem's thoughts more than simply eulogizing Lu Xun.

In the last three verses (the fifth, sixth and seventh verses), the poet grasps the relationship between the two kinds of people and the masses mentioned in the first verse and points out their different fates. That is to say, they point out their different futures. These three verses are the logical development of the second, third and fourth verses. The fifth verse still focuses on the opposite image. Those who "ride on the people's heads" and claim to be "great" will eventually be overthrown by the people and fall from a high place, which is not only insignificant, but will also disappear from the earth. As for those who "make cows and horses for the people", they are always remembered by the people for their glorious image of "bowing their heads and being willing to be a willing ox". The sixth section is to write two different subjective thoughts and get two different objective effects: those who want to build a monument for themselves, their "names rot earlier than corpses"; And those who "prefer to be weeds" are "wildfire never quite consumes them, they are tall once more in the spring wind". Weeds grow year after year, and they are always remembered by the people year after year. So is Lu Xun, and so are people with the same quality as Lu Xun. In the last section, write different sentiments and different retribution. One good turn deserves another, and what goes around comes around comes around, not without reporting. The class "People who can't live if he lives." Their fate will be seen by everyone. As for those who "live for the better of most people", the people will hold him high. Lu Xun is the representative of such people.