Life should be a machine that always sends out power, a wheel that never stops moving forward. Life should be an effort to contribute to the collective, an effort and strength for individuals and everyone to achieve harmony ... We should cherish life and not waste it.
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Torch describes the story of a petty-bourgeois intellectual who received education and strengthened his revolutionary belief in the collective actions of the masses. Poetry mainly expresses the protagonist's yearning, hesitation and transformation for the revolution by correctly understanding the meaning of life and love.
This theme is not uncommon in novel creation, but it has special significance in the form of long poems. The reason why the long poem is so wonderful is that it is full of enthusiasm burning like a torch, confidence in the people's strength and the future of the war of resistance against Japan, and praise.
Although the images of workers and laborers are not as full as intellectuals, the description of revolution is not as detailed as love, and the transformation of characters is somewhat simple, this simplicity truly reflects the characteristics of that great era: a strong flame can quickly illuminate the future and burn away those contradictions, hesitation or hesitation. The torch not only inspires people to find direction, but also illuminates the author's own revolutionary road.
References:
China Writers Network-Ai Qing's Works