Although the road of life is long, the important points are often only a few steps, especially when people are young. No one’s life path is straight and there are no forks. Some forks are like political forks or personal life. If you take a wrong step, it can affect a period of life and life. ——Liu Qing
This is a passage from Liu Qing's "History of Entrepreneurship", which was quoted by writer Lu Yao at the beginning of his novel "Life", to illustrate and remind young people of the importance of taking the key points of life well.
Today, let’s start with this to discuss the special character Liu Qiaozhen in Lu Yao’s work “Life”.
1. Basic information of the work
"Life" is a novel created by the writer Lu Yao and is also his famous work. Originally published in the third issue of "Harvest" in 1982, it won the National Outstanding Novella Award in 1981-1982.
novel takes the urban and rural life on the northern Shaanxi Plateau during the reform period as the time and space background, and describes the life changes of high school graduate Gao Jialin when he returns to the countryside, leaves the countryside, and then returns to the countryside.
01 Story summary
Gao Jialin was replaced by someone after he was replaced by his work in elementary school. Although the beautiful and kind girl from the village is ignorant of Liu Qiaozhen, she admires and admires the educated Gao Jialin. Liu Qiaozhen often helped Gao Jialin and confessed her feelings to Gao Jialin. Liu Qiaozhen's love made Gao Jialin feel particularly warm and responded enthusiastically.
After Gao Jialin became the communications officer in the county, although Liu Qiaozhen, who was far away in the countryside, had always missed Gao Jialin, but Gao Jialin was nostalgic for the superior life in the city and decided to break up with Qiaozhen. Gao Jialin, who thought he could stay in the city, was dismissed because he was reported to the county party committee for work. When Gao Jialin returned to life in the countryside again, Liu Qiaozhen was already married to others, and Gao Jialin rethinked his life.
02 In the article "Life", the writer Lu Yao strives to create two important characters, one is the male protagonist Gao Jialin and the other is the female protagonist Liu Qiaozhen.
Gao Jialin not only reflects the modern youth's qualities of constantly challenging their destiny, confidence and perseverance, but also has the traditional virtues of hard work and simplicity. He loves life, has a very high mind and has lofty ideals and ambitions. But he became the marginalized figure in the contradiction between urban civilization and rural backwardness.
Liu Qiaozhen Beautiful and kind, and sincere love. But she placed herself in the position of Gao Jialin. After the light of ideals was disillusioned, she expressed her struggle against fate with a loveless marriage, which was exactly the shackles of traditional moral concepts. However, she has a yearning and pursuit for a better life.
Therefore, the focus of this article is to comment on the woman Liu Qiaozhen.
2. Can the beautiful and generous, smart and kind Liu Qiaozhen live a beautiful life of her own?
"Which duck in the river (which) goose in the river,
pairs (which) look at brother..."
"Life" heroine Liu Qiaozhen appeared in this way. Her love song was sung to her sweetheart Gao Jialin. She could appear in front of Gao Jialin when she was frustrated in her life. It was carefully prepared by her, but how did Gao Jialin treat Liu Qiaozhen in the novel?
- Gao Jialin never thought that this love song was beautiful and generous. The clever and kind Liu Qiaozhen spent all her thoughts and found the right time to sing it to him;
- Gao Jialin never thought that a rural girl like Liu Qiaozhen who could not read a word would love herself so enthusiastically;
- Gao Jialin even did not expect that he would have feelings for Liu Qiaozhen so soon, and responded enthusiastically to Qiaozhen's true confession;
- Gao Jialin even did not expect that on the journey of life with a happy spring, he would change his heart so quickly and treat Liu Qiaozhen as a passerby in his ideal life;
- To the end, Gao Jialin still did not expect that Liu Qiaozhen, who was ruthlessly abandoned by him, the "contemporary Chen Shimei", would have a decent and good job to plead with his husband.
However, behind Liu Qiaozhen's efforts at any cost is her yearning for a better life. But can she live a wonderful life of her own?
01 No, Liu Qiaozhen willfully married a person she doesn't like
Uneducated Liu Qiaozhen loves the educated Gao Jialin. She confessed to Gao Jialin with her sincere actions. In her love for Gao Jialin, she was sincere and passionate, and unreserved. She never suspected that Gao Jialin's love for herself was false, nor did she ever think that Gao Jialin would become a disheartened man. But Gao Jialin's ruthless abandonment did hurt her heart.
This kind and innocent good girl could not withstand the blow of her lover changing her heart. In desperation, she obeyed her parents' orders and married someone she didn't like.
The beautiful and kind Qiaozhen's love for Gao Jialin is pure. Although she married Ma Shuan, she doesn't like, in her heart, Gao Jialin is her ideal lover.
If Liu Qiaozhen has been obsessed with Gao Jialin, if Liu Qiaozhen has been deeply involved in the relationship with Gao Jialin, if Liu Qiaozhen still has a glimmer of hope to return to Gao Jialin's emotional embrace... Then, Liu Qiaozhen will definitely not be able to live the beautiful life she yearns for.
If a person puts himself in the position of an affiliated person, even if he can be with that person, she will not get the happiness she wants, because wishful love does not actually have a good result.
02 Yes, it must be. Liu Qiaozhen has been striving to pursue the better life she wants
- Liu Qiaozhen is a person who dares to fight fate. She dares to love and hate.
For Gao Jialin, who was in love with him, although he knew that he had no education and his status was not matched by him, Liu Qiaozhen was able to judge the situation, mastered the opportunity for Gao Jialin to suffer setbacks, and won Gao Jialin's love with his warmth.
Faced with her family's disagreement with her relationship with Gao Jialin, and her father Liu Liben beat her up because of this. There were rumors spread from the villagers. Not only did she not retreat, but she was also openly matched Gao Jialin with her openly. This was a very "outrageous" approach in that era when she was ordered by her parents and the words of her matchmaker. However, in order to pursue his own better life, Liu Qiaozhen was "extraordinary".
- Liu Qiaozhen is a person who loves life. Even though she was abandoned by Gao Jialin, her original intention of loving life and pursuing a better life has not changed.
After being ruthlessly abandoned by Gao Jialin, Liu Qiaozhen was not deeply in love with her. Gao Jialin asked Liu Qiaozhen to come out. After hearing Gao Jialin say those heartless words, Liu Qiaozhen left with tears in her eyes. Although she was riding away in a shaky car, she still ran towards the Dama River without looking back.
Liu Qiaozhen, who had been recuperating at this house for a few days, soon appeared in the field again, and began to work on the land like a small mare.
A few days later, she agreed to the marriage with Ma Shuan. She also said sincerely: "No matter what, I have to live. I want to work with Ma Shuan, have children, and live a lifetime."
This hardworking and kind woman, as long as she has a desire, her life will definitely not be too bad. Because if she does not have that person's company in life, she will be strongly pursuing the beautiful life she yearns for.
- Liu Qiaozhen is a kind woman. Her kindness is in her bones. Such a kind-hearted person will not let down a beautiful life.
The eldest sister Qiaoying wanted to get angry for Qiaozhen and was about to make things difficult for Gao Jialin at the intersection when Gao Jialin returned to the village. After learning the news, Liu Qiaozhen chased her from her in-laws' house to dissuade her. Seeing that his bitter dissuasion was ineffective, Liu Qiaozhen suddenly knelt down in front of her elder sister, crying and begging her to let Gao Jialin go and not to make things difficult for him.
When the eldest sister said that Gao Jialin was still in love with her and wanted to help her get back with Gao Jialin, Liu Qiaozhen flatly rejected the eldest sister's kindness. She said, "No! This is impossible. I am already married, and Besides, I should have lived with Ma Shuan for the rest of my life. Ma Shuan is a good person, and treats me well. I have hurt my heart, and I can no longer hurt Ma Shuan's heart..."
For Gao Jialin, the "unfaithful man" who was going back to the village, Liu Qiaozhen not only did not seek revenge, but also asked her family not to make things difficult for him, but also asked her husband Ma Shuan to help Gao Jialin find a decent job in teaching in the village.
How big is this girl Liu Qiaozhen? She is so kind and so generous. Shouldn’t she live a better life of her own? Shouldn’t a person with good hearts have a good life?
So, we must wish those who have good hearts to live a happy and beautiful life because they deserve to live a good life.
3. Conclusion:
Go and read Lu Yao's "Life". After reading "Life", you must learn to think about "Life", and also understand and pursue your own beautiful life.
- Entrepreneur Jack Ma was still a odd job riding a tricycle when he was 18 years old. After watching "Life", he changed his life.
- director Jia Zhangke said: "When I read Lu Yao's book "Life", I was still a middle school child. I have read many works over the years, and they have had a great impact on my film creation, but the one that has the greatest impact on me is this book "Life". It made me begin to have a new understanding of society and start to think about my life."
On the evening of September 27, 2018, the selection of the most influential novels for the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, sponsored by the China Writers Association's "Novel Selection" magazine, the Chinese Novel Society, and the People's Daily Overseas Network, was announced in Qingdao. Lu Yao's "Life" was selected as "The Most Influential Novel of the 40th Anniversary of China's reform and opening up." This is enough to prove the profound influence of the novel "Life" on the past, present and future, on a person's life.
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