"Abstract nouns, such as glory, honor, courage or holiness, are simply disgusting if they are put together with specific names, such as the name of the village, the number of roads, the name of the river, the number of troops and important dates."
(A Farewell to Arms Hemingway Shanghai Translation Publishing House)
Because of Hemingway's experience in World War I and sober consciousness, he is closer to the essence of war-absurdity than most people. The cause of the war is not as pure as others understand, but the strong patriotic enthusiasm and vanity of these kind and simple people can easily be used and manipulated by people with other designs, on the one hand, they become executioners, on the other hand, they become cheap victims. After the development of the war, it was completely divorced from its essence of maintaining justice. In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway expressed his anti-war stance frankly and seriously. He didn't try to create a vigorous war scene like others. He only respects the facts and every victim of the war.
All these victims showed their aversion to war, and no one understood the meaning of war. The only thing we can see is that the innocent, lovely and young life disappears in an instant in this process, and the so-called honor, similar to the glittering silver medal, is just a lie. They are not afraid of death, but of emptiness and the trampling and humiliation of life. So they hate the ugliness and hypocrisy of war. But at the same time, they don't have the freedom to control their own destiny, except to drown their sorrows in wine and make low-key resistance with cynicism. In Hemingway's novels, the themes of absurdity, pessimism and despair return again.
The only thing that can prove the value of an individual's existence is the visible scenery, such as the name of a village, several roads, the name of a river, and the army's ... "And those things that are beautified and exaggerated, such as war, will only accelerate the annihilation of people's interest in ideals. In fact, careful readers will find that Hemingway's fascination with nature is far greater than his fascination with man's world (whether from A Farewell to Arms, Kilimanjaro's snow, or battlefield bells, etc.). ), just occupying both ends of beauty and ugliness. By the way, it is worth mentioning that Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea will never be stronger and tougher than that marlin. Obviously, the contest between them was unfair, and Santiago's victory was disgraceful. It seems that a big fish should be on him. Although Santiago insisted on a certain belief, in the end he could not escape the fate of loneliness and nothing. Insisting on a fruitless behavior raises the category of tragedy. In Kafka's works, repetition often means despair.
After the novel developed, Henry, the hero of the story, fled from Italy to Switzerland with his girlfriend because he was tired of the war, but his girlfriend eventually died in dystocia and continued his tragic fate. "This world has killed the kindest people, the gentlest people and the bravest people ..." Little people have no position in reality, and their spiritual world is always incomplete. Their resistance and the struggle in San Diego are full of strong, ironic and bitter meanings.
Not only A Farewell to Arms, but also a series of works with the same purpose, including Catch-22 and 93, really provide us with a good opportunity to re-examine the war: don't shed blood blindly and don't make unnecessary sacrifices.
Biography of a Celebrity, also known as Biography of Three Giants, was a famous French critical realism writer from the end of 65438 to the beginning of the 20th century. Roland's biographies include Beethoven, Michelangelo and Tolstoy.
I want to prove that anyone who is kind and noble will suffer because of it.
Beethoven.
(1 81February 91day released in the language of the Vienna government)
Do your best for kindness, love and freedom above all else, even for the throne, and never bully the truth.
Beethoven.
(1792 Manual)
Gambling desire can be overcome. Eating meat is extremely difficult to overcome. Vanity is the most terrible.
Science and art are as important as bread and water, or even more important.
No one can beat me, I will hold my destiny by the throat.
Finally released from the marble prison.
Michelangelo
From the structural point of view, Beethoven's biography, Michelangelo's biography and Tolstoy's biography seem to be independent and irrelevant, but in fact they are internally consistent. This consistency stems not only from the spiritual similarity of the three masters, but also from another important thought of Roland, namely, the European unity thought and the humanitarian spirit. There is a big river in this book, which flows from Beethoven and extends all the way out.
Whose Biography is a fascinating biography. The author devoted all his enthusiasm to successfully expose readers to the three masters in the biography and share their pains and failures. Also share their sincerity and success.
The most prominent place in Whose Biography is that it shows the physical and mental sufferings of the biographies in many aspects, their unremitting struggle with infinite suffering, and their passion for life that erupted in the struggle. Throughout the three biographies, the protagonists in Roland's novels have the same fate schema and trend: long-term suffering, torrent-like vitality, artistic creation embodying the will of life and the pursuit of exchanging pain for joy.
Who's Who tells the story of Beethoven, Michelangelo and Lev? Tolstoy's bitter and bumpy life also praised their indomitable will and noble character.
How Steel was Tempered was written by the Soviet writer Nikolai. A novel written by ostrovsky, written in 1933. The novel tells people through Paul Kochakin's growth path that only by defeating the enemy in the hardships of the revolution can we defeat ourselves, and only by linking our pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people can we create miracles and grow into an iron warrior. Revolutionaries are tempered into steel in struggle, which is an important theme of the novel. 1942, the Soviet Union made a movie of the same name based on the original novel.
Wonderful Quotations: 1 Thousands of people form a powerful transformer, forming an inexhaustible motive force.
There is no need to hold a mass meeting. No one here needs publicity and encouragement. Tokarev, you are very accurate. They are really priceless. This is how steel is made! Zhu said to:
Sadness, as well as all kinds of warm or tender ordinary feelings of ordinary people, can be freely expressed by almost everyone, but Paul has no right, and they are imprisoned by the will that never slackens. But the closer the work is to the end, the more often these feelings impact him, trying to get rid of the control of the will. If he gives in to any of these feelings and lets them happen, the tragic ending will happen.
4 youth, infinitely beautiful youth! At this time, the lust has not yet sprouted, and only the rapid heartbeat vaguely shows its existence; At this time, his hand accidentally touched his girlfriend's chest, and he trembled in panic and quickly moved away; At this time, the friendship of youth constrains the last step. At this moment, what is more amiable than the hand of a beloved girl? These hands are tightly around your neck, followed by an electric shock kiss.
Winter passed, and spring pushed open the closed window. Paul, who lost a lot of blood, endured the last operation and realized that he couldn't stay in the hospital any longer. For more than ten months, patients around us are suffering, and dying people are moaning and saying goodbye. This kind of atmosphere is more unbearable than their own pain.
Paul's heart is pounding again. His long wish has come true! The hoop has been smashed, so he picked up a new weapon and returned to the combat team to start a new combat course.
Steel is very strong because it burns in a fire and is highly cooled. Our generation has also experienced struggles and severe tests and learned never to lose heart in life.
Any fool can end himself at any time! This is the most timid and easiest way out.
Put away your gun and don't tell anyone. Even if life is unbearable, stick to it, so that life can become valuable.
/kloc-the death of the 0/0 leader did not cause the party's team to disperse. Just like a big tree, its roots are deeply rooted in the soil, and even if the top of the tree is cut off, it will never wither.
Life is the most precious thing for people. There is only one life. Therefore, a person's life should be spent like this: when a person looks back on the past, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing; In this way, when he dies, he can say that I have devoted my life and all my energy to the most precious cause in life-the struggle for the liberation of mankind.
How Steel was Tempered is an excellent novel that describes the growth process of new people and reveals their excellent qualities. The novel tells people through Paul's growth path that only by defeating the enemy and himself in the hardships of the revolution and linking his pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people can he create miracles and grow into an iron warrior. Revolutionaries are tempered into steel in struggle, which is an important theme of the novel. By revealing Paul's resolute character of daring to overcome any difficulties and hardships for the cause of the party and the people, the novel vividly tells the younger generation what is the proletarian ideal and how to work hard for it. What kind of life revolutionary soldiers should lead is another theme of the novel. What Paul said when he visited the cemetery of his female comrade-in-arms, Walian, is a confession of his materialistic outlook on life and also an exposition of the theme of the novel: "Life is the most precious thing for people, and life is only once for us. This is how people should spend their lives; When he recalls the past, he won't regret wasting his time, and he won't be ashamed of doing nothing-in this way, when he dies, he can say,' My life and all my energy have been devoted to the most magnificent cause in the world-fighting for the liberation of mankind.' The theme of the novel can be summarized as follows: one's life should be spent like Paul.
Camel Xiangzi is Lao She's masterpiece. Based on the whereabouts of Xiangzi, a rickshaw driver in Beiping (present-day Beijing), the life of Beijing citizens in the late 1920s and Xiangzi's bumpy and miserable life experience as a clue, the novel deeply exposes the darkness of old China, accuses the ruling class of exploiting and oppressing laborers, expresses the author's deep sympathy for the working people, and shows people the life of the poor citizens at the bottom of Beijing under the warlord melee and dark rule.
Main content: The bitter and tragic story of rickshaw pullers in old Beijing.
Classic sentence:
1 Money will lead people into a bad society, abandon noble ideals and willingly go to hell.
People who work for money are afraid of meeting more money. Loyalty is not based on money.
Love or not, the poor depend on money to decide, "love species" is only born in the rich family.
Experience is the fertilizer of life, what kind of experience will make you a person, and peony can't be raised in the desert.
That car is the total achievement and reward of all his struggles and hardships, just like the badge of a battle-hardened soldier.
Classic passage:
1 winds bend the trees on the roadside, tear up the cloth of the shopkeeper, open the newspaper form on the wall, cover the sun, sing, shout, roar and reverberate; Suddenly relaxed, like a frightened elf, tearing the sky and the ground; Suddenly panicked, rolled in all directions, like a demon who didn't know what to do, and decided to bump into it; Suddenly sweeping, unexpectedly attacking everything on the ground, twisting branches, blowing off roof tiles and breaking wires; But Xiangzi was there watching; He just came out of the wind, and the wind didn't do anything to him!
Let's go, even if we can't sell camels for a while, it doesn't seem to matter; Let's go to the city first. He is eager to see the city again. Although there are no parents, relatives or any property, it is his home after all. The whole city is his home. Once there, he will find a way.
He doesn't want to go, see or accompany her; He really wants to jump, lower his head, break the ice, sink, and freeze in the ice like a dead fish.
But one day, Mr Fang asked him to put ten dollars in. He carefully looked at the small passbook with words and a small red seal on it. * * *, hum, as heavy as a dozen toilet paper.
His figure and muscles have developed to the front of his age; He is in his twenties and very tall. Although his limbs have not been cast into a certain pattern by years, he has become an adult-an adult with a naive and naughty look on his face. Looking at the taller coachman, he figured out how to get into his waist, so as to show his iron fan-like chest and straight back; Look at your shoulders, how wide and dignified! Kill the waist, then put on white trousers with fat legs, and tie them with chicken intestines to reveal those "out of size" big feet! Yes, he can undoubtedly be the best driver; He smiled at himself like a fool.
Ideal and reality are always full of contradictions, often irreconcilable, but exist at the same time. Society is realistic, it will not change because of one's ideal, nor will it be perfect. I pity Xiangzi, a camel. I feel very sorry and helpless, but I also admire him. I admire his previous strength and his progress. However, he failed to defeat himself and society, and was defeated after all.
Although this is only a novel, it reflects the cowardice of human nature. After all, few people can persist for a lifetime, but we can gradually change in the process of pursuit. After all, what will happen tomorrow? We don't know, but we can grasp today.