The author Nikolay Alexeyevich Ostrovsky was born in a worker family in Ukraine from 1904 to 1936. I worked as a child laborer and experienced humiliation. After the October Revolution, he devoted himself to the struggle to defend the Soviet power. In the autumn of 1920, he was seriously injured in the battle. He was transferred to the labor front and jumped into the Dnieper River to salvage wood. As a result, he suffered from typhoid fever and rheumatism. Later, due to overwork, his health deteriorated day by day, and he was finally paralyzed. Blind. He fought against the disease with amazing perseverance and wrote "How Steel Was Tempered" on his sick bed. He wrote in a letter to his friends: "There are only people like us, people like us who love life, love struggle, and the construction of a new and better world like us. Only people like us can understand and Those who see the full meaning of life will not die casually. Even if there is only a small chance, they cannot give up life!" In the winter of 1934, he began to write "Born by the Storm". The novel is set against the background of the civil war from late 1918 to early 1919, and reflects the heroic struggle of the Ukrainian people to defeat the Polish invaders. The book was originally planned to be written in three volumes, but the author only completed the first volume before his death.

"How Steel Was Tempered" describes Paul Korchagin, as the son of an ordinary worker, who experienced the harsh life of World War I, the October Revolution, the Civil War and the recovery of the national economy. , transforming spontaneous resistance to the old life into conscious class will. Paul's growth is not "self-development of character", but as the author said when recalling his life: "Steel is made in raging fires and sudden cooling... Our generation is also tempered in struggles and hard tests. ""

Paul's heroism is the rational sincerity of the early Bolsheviks, and the conceptual harmony between personal values ??and collective cause. The novel not only portrays the protagonist through one dilemma after another, but also directly expresses this sincere feeling through exciting monologues and thought-provoking aphorisms. Once, when Paul came to the martyrs' tomb to mourn his comrades who sacrificed for the revolution, he thought silently: "The most precious thing for people is life. It is given to us only once. A person's life should be spent like this: When he looks back on the past, he He regretted wasting his years and was not ashamed of his inaction. In this way, when he was dying, he could say: "I have devoted my whole life and all my energy to the most magnificent cause-for the liberation of mankind." struggle. ”

The love entanglement with Tonya, the upright friendship with Lida, and the sincere feelings for Daya also show the purity of Paul’s spiritual world and the special qualities of the characters in the novel.

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The author regards himself as the prototype of the protagonist, but it is not an autobiography. He said; "This novel of mine is first and foremost a work of art, and I used the rights of fiction in this novel. The author's intention is to "create a type in the work, a type of young revolutionaries in our era - the era of proletarian revolution." "

The events described in "How Steel Was Tempered" took place in the historical period from 1915 to the early 1930s. Paul Korchagin is the central character that the author focuses on shaping, and he is also the main character in the book. The image of the most successful communist fighter was created. He went from spontaneous to conscious under the influence of the old Bolshevik Zhukhlai. He understood the social roots of unequal life and understood that in order to overthrow the old world, he must Becoming a "brave and strong class brother" and a "resolute steel warrior" in actively participating in the great struggle to defend the Soviet power, he realized that only when a person is connected with the motherland can he create miracles. Said: "I agree with the kind of revolutionaries who believe that personal matters cannot be compared with the collective cause. ”

Paul always put the interests of the party and the motherland first. In that era of blood and fire, Paul and his father and brothers galloped on the battlefield to defend the Soviet regime and fight with foreign armed forces. The interventionists and the white bandits fought unrelentingly. In those years when the wounds of the war were being healed and the national economy was being restored, Paul devoted all his enthusiasm to peaceful labor. His hard work and desperate spirit showed the first The noble qualities of a generation of builders.

During the construction of the railway, Paul's Pankratov team "walked desperately ahead" and worked at a "crazy speed".

Paul never surrendered. He is always ready to bear the heaviest blow to himself. He has withstood all tests, and he has also withstood the test in dealing with issues such as friendship, love and family, showing lofty communist moral principles.

After Paul became paralyzed and blind, he was very distressed and could not extricate himself. He had suicidal thoughts, and the plot of the story reached a very tense level. Suicide is tantamount to betraying the revolution - because of this, the muzzle of the pistol "glared contemptuously into Paul's eyes", so he condemned himself with a ruthless and stern attitude: "Brother, what do you usually say? A heroic career turns out to be all about words! ...Have you ever tried to overcome this kind of life! ...Have you tried your best to break out of this iron ring? Even when life is really unbearable? Find a way to survive. There is nothing more terrible than falling behind. "For a blind young Communist, all he needs in life is to continue to work for the party. He overcame the blow of tragic fate with strong perseverance and began his struggle to return to the team. Paul also used his whole life to practice his life principles: "The most precious thing for a person is life, and everyone has only one life. A person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not be disappointed because of wasted years. Regret, and not be ashamed of inaction; in this way, when he is dying, he can say: 'My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind. '" This is a true portrayal of Paul's fighting life and a profound summary of his revolutionary optimism.

French biologist Pasteur said: "Determination, work, and success are the three major elements of human activities." "Determination is to celebrate the results of hard work. These short sentences tell us : Determination is the "foundation", work is the "path", and success is the "result".

As the saying goes: If a person has no ambition, he will never achieve anything. "Wan Yang Chun Noodles" article. "You are happy, and I am happy. "Since ancient times, China has been spreading the virtue of helping others. When a person encounters difficulties in life or study, we should all lend a hand to help him overcome the difficulties.

Of course, what I said The point of view is not that caring for a person comes from the mouth, but comes from the hands, relies on actions, or does anything to win the title of "caring". I think a true love has

A moral person will definitely come from the heart, encourage others with his true love without hesitation, and give you a kind of strength in the midst of helplessness. He is a smile, a "good morning" and a sincere "thank you" It will make a person's mood so happy.

I once remembered a story about a candidate who failed the college entrance examination. He was so sad that he decided to commit suicide by the river. At that time, a child unfortunately fell into the water, and the candidate jumped into the river to save the drowning child. People around him couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. He had the courage and confidence to continue to overcome the situation.

This story also gives us a deeper understanding of this truth: Don’t give up your future ideals just because of the heavy rain in front of the rainbow: in that case, you will always lose the sun that should belong to you.

Human life is given by God. The reward for everyone lies in unremitting efforts. With hard work, the world will be so small in your eyes. I have also remembered what famous people said about unremitting struggle and continuous efforts. In the story, the Soviet hero Ostrovsky joined the revolution when he was young, but unfortunately he was blind. However, in the torture of darkness and loneliness, he did not give in to fate, and he was physically disabled and dedicated to writing. Complete a book such as "How Steel Was Tempered"

Everyone wants to achieve success through their own efforts, but historical experience tells us that only personal struggle and the future and destiny of the motherland. When people are combined, great power can be generated.

Today, we should be the strongest in life, move forward bravely, and sail to the other side of success as soon as possible!

When explaining the title of this work, Ostrovsky said: "Steel is made by burning in fire and being highly cooled, so it is very strong. Our generation is also in He is trained in struggles and hard trials, and has learned to never lose heart in life." When creating the image of Paul, the author uses inner monologues, letters, and aphorisms to reveal the whole heart of this image. Complexity and the process of growth. Paul's image is the most glorious and typical representative of the young generation of socialism. This is the fundamental reason why the name Paul Korchagin can be heard in all continents of the world, and "How Steel Was Tempered" can become a life textbook for young people. At the same time, both in terms of ideological content and artistic form, this novel can be called one of the best works of Soviet literature in the 1930s, and in terms of the power and depth of its impact on readers, it is in the history of world literature Also unique.

The famous book "How Steel Was Tempered" was translated into Chinese by Mei Yi as early as 1942. Paul's image still shines with the indelible brilliance of thought to this day.