On Children's Day 1, I accompanied my daughter to buy books, scoured this book and read Xia Mu's masterpiece.
I am a cat was written by Natsume Sasaki at the beginning of last century. At that time, the Japanese government was high-spirited and arrogant. The narrow-minded Japanese began to pretend to be the king of a powerful country. At this time, some sober Japanese intellectuals began to think about Japan's future and future. On the one hand, they can't see the way out, on the other hand, there is nothing they can do. These social conditions make them feel helpless, helpless and even desperate. In this mood, Natsume Soseki completed this work, which is also recognized by the world as a work on par with Les Miserables, Wuthering Heights, War and Peace, Gone with the Wind and so on.
This novel has a unique form and describes a cat's life (from the time I was born and lived in a bitter Misha's house to the time I accidentally drank beer and fell into the water tank and drowned). The author used this cat's eye to observe, discuss and comment on Japan at that time, ranging from social status quo to human sentiment. Careful observation and sharp brushwork. The author's psychological description of people is even more incisive and breathtaking, and I have to admire Xia Lao's writing style. Whether they are celebrities, farmers, street hooligans, scholars and scholars, in short, Xia Lao's psychological description of them is indescribable.
Xia Lao also spoke a lot of his own whimsy through the cat's mouth. It sounds ridiculous and interesting at first glance, but if you taste it carefully, it is true. For example, there is a passage in the book that goes something like this: "People all over the world are like this, always doing unreasonable things. Once upon a time, when I was ignorant, I lived in harmony with nature ... but in this way, land, air, water and sky all belong to human beings, that is to say, nature belongs to human beings. What's even more ridiculous is that these can even be divided into specific people's names ... it's ridiculous and ridiculous. This is human! Compared with our cat ... "Well written. Although it is a bit like a madman's nonsense, this sentence points directly at the defects and darkness of human nature, and is aimed at ugly human nature and endless desires. Restrain these and you will become a perfect person. But there are no perfect people in this world, so you will see ugly human nature and ubiquitous desires.
After reading, I am a cat. Part II There is no laughing for no reason in the world. Laughter must have all kinds of feelings. -inscription
Unlike Doris Lessing's Special Cat, this novel is written entirely from the perspective of cats. I am a cat is the first work of Japanese writer Natsume Soseki, and it is also one of the works that won him an immortal reputation.
When you read this book for the first time, you will feel nothing for a while, and you will find it boring. In fact, there are endless smiles in every chapter here. Laughter here is not a simple happy smile, but a variety of complex elements of laughter penetrate it: teasing and teasing one's own people, and cynicism about the objects he hates.
I love this book because of its artistic conception-taking the poor teacher's cat as the narrator of the whole plot. I like this cat. It is a clever anthropomorphic "civet cat", but also a thoughtful, knowledgeable, argumentative, teasing and endowed with a sense of justice-although he can't speak.
From the cat's eye, these conceited and cynical intellectuals will have different feelings. These people have different attitudes towards reality: Kumeya is persistent in reality and gets angry whenever something happens; Pavilion cynicism; Leng Yue pays attention to interest, and he does not delay when things happen; Du Xian is very negative; Dongfeng likes the beautiful pink world ... but they have one thing in common, that is, they value knowledge, love learning and hate wealth.
I don't know much about the cat world. However, since reading this novel, every time I see grandma's cat sitting in front of me, I feel that it is looking at me with shining eyes. I can't understand that kind of look, or disdain, or ridicule, or disdain ... Suddenly I found myself exposed to this cat. I wonder if the cat in front of me will have something to say to me.
Personal experience has made me deeply understand the significance of I am a cat, and the narrative of seeing through people's hearts with a third party can enter people's hearts better.
Finally, this clever cat died of curiosity, but its vivid image is still in my heart.
After reading this article, I may not gain much, but I feel a lot.
I am a cat is a novel with a very gentle narrative, and its narrative rhythm reminds me of Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions. If you like Yasujirō Ozu's movies, I think you will also like this novel. If you like The Lord of the Rings, but have no feelings for Yasujirō Ozu's movies, you may not be able to read this novel and think it is boring and rambling. There's another one. If you like Kurosawa's films, and you like to find profundity in novels and other works of art, and get the washing and sublimation of your soul, I don't think you can read this novel.
The novel is narrated from the first perspective and omniscient perspective. Pavilion, Leng Yue, Solitary Fairy and other characters visited the host family one by one and talked with them, or talked about current affairs, politics, society or literary allusions, and finally had a happy reunion, which ended in the drowning of the cat. There is no attractive plot and no profound revelation of human nature in the novel, but there are criticisms of society and human nature. For example, "It seems that people who expect so-called' promising' in today's world have no other abilities except lying, hurting people secretly, bluffing and setting traps." Even those teenagers in middle schools imitate cats and draw tigers, mistakenly thinking that they can't eat without drawing. Only when they are satisfied with what they should be ashamed of can they be called future gentlemen. This is not an' able person', it is simply a bunch of rogues. "This kind of straightforward criticism is mixed with the author's point of view in more than one place in the novel, but not many. More often, novels are simply "pulling home."
Someone asked Li Jian, "What is good music?" Li Jian replied: "Music that can move you is good music." I think novels can be written like this, but there is another novel that can make you feel that novels can still be written like this. A novel that you admire is also a good novel. For example, the novel "I am a cat" did not impress me, but I admired it very much. According to the pedestrians in Tanguya, Natsume Soseki is a novelist who opposes westernization and advocates retro. His ideas are clearly expressed in I am a cat, for example, "Western civilization may be positive and enterprising, but it is actually a civilization created by people who have never been satisfied all their lives. In contrast, Japanese civilization does not seek satisfaction by changing external things. The biggest difference between Japanese civilization and western civilization is that Japanese civilization developed on the premise of' not fundamentally changing the surrounding environment'. " In addition, he also quoted a large number of traditional cultural elements such as Japanese haiku and neng sentence in his novel, and even quoted many classical poems of China, which made the whole novel very Japanese and oriental.
Even when the novel Natsume was put in Japan at that time, few people wrote it with its profound cultural level, so it was a blockbuster. I'm a Cat is Natsume Soseki's famous work. He was only in his thirties when he wrote it, and Heart is his later masterpiece. Heart is a very modern work, which emphasizes profundity and digs people's hearts. This kind of work is good, but it seems to have entered the modern society. This kind of work is a bit rampant, while works like I am a cat are rare.
After reading "I am a cat" 4 187 1 year, Japan began the most drastic reform in history-Meiji Restoration, and its economy made great strides. At the same time, social problems have become increasingly prominent and various contradictions have become increasingly acute. Thirty-six years later, in 1905, Natsume Soseki, then 38 years old, became famous with I am a cat and won wide acclaim.
The host said: "Inadvertently touching people's minds is a spy. Painting people's words, unconsciously trying to figure out their thoughts, is a spy. Using a lot of threatening language and forcing people to listen is a spy. " It should be said that, to this extent, "spy" represents the alienation and separation between modern people.
Then the host said the reason why he thought spies came into being: "The reason why modern people tend to spy lies in their excessive self-awareness." Moreover, he further explained his so-called "conscious mind": "The so-called conscious mind of today's people can be said to have over-understood the completely different interest gap between themselves and others. And this conscious mind, with the progress of civilization, becomes more and more acute day by day, so that in the end, even gestures can't act according to their nature. When you walk into a room with a mirror, look in the mirror every time you pass by it, and you can't forget yourself every moment. I think of me in my sleep, but I still think of me when I wake up. I never leave my body everywhere. As a result, people's words and deeds can only be petty, and they can only make themselves comfortable and feel that the world is painful. At this point, contemporary people have become spy-type people and thief-type people. What spies do is undetected. They try to find cheap business deals for themselves in secret. Naturally, they must have a strong sense. Thieves are always worried about being discovered, so they must have a strong sense of prevention. Nowadays, people, whether sleeping or waking up, are thinking about how to benefit themselves, and their consciousness is as strong as that of spies and thieves. 24 hours is always restless, always acting in secret, and restless before going to the grave. This is the mentality of modern people. " Whether what he said about the state of modern people is completely correct or not, at least Mr. Wang is right. This individual philosophy originated from the West is indeed negative and pessimistic. The negative pessimism here should follow the philosophical context and has nothing to do with value judgment, but shows a trend. )
Du Xian, a friend of the host, said, "In the past, people were taught to forget themselves, but now people are taught not to forget themselves. This is totally different. 24 hours full of self-awareness. Because of this, there is no moment of peace for 24 hours. Most people think that with the development of civilization, the spirit of war is gone, and the communication between people is much more stable. In fact, this is all wet. Your conscious mind is so strong, how can it be stable? This is no different from sumo wrestlers, holding each other in different positions on the playing field. In the eyes of others, I think this is extremely stable. Am I not secretly making big moves on both sides? "
Of course, these are all ideological differences at birth. John put forward a view that is contrary to the oriental selfless philosophy: "At the moment of birth, no one was born without careful consideration, but when he died, everyone seemed to feel uncomfortable." Even western scholars do not deny that western philosophy is centered on meeting the material needs of low-level human beings, while eastern philosophy is "a higher philosophy we can imagine" (only the systematic research of eastern philosophy still lags behind the west), but we will all face this paradox, and there are times when it is high and low. Right or wrong is left to everyone to judge for themselves.
After reading "I am a Cat", I feel a little scattered about Natsume Sasaki's book. I won't feel a lack of bedding if I start reading it from a single chapter, but there is no lack of story and philosophy. Especially in the aspects of cool thin and self-awareness, which reflect some pedantic culture and human nature in Meiji period, there is not much brilliance, but it is pointed out from the perspective of a cat, and then it is easy to be taken over, as if it is just describing a well-known truth, which causes readers to further think and recognize the current situation of some phenomena, which is very interesting. Just like when we were listening to fairy tales when we were young, our family members expressed and warned us in a friendly way, aiming to let us understand the connotation and moral of this story more deeply, let us see our present environment and destiny clearly, and understand life and humanity.
I am a cat tells such a story. The cat's eye looks at the life and surroundings of the owner and the outside world, as well as his own role and treatment. There are many interesting things in a series of unremarkable things, which let us know the customs of the world, Japanese culture and the author himself. Natsume Soseki is a brilliant writer. In his novels, there always seem to be haiku, China's poems, allusions, anecdotes, the names of various psychologists and philosophers, and so on. It brings together the cultural essence of scholars from all over the world. I feel that my knowledge has increased just by reading my notes. Mr. Lu Xun once commented: "Xia's works are famous for their rich imagination and exquisite wording. They are light, free and full of wit. They are the mainstream of the neo-Edo art in the Meiji literary world and are unparalleled in the world. " Compared with my bad reviews, I think Mr. Lu Xun's evaluation is definitely more powerful and true.
Although the kitten has no name, it thinks deeply. When it falls into the water tank, it can also tell itself rationally: if it can't catch the edge of the water tank, even if it takes a hundred years, even if it is too tired to get out. If you know you can't get out, and then struggle hard, it's importune. All the pain comes from importune. There is no point in importuning. It's stupid to ask for it and answer it yourself. Finally, it chose to conform to its destiny, stopped struggling, and "comfortably" entered the peaceful world.
From the cat, I am more sure that the cat I came into contact with is a lovely cat deeply influenced by Japanese culture. Japanese civilization is different from the west, the biggest feature is that it does not depend on the external environment to satisfy itself, and it does not try to move mountains and open roads, but depends on how to obtain inner peace in an unshakable environment. So is the relationship between husband and wife, so is the relationship between monarch and minister, and so is nature. "If there is a mountain in the way and you can't go to neighboring countries smoothly, then consider how to be happy without going to neighboring countries instead of destroying mountains. This is about how to achieve an optimistic attitude without going over the mountains. " It also echoed Bacon's words, "Only by obeying nature first can we transform nature." This attitude of adapting to change and not demanding is absolutely the most appropriate in the daily performance of cats. Dogs, tigers and magpies are not chosen because cats are creatures with their own ideas and are even considered to be beyond human emotional intelligence. Their unpredictable transcendental expression makes it easier for human beings to feel despised and find themselves "stupid". So under the eyes and ears of the cat, such a narrow environment seems to happen only in the owner's home, but in fact the topic extends to a wide enough history and future, and many wonderful stories about depth and significance can always be touched inadvertently.
It is an ordinary cat. Unworthy, bullied by crows, pushed out or kicked by maids, neglected to leave food, and fell to the ground while resting on his master's leg. I regard sleep as a necessity, I have my own entertainment programs, and I am also very good at observing things. For example, the dried fish in the cupboard, the wine left on the table, the psychological activities of the host and friends from their actions and eyes, and so on.
This cat is really not simple. I wonder if the next rotation of the world will be the world of cats? After reading it, I am a cat, and I seem to prefer to think that cats are indeed more advanced animals than us humans.
Unconsciously, books came into my life, and I entered the world of books: enjoying the beautiful myth of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon with relish, and thoughtfully savoring "the moon is full of ups and downs, and people have joys and sorrows". Picking up the book, the whole world seems to have changed, and everything is so full of vitality and novelty.
Some time ago, I read the novel I am a cat by Japanese writer Natsume. A group of intellectuals can only lament the world like a dissatisfied wife, but they have done nothing and can't help but feel helpless.
The author lived in Japan's middle and petty bourgeoisie at the beginning of the 20th century, so the whole book uses the humorous style of "cat" to expose the unhealthy atmosphere of capitalist society at that time. Now I certainly don't live in Japan at the beginning of the twentieth century, let alone understand what kind of feelings the author wanted to express at that time, but after reading this book, I did have some ideas of my own.
On the one hand, I am a cat looks for individuality, calls for freedom, and forms a spring tide of self-awareness and market concept; On the other hand, it contains stale and excellent inherent values, cultural views and customs, sinks in the struggle and struggles in the sinking ... It is in the face of social reality that the author has a world-weariness complex, and his boredom and pessimism make him the most profound exposer and critic of the spiritual civilization of the times, prompting him to ridicule and judge with "cats" and attack human beings and society with his spicy language.
I don't know, does Cat Gong's observation and judgment have certain practical significance to our present society? As the translator said, "Different people have different opinions, and wise people have different opinions, so they should be judged."
The owner of the cat, Ruo Misha, is a pedantic spokesman and conservative. Although he is extremely eager for reform and the new world, he can't see through society and end up a poor scholar's life. What is even more shameful is that the character of "lofty literati" is deeply rooted in his blood. What he spits out is the way of sages, but what he thinks in his heart is humbleness, just like the chicken belly of a street man. The vanity of a scholar always makes him look smug, and a little knowledge makes him despise the indispensable trivialities in ordinary life. I am bent on becoming a saint, but I am a total layman. Named "Literati", he is just a layman who wants to discuss daily necessities with his wife. He occasionally laughs at his partner's ignorance to set off the nobility of scholars, but he is never ashamed of being divorced from reality. I don't even know how much yam materials cost, but I just hide under the study and play with paper and ink.
In a cold month, an honest man who works hard seems to live for no reason. He knows nothing about men and women, he doesn't know the world, and he doesn't even know why he is working for a doctorate. Nerd, that's him. Leng Yue is a wire, which leads to Master Jintian, the society we live in, and Natsume's resentment against money!
Scholars complain that wages are too low to make a living; Businessmen complain that literati are useless and can't create "wealth". The result of this complaint is just unexpected. The literati abandoned their dignity and climbed up the merchant's property. Businessmen are trying to climb the status of literati and get rid of the notoriety of ignorance and vulgarity. In this way, money estimates the whole of life, and many things become unexpected, but they are still reasonable.
The pavilion, what a carefree guest. He is not as aloof as a hermit, and regards the meeting of friends and businessmen as a scene. He is a boring spectator, expecting a farce to entertain his life. He is like a cat, and an outsider is where he should stand. It's a pity that he is a man and will never be a cat. After all, he is a member of the literati.
Reading aloud, I can't help but think of the recommendation system implemented by Peking University. This incident has attracted a lot of criticism among educators. Just like the three people in the book, they are all angry with the society, so that they can't change the surrounding environment and do nothing! However, one thing is clear: we can't change our environment, but we can change ourselves. Only by remoulding ourselves can we change the surrounding environment. Worried about the unfair system, why not change education itself? Why not lead by example, cultivate independent students and make students' ideological changes change from bottom to top? A group of workers cursed the pot of soup, but they had to bite the bullet and finish it. You can't be a freak if you have diarrhea! If I had known this, I would have added some seasoning and cooked it in the pot. Instead of criticizing China's unreasonable education system, we should ask teachers to improve children's quality education first. Only when the rookie's thoughts are not corrupt can we avoid the future society from being stale!
In fact, no matter in which period or country, people's ways and ideas are similar. In modern society, there are also many pedantic, weak, influential and mercenary people like the characters in the book. Human nature is fragile, human selfishness is inevitable, and people will do anything for their own interests. The author of this book once said, "I laugh at myself more than at them." I think he criticized himself deeply while criticizing the characters in the text.
Since human beings are like this, I think we should try our best to change and restrain ourselves, instead of escaping and deceiving ourselves. We can't be perfect people in novels and comics. "Gold is not enough." At least don't be blinded by money and power like the characters in the article.
I understand that when I grow up, many things are out of helplessness. I may be selfish and deviate from my hopes, but I hope to keep the bottom line and live a truly happy life when I grow up. Maybe I will really become like the characters in the book in the future, but at least I am still very happy now.
A little more care and understanding is the resurrection of life for others. Finally, I strongly recommend you to read this novel.
Raise your eyes and touch the book on the desk. After the haze cleared, the moonlight poured between heaven and earth. The seeds of "truth" are planted in your heart, the trees of "goodness" take root and sprout, and the branches of "beauty" are open. There is a little more fragrance in the air.
There are slight white clouds in the sky, and there are slight waves on the water. Between Tianshui and Tianshui, they are all clear. The warm air is mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus, and the mountain shadow is more real. When the mountain is still, the water is quiet.
White clouds are floating leisurely, green leaves reflect the joy of stars all over the sky, the breeze is blowing gently, and wisps of incense are floating in from the window and in the thin air.
I am a cat: Part VII I am a cat is an early masterpiece of Japanese writer Natsume Soseki, and it is also his famous work. There is such a record in the translator's words: regarding the works of Xia objective, Mr. Lu Xun thinks: "Xia objective works are famous for their rich imagination and exquisite wording. ..... light and free, full of wit, it is the mainstream of the new Edo art in Meiji literary world, and it is unparalleled in the world. " The similarity in language style between Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman and I am a cat has always been concerned. Indeed, when I first saw this book, I was attracted by its title. Look carefully, yes!
The hero of this paper is a cat, who looks at the human world from a cat's perspective. When the cat was born, it was spurned by people because of its ugly appearance, and then it was adopted by a junior high school English teacher named Kumisha. From then on, it began to observe and evaluate human life until one day it fell into the water tank because of drunkenness and drowned.
After reading this book, I think: conceited people always think they are great, because they think that human beings have the most developed and intelligent brains, but they don't know that in the eyes of those cats and dogs, people are just like this, without the greatest wisdom and noble qualities, and sometimes even worse than them, but what can we say? I like the leisure and nature of cats. Even when it died, it fell into the water tank after drinking it. It struggled, exhausted all its strength to no avail, so it chose to give up. Although it seems a little regrettable now, it is actually wise to give up the idea of struggle and face death with a peaceful mind.
In fact, isn't it the same in real life? Sometimes, we should face the things around us with a peaceful attitude, be more natural, less restrained, more happy and less sad.
I am a cat and a very good book. It satirized the corrupt society in Japan at that time with a sharp pen. As long as readers read it carefully, they will surely appreciate the patriotic feelings of the author in this book. Let's see what's good about this book. Please read it carefully.
The hero of this article is a cat. See the human world from a cat's point of view. When I was born, I was despised because I was too ugly, and I got my life. Later, I was adopted by a junior high school English teacher named Kumisha. Since then, I have been observing human beings and evaluating human life. Until one day, out of curiosity, I fell into the jar and drowned.
From the cat's point of view, looking down at the fashion of Japanese society, it seems that rudeness and evil have become synonymous with Japan. But the author alone can never change Japan, so the author pinned this idea on this book, hoping that Japan can see it, turn over a new leaf and get along well with other countries. This is the author's greatest hope, but unfortunately this dream has not changed Japan, and we feel very sorry.
There are many characters in I am a cat. Most of these characters are strikingly similar to the social atmosphere in Japan at that time, and they are the embodiment of greed. Although some people are relatively kind, greed, ignorance and rape are still their characteristics.
I am a cat is humorous in style. At first glance, it looks like a joke. After reading it carefully, we found that it was a sharp sword, which hurt us.
This is I am a cat. I hope everyone can feel the taste of it, and I won't say anything else.
Comments on I am a Cat 9 This is a work published by Japanese writer Natsume Sasaki in 1905.
The novel starts from the cat-to-cat perspective, and the novel starts from the cat-to-cat perspective, with the poor pedant Kumisha's family as the stage. There are mysterious pavilions whose only pleasure is nonsense, solitary immortals who are knowledgeable but obsessed with strange research, and solitary immortals who seem to see through the world of mortals but are also afraid of death. These people get together, talk about the past, discuss the present, discuss the new things in Meiji society in Japan at that time, interspersed with the story of neighbor capitalist Jintian marrying his daughter, mocked the empty spiritual life of intellectuals at that time with Elvis Presley's poisonous tongue, and criticized the society where money is everything.
This novel is a sketch, focusing on the description of life scenes and dialogues. The opening is often trivial, but it leads to some profound topics that are still inappropriate in today's society. This novel is ingenious in conception, exaggerated in description and sharp in humor. Reading is both interesting and thought-provoking, and it is known as the monument of Japanese critical realism literature.
Using an interesting story instead of always telling it directly when expressing opinions is another point of the work. For example, the description of a cat whose mouth is stuck with rice cakes shows the so-called four truths humorously and calmly: a rare opportunity will make all animals dare to do what they don't want to do, but it is said that people can't control themselves when they are tempted; All animals can instinctively predict good or bad luck, that is to say, people will instinctively realize the crisis; In times of crisis, what can't be done at ordinary times can be done at this time, which means that danger can stimulate people's instinct and exert more energy than usual; All happiness comes from suffering, that is to say, people will not feel what happiness is without experiencing suffering.
After reading, I am a cat. I am a cat. This text mainly tells the story that the kitten found three interesting truths when eating rice cakes. This article is very lively and interesting. After learning this text, I was deeply touched.
The author of this article is Japanese writer Natsume Sozaki. With humorous and pungent brushstrokes, the author describes a cat's mentality when stealing rice cakes, and tells the three truths that the cat found. It expressed the author's dissatisfaction and resentment at the indifference of human feelings at that time and gave great sympathy to the weak.
After learning this text, I think: isn't the worry of cats eating rice cakes a true record and embodiment of our hearts when we are ready to try something? Isn't the embarrassment after being "stuck" by rice cakes exactly what people feel when they encounter problems? "I have probably seen all kinds of human behaviors that lack compassion, but I have never hated it so much at this moment." Now think about it, all kinds of things that lack compassion and love are not uncommon: after the old man fell, no one helped him, but the good people helped him but were wronged; Guangzhou "Xiaoyueyue" incident, drivers and pedestrians' indifference to human life; The indifference of the parties in the high-speed rail accident ... makes each of us feel. Why can't we have a sympathetic heart and a grateful heart? Everyone reaches out a hand in front of others' difficulties and helps others with everyone's little efforts, forming a powerful force.
Let's respect each other and care for every classmate and everyone around us. Let every corner of our society be filled with sunshine of love and air of mutual trust.