While reading this novel, I also watched the movie "White Deer Plain" on the Internet. However, the film only captures the most exciting climax of the novel. At the beginning, the golden wheat waves on the white deer plain caught the audience's eye, and finally the curtain call was made with golden wheat waves. The cause, process and result of the story development are unknown. Therefore, in order to truly understand the cultural characteristics contained in this novel, we must carefully study the novel itself.
The pride of Bai Jiaxuan's life is that he married seven women in his life, which has profound social reasons. The previous chapters are described in detail. The experience of seven marriages laid the foundation for his later marriage with Wu Bai and his patriarchal image in White Deer Plain. Through the description of typical events such as exchanging land with Lu Zilin, punishing Heiwa (Lu) and Bai Xiaowen, and associating with Bailuyuan, Bai Jiaxuan was molded into an upright, upright, well-educated, inspiring, respected and exemplary elder, which is unparalleled except his brother-in-law Mr. Zhu and Mr. Leng! He has experienced many vicissitudes in Bailuyuan, but he can maintain his majesty, which is the most successful characterization in the novel.
In Bai Jiaxuan's characterization, the story of his brother-in-law Mr. Zhu was naturally introduced. Through giving lectures, returning home, giving lectures at Bailuyuan Academy, and sharing weal and woe with Bailuyuan people, we have created an image of an elderly person who is ambitious, knowledgeable, helpful and exemplary. He had a brief glory in Bailuyuan, but this "short spring" was witnessed by Heiwa and Lu. White deer was Mr. Zhu's spiritual pillar!
Mr. Leng, who grew up in a medical family, followed in his father's footsteps and embarked on the road of saving lives. But his character accords with his surname, and a word "cold" is a high summary of his character. Besides, he is helpful and good at dealing with people.
Lu Zilin, like Bai Jiaxuan, is an elder of Bailuyuan people. He doesn't have Bai Jiaxuan's steady and heavy background, but he has the image of a chameleon who is flattering, have it both ways, glib and winking at people. This description is perfect! Damaged his people's image, and finally ate with animals in the dog shed and finally fell under the bed. The yellow wax in his crotch was frozen into ice, and the first cold current hit, which declared the end of his life. Although you made a mistake for a while, you can't kill it with a stick. His contribution to Bailuyuan goes beyond this. His contribution and credit is his duty!
In addition, it also created a number of characters (such as the experiences of Heiwa and Xiaoe, Lu and Bai Ling) who opposed feudal bondage, advocated freedom of love and strived for marriage autonomy. The deeds of class struggle and party struggle are also impressively presented.
The White House's three sons and one daughter were originally Bai Jiaxuan's hopes and sustenance, but all kinds of changes made Bai Jiaxuan's expectations of his eldest son Bai Xiaowen fail, and finally turned into hope, but this hope was still very short-lived. After all, after one generation, there is a generation gap between generations, which cannot be reconciled at any time! Bai Xiaowu failed to get rid of the shackles of feudalism, and his life path was paved by his father. This can't be said to be the incompetence of filial piety, but the influence of deep-rooted feudal thoughts in feudal society. Spirit dares to do what she dares to do. She is not like a woman at all, but a revolutionary martyr who has knowledge, dares to revolution and struggles for the revolutionary cause all her life. Ghost's experience left a deep sorrow for the White House, but added infinite brilliance to Bai Jiaxuan's face! The description of Bai Xiaoyi's deeds is sketchy, not that his position in the novel is not important enough, but that his experience is not representative and cannot reflect the real social life in the social environment at that time.
Lu Zilin's family has two sons. The story of Lu, the eldest son, was not described in detail when he was a child, and later he joined the national army. His special experience in the army and his later sacrifice in the front left more imagination for readers who analyzed Lu's characters! Lu's revolutionary experience is also a model to break through feudal shackles.
In addition, if you want to fully grasp these main figures, you can also savor them from the background of Bai Zhao, Lu San, Lu He, Tian Fuxian and Manger.
After reading Bailuyuan and an article written by Bian Shoutang about Chen and his Bailuyuan, I have a deeper understanding of Bailuyuan.
The novel is set in Bailu Village, which is called Renyi Village in Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi Province, and reflects the feud between the two families. Bailuyuan, two people with the same family and different surnames, are fighting for the house and land. Mr. Chen vividly described the contradictions and struggles in farmers' lives, which made people more and more attracted by the characters' personalities and destinies.
Mr. Ming Peng said in his article, "It seems that what I have in my hand is not a book, but a brick-thick history of the ancient city of Xi 'an. "White Deer Plain" gives people a sense of historical oppression and infinite thinking. ..... Chen is a good storyteller. He can leave a shock in the reader's mind, make people think about fate and life, think about the relationship between the country, the nation and the individual, unconsciously wake up, and look for a breakthrough in human spiritual dilemma. "So," White Deer Plain "is definitely not a novel that simply describes the contradiction between farmers and the life of men and women. The book is full of profound national historical connotations, with a shocking sense of reality and a heavy epic style.
The book depicts several images of farmers in Guanzhong, the most profound of which is undoubtedly the parents of Bailu and Bailu family, Bai Jiaxuan, the patriarch of feudal orthodoxy, and Lu Zilin, a powerful local political figure in feudal society. What impressed Bai Jiaxuan most was his straight back, which was later discounted by Heiwalu Zhao Qian and became a bandit. Bai Jiaxuan abides by feudal morality and is an upright man. He has suffered several losses in his life, but he has never been defeated. These hardships are like the reincarnation of Guanzhong's severe winter and heat. Perhaps it is his handling of some things that makes people feel unreasonable and even cold, such as breaking off the relationship between father and daughter with his daughter ghost and punishing Tian Xiaoe in the ancestral temple. But this is completely understandable, which is determined by Bai Jiaxuan's personality. Bai Jiaxuan, like Mr. Zhu, sticks to Confucianism. If Mr. Zhu is the spiritual leader of Bailuyuan Confucianism, then Bai Jiaxuan is the practitioner of this thought, and he bears almost all the load of traditional national culture. Although Bai Jiaxuan did not receive the education of Confucianism systematically in theory, he fully integrated "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" into his daily life and set an example for the villagers with his exemplary behavior.
Therefore, even if his waist is broken and his body is bent, his thoughts, his "justice" and the spirit he brought to the whole people are not dead. He still carries out the social moral code of words and deeds that he thinks should be maintained with your majesty.
The master-servant relationship between Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San, a long-term worker, also subverted my understanding of landlords and workers in feudal society. Bai Jiaxuan attaches great importance to Lu San, a long-term laborer, and often educates his children to respect Lu San, and lets his favorite daughter Bai Ling recognize Lu San as a great laborer. But in Lu San, there is no trace of the suffering of the exploited described in general literary works, and he has no intention of resisting. Instead, he regards Bai Jiaxuan as his benefactor and sincerely believes in and defends the ancestral temple culture run by the White House. After the death of Lu San, Bai Jiaxuan's comment that "the best long-term worker in Bailuyuan died" shows Bai Jiaxuan's rich feelings for Lu San. So in my opinion, Bai Jiaxuan is a respectable elder. We should learn from Bai Jiaxuan's way of dealing with people and abandon his old and conservative ideas.
Another distinctive supporting role in the book is Tian Xiaoe. What is reflected from Xiao E is the fate of rural women being oppressed and hurt. In today's view, it is undoubtedly a very stupid choice for a woman to rely on men as her life's destiny. But in "White Deer Plain", finding a reliable man to cling to is all a woman's desire, without ridicule. Little e is such a woman.
However, all the fate of Xiao E is dominated by male power, and she is fighting against male power again and again. Being a concubine for Guo, eloping with Heiwa, entangled with Lu Zilin, and then seducing Bai Xiaowen until he was finally killed by Lu San. It was the man who controlled her fate from beginning to end. Xiao E represents countless women in that society and their belonging. It's not that this society can't tolerate her, but the fate of women in this patriarchal society. After her death, she was still fighting tirelessly. She caused a plague and made the whole White Deer Plain a horror. The part where her ghost appeared was undoubtedly the happiest moment of her whole fate. Just when she was about to win, she was suppressed by the so-called justice representative Bai Jiaxuan. She was even pinned down by the hexagonal tower and never turned over. Women's rights did not defeat men's rights in the end. What is fate? Fate is an irreversible trend of human resources. In that patriarchal society, women basically have no fate at all. Throughout her life, Xiao E was just a sad victim of male chauvinism.
Mr. Ming Peng said that after reading this work, I thought of two words: fate and life. Indeed, changes in life are always taking place quietly. We can't change anything, we can only let nature take its course. This is destiny. Fate is lying quietly in a corner of my heart, slowly fermenting with the passage of time, gradually turning into deep, and then gradually precipitating into a memory of the moment. There is always an irresistible force leading people's footsteps and controlling their destiny. Maybe this is also called fate.
When I think of White Deer Plain, I always think of the mysterious white deer in the book. When the sky is full of rosy clouds or the morning sun shines, or in the white snow after heavy snow, where will the white deer roar out and jump into people's sight, bringing people new hope.
After reading White Deer Plain 1500, I have been watching White Deer Plain for some time, and I have been afraid to write down my feelings. Such works always make me fall into a dilemma that I can't extricate myself. Is it because of one person that you have time and energy to think about these things? I try to laugh at myself, calm my heart down, and then write down my little feelings, which is also my little souvenir.
As I said in Weibo the other day, people who have seen White Deer Plain will have different perceptions of unpredictable things. I can't read what I know about the past from my own point of view, so I'm in trouble.
Are we too humble, or is this land too arrogant? We can't bear to kill our compatriots, and the people who control this land are sacrificed to the gods. In other words, we have been instilling hierarchy for thousands of years. We are used to looking up to the upper class and paying attention; Look down on the lower class and have mercy. Between pitching and pitching, some people take pains to escape from their own class and climb to a higher class. In the process of climbing, all kinds of means were used. Is human nature good or evil? I'm confused about this. Compared with the cruelty and blood in the war, I am more afraid of the insidious side of the human heart, always thinking about what the human heart has reached.
For thousands of years, how many "deer" have been wrongly referred to as "horses" and how many people have died? The party opposes differences. If you were not yourself, your heart would be different and you would be killed. How many people are attached to a certain faction and eager to catch a cross-class through train. Some people are right and successful; Someone followed the wrong path, and the result can be imagined. Alas, China is a nation with extremely strong internal friction! Anger!
Pity those deer, inexplicably accused of murder. I admire Hu Shi's writing about tolerance and freedom.
Therefore, I am often grateful to live in this era, living in this era when at least people can choose not to participate in political struggles and can support themselves with their own hands. If in those turbulent times, will I be paraded by the public on trumped-up charges and then erased from this world, or draw a line with my closest relatives and do it myself? Once upon a time, I was ashamed to hear that many people emigrated. Today, things are different. Everyone has his own way of life, as long as he feels so comfortable and does not interfere with others.
I wrote a lot, and I don't know what I want to say. Can't spit ~ ~
I yearn for a better life, and I believe that life will get better and better!
Recently, my grandmother is fascinated by the TV series "White Deer Plain", which is probably the most fascinated TV series my grandmother has seen since the Three Kingdoms. Grandma never likes watching TV plays, but her attitude towards this play is completely different. Grandma often said that when I used to read this novel at work, books were still a luxury of life at that time, so people in the unit pooled their money to buy books and read them in turn. It happened that one of my summer homework was reading extracurricular books, so I went to the bookstore to buy a copy of White Deer Plain written by Mr. Chen and read it carefully. During my study, I also gained a lot of knowledge and insights.
At first, it was called the Loess Plateau by Shaanxi people. Bailuyuan is the hometown of the author Mr. Chen, with rich history and culture behind it. Why is it called Bailuyuan? I found this in the data. According to historical records, Bailu once swam here, so it was called "Bailuyuan" by later generations. Bailu was originally located on the "Bashui River". During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong expanded outward, and after ruling Xirong, it was renamed Bashui. Even the well-known story of "Pei Gongjun and Ba Shang" in "The Hongmen Banquet" is also a story that happened in this land. This novel of about 500,000 words shows the historical changes in the rural areas of Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and is an epic work. Such an excellent work has won numerous awards and made great achievements after its creation, but we only see the external achievements and ignore the efforts behind it.
It is said that when Mr. Chen was writing this work, his life was very poor, and the roof often leaked rain, so he borrowed a small place from his relatives to write, a small table and a small stool, which became the birthplace of his rural history in China. Mr. Wang's fearless spirit is worth learning. Not only the author's creative spirit, but also the experience and wisdom of the characters in this excellent work are worth learning. For example, Mrs. Bai Zhao said to her two sons in front of the kang, "Don't touch it." This sentence has made me think for a long time. Yes, things in the world always need to be understood by myself slowly. Only by letting go of your worries and making bold progress will you have a good result. As a mother who has experienced wind, frost, rain and snow, Bai Zhao knows how to find the balance of power in ups and downs. Only those who have experienced it can walk as fast as flies. Besides the Bai Zhao family, there is another person who impressed me deeply. He is the protagonist in the book, Bai Jiaxuan. In Bailuyuan, Bai Jiaxuan said to his son, don't be afraid, be patient and suffer when encountering stumbling mud. It can help you learn how to walk and grow. Yes, people always experience some good and bad things in their lives. Don't be afraid in the face of difficulties, so that they can get happiness.
The older generation experienced many difficulties in 2008, and the younger generation can grow better and see further. Mr. Chen has gone through all kinds of hardships before he can vividly show us the local civilization of northern Shaanxi with a sharp pen "Bashui Riverside". We should cherish and carry forward this creative spirit, and hope everyone can understand this good book. There is a character named Mr. Zhu in White Deer Plain. He once said, I think it is the most suitable place. He said: "A good meal can't stand three meals, a good coat can't stand half a month, and a good book can stand a lifetime of reading." The good book White Deer Plain is worth reading all my life.
After reading "White Deer Plain", it is 1500 words. I finished White Deer Plain in Harle last year. I wanted to write a sentiment, but it took so long. I think books that can make me think while reading are good books. White Deer Plain is such a book.
Talking about this book that day, my friend said that Chen is a farmer, and telling stories can't jump out of the framework of his peasant thinking, even though he is trying his best to write an epic. So, which of China's books is an epic? A friend recommended Lu Yao's Ordinary World. I've never seen this before. Be sure to read it when you have time.
In "White Deer Plain", the friend's evaluation is that the narrative is somewhat willing but unable, and writing a family history will make up for the bottleneck with the help of magical realism. Indeed, the beginning of the book smacks of folk ghosts and gods, but when it was written, it gradually returned to real life, and when it was written about the strangeness after Tian Xiaoe's death, it began to use these ghost images. It is often said that White Deer Plain, compared with One Hundred Years of Solitude, somewhat dislikes the former's sarcasm that "painting a tiger does not make a dog". However, it is not without reason that White Deer Plain became a famous novel in modern times, among which it must be because it wrote the history in most people's minds. Perhaps, this is also the history in the author's mind, the true story, not only what happened, but also the legends floating on this land, which have been integrated with this land. In that vast land, let time wash away and let ignorant people kill. In the end, things are wrong, things are wrong, and only that land still exists.
Others say that the success of this book lies in that everyone can find his place in it. Indeed, this book does not clearly describe the likes and dislikes of various political factions in modern China. If not, it may be a respect for Confucianism, but it is more like a respect for folk wisdom. Bai Jiaxuan is the embodiment of this land. His legend, perseverance, simplicity and cunning are concrete examples of this land. When the regime changed, although Bai Jiaxuan bent over, he still waited at home, guarding the land he had cultivated all his life and his simple beliefs.
I think of a book I read recently, China in a village. This is also because after reading White Deer Plain, I want to know about the land and farmers, so I have books to read. Perhaps what makes the land barren is no longer the change of seasons, but the artificial forced transformation. There is no Bai Jiaxuan with a particularly straight waist in this land. Times have changed the face of the village at will, and no amount of love and missing can change the fact that it is weakening day by day. Land, no matter how anthropomorphic, has no human will. And the people in this land, no matter how humble and ignorant, are still the masters of the fate of this land (not only those who suffer from farming, but also those who rule them). Is the master willing to believe in the eternity of this land and protect it, or is he willing to abandon his mission and seek only one survival in the change of fate?
I thought a lot when I jumped out of the book. Back in the book, I remembered the problem of "peasant thinking" discussed at the beginning. There is nothing wrong with this, but a person's thinking dimension determines the height of the book. But we are not much better than the author, so I found an idea in this book that can be thought for a long time. Think again, is the land, mountains and rivers worthy of awe, or people worthy of awe? If we believe in the former, our thinking will have a bottom line. If we believe in the latter, we will have the courage to change everything. If you only choose one, maybe only time will tell you.