Exploring the Beauty of Human Nature in Border Town Abstract: Shen Congwen's Border Town is a hymn to the beauty of human nature and an China pastoral. This paper attempts to reveal the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature in Border Town through the characters' sincere and perfect affection, love with promises, simple and natural homesickness and "sad" life forms. It is pointed out that the beauty of human nature runs through the whole work and pushes Border Town to the peak of art. Keywords: Shen Congwen; Border town; Border Town is a novella with human beauty published by Shen Congwen in 1930s. Since its publication, this work has been concerned by people at home and abroad, especially in recent years, many readers have been moved by the touching stories in the work, which are really beautiful in mountains, waters and people. Based on the love between the granddaughter who supports the elderly and Tianbao and Nuo, the sons of ship administration, the novel expresses the author's inner pursuit and the beauty of human nature corresponding to this pursuit. Compared with the turbulent society composed of despicable scum at that time, this simple human nature is simply a "paradise" that has left the world. People living in this paradise are full of primitive "love". It is precisely because of this "love" that "when several fools and ordinary people are implicated in a place by an ordinary person, everyone deserves a share of sadness and joy, which has properly explained the meaning of the word" love "to human beings". In "Border Town", the author wrote three kinds of human relationships: affection, nostalgia and love, and integrated these three kinds of human beauty with the beauty of natural scenery and the beauty of border town customs, and wrote the human beauty of the children of border town with a fresh and lively style. A series of artistic models in Border Town are the most ordinary people in ordinary life. They have no great achievements and are not heroes. Just because of Cui Cui's love. Connect them together. Despite the tragic ending, everyone in the book has a heart of gold. There is no money transaction between people, there is no take part in accidental amusement, and there are only pure family ties, strong nostalgia and loyal love. The theme of Border Town is consistent with the author's creative tendency. The author once said: "A great work always expresses the truest desire of human nature-the denial of the darkness of the present society and the yearning for a bright future. What I want to show is a life form, a beautiful, healthy and natural life form that does not contradict human nature. " First, the characters in Border Town are full of true and perfect family ties. The opening of Border Town outlines a series of natural scenery such as mountains, streams, white pagodas, river views, bamboo forests, flowers and plants, and homes by streams in a natural and fluent style. The story of Border Town happened in this fascinating "Taoyuan". The old man is over 70 years old. As a ferryman for pedestrians, he has been loyal to his duties for 50 years. For the old man, "when the sun rises, he doesn't feel the power of life. When the sun goes down, he depends on a girl, Cui Cui, a ferry and a yellow dog. For Cui Cui, she has lost her parents, and her only support is her grandfather. In mutual affection, the old are getting older and the young are growing, which is touching. In the old man's memory, he showed generosity to his daughter. After her death, his daughter and the illegitimate daughter of a soldier were carefully raised, and his affection for her was pinned on his granddaughter Cui Cui. Cui Cui's affection for her grandfather is irreplaceable. Usually grandpa is on the ferry, and Cui Cui screams with a flute, "Grandpa, grandpa, you listen to me play and you sing". So the ensemble of grandparents and grandchildren began. Watching the boat on the Dragon Boat Festival, the grandparents and grandchildren argued about who should guard the boat. Although Cui Cui is small, he is very sensible. " She has fun, but she loves more. "She asked grandpa," who will accompany you when I leave? "Grandpa is ill. She cooks medicine for him and ferries for him. Later, when Grandpa died, Cui Cui's spiritual tree suddenly fell down, and she felt at a loss. This kind of affection gives people unforgettable memories against the beautiful scenery of the border town. Shunshun, the general on the ship, and his sons Tianbao and Nuo's affection for his father and son also reflect the affection in human nature. Shunshun loves these two sons very much, but she doesn't spoil them. In a family with status and wealth like Shunshun, sons should live a rich and relaxed life, not as hard as sailors, but Shunshun taught them to live with others. The two sons lived up to their father's expectations and did everything sailors did. They did a good job. Sailing, swimming, walking a long way, pulling the fibers on your back, everything is fine on the water. Under the guidance of my father, I learned the courage and loyalty to be a man, treat people like my father and be kind to my loved ones. This kind of affection between father and son is reflected in their words and deeds. It shows the upright, kind and brave nature of the children in the border town. Whether it is the affection between the grandchild of the old boatman and his granddaughter Cui Cui, or the honest and sincere affection between Shunshun and his son, it is an infinitely beautiful expression of family affection. This endless blood relationship embodies the most natural beauty of human nature. Secondly, the love with Nuo praised the pure humanity of the people in the border town. Cui Cui is a charming image and the soul of this book. She is the son of mankind and the daughter of nature. She is "naive and lively, like a small animal everywhere", "never considers cruelty, never worries, never gets angry". The breeze and sunshine in Xiangxi gave her a strong body; The green mountains and green waters in the tea cave gave her a pair of clear and transparent eyes like jasper; The bamboo rafts and white pagodas in Bixi Village gave her a simple heart. Water and boats filled her girlish years. Children and grandchildren live together by this ancient and clear stream, on the boat and under the White Pagoda. One is not greedy for money, the other is not envious of expensive, the third is not too poor, and the fourth is not lazy. They are willing to be poor and ready to help others, which embodies the traditional virtues of the working people in China-diligence, kindness and indifference. It is in this quiet and quaint hut that young Cui Cui inherited what she should have inherited from her grandfather and carried forward what she should have carried forward. With the growth of age, her personality has undergone subtle changes: less clever and more considerate; Less laughter, more shy. When I was young, I struggled to cross the bride's sedan chair by ferry, imitating the cries of lambs and calves, and picking a handful of wild flowers to tie on my head. Dressed as a bride, I stood on the mountain listening to the charming drums and thinking about the charming night. Later, I also had the same troubles as a teenage girl. In the face of sudden confusion and uncertain emotions, young and immature Cui Cui didn't know whether to be happy or sad. To this end, she often sits on the hill and stands on the ferry, quietly and slowly chewing the ups and downs of life and swallowing the bitter wine of life brewed by herself. Later, Lu Yu of Cui Cui saw her off after winning the first prize in the rowing competition. Two young hearts collided, and hazy love sprouted in Cui Cui's heart. From then on, she felt that she had new emotional needs, but she was embarrassed to say it. When someone "casually mentions something", she will blush, but deep down she is looking forward to hearing something related to it. When this hope takes root in her heart for a long time, her girlish innocence will naturally appear. Two years later, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, she saw Nuosong again and couldn't help but say to her grandfather, "That man is very good. "Even when I was watching the boat, I overheard someone talking about sending a wedding. Cui Cui, who has always been calm, was in chaos, and even forgot to answer when talking to her. Later, Nuo sent her to sing Under the Moon. Cui Cui in the dream was attracted by the love songs sent by Nuo, and her soul floated. It's a pity that she doesn't know that this month's young singer is her love gift. Soon, Tianbao ran away from home and fell into the water for love. When Pino sent the tame bear back to the stream, he didn't get any hint from Cui Cui, so he left angrily. The old boatman also died. Cui Cui endured the pain of leaving his loved ones and his lover angrily, but decided to stay on the ferry and look forward to the return of his sweetheart. Cui Cui and Tan Song, young people who love each other deeply, have neither lofty words of vows of eternal love, nor deviant and shocking actions, nor nepotism full of copper stink. Some are unnatural simplicity and innocence bred by primitive villages, some are simple humanity of "obeying ancient etiquette", and some are traditional virtues of the East. The author focuses on describing the nobleness of their behavior and the beauty of their souls. In the author's pen, Cui Cui is an innocent mountain girl. She is smart, beautiful, intelligent, simple and kind. Northon is a naive country boy. He is brave, handsome, generous, enthusiastic and hardworking. In this remote place, two young hearts are close, and they choose each other according to their own standards. Everything seems so natural, but in this nature, it shows the permanent charm of "humanity" in this uncivilized mountain village. It is through the love of this young man and woman that the author reflects the beauty of human nature. Thirdly, Border Town embodies simple and natural homesickness, promotes good human nature, outlines frank interpersonal relationships in Border Town, and embodies the beauty of human nature of border people. In "Border Town", the author describes an idealized and perfect social form, where there is no restriction of the law and morality. People and things in this society are so simple and simple. Although there are differences between the rich and the poor, people enjoy a certain degree of personality equality in a simple human feeling. The rich are as generous as the poor, and their hearts are as simple, gentle and kind as clear water. Everyone in Border Town shines with the beauty of human nature, and the interpersonal relationship in the border town society also embodies goodness and beauty. It can be seen that Border Town is an ideal society based on the idea that "all human nature is good". In Border Town, Xiangxi described by the author is a semi-closed area where Miao and Han people live together. The customs here create a unique cultural atmosphere in Xiangxi and exude a mysterious aesthetic feeling. Has a distinct sense of life, novel and unique. The description of customs is the most detailed and prominent in Dragon Boat Festival. Because the dream of love sent by Nuo started from this festival and developed in this festival. Dragon Boat Festival has become a bond that affects the hero's love. So the article used a chapter to describe this traditional festival. " At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the local women and children put on new clothes, and their foreheads were painted with realgar soaked in wine, so anyone can eat fish and meat on this day. ""Two special dragon boats, long and narrow, with scarlet lines painted on their bodies "are very similar to the" Liang Hongyu Old Crane River Battle "and the swimming masters chasing them. Let the readers enjoy the festival with the local people as if they were there, so as to deeply appreciate the beautiful local customs. The way men and women convey love, the psychological state of love and marriage customs in the works also have a unique Xiangxi flavor. It is mentioned in the work that "taking the road by car" and "taking the road by horse" are two ways to find an object, whether it is "taking the road by car" or "taking the road by horse", as long as they are both the same. This just shows that in Xiangxi, men and women are free to fall in love. For marriage, we don't value identity and money, but the value of love. When men and women are in love and get married, they often choose to "take the road", that is, use songs to express their feelings and choose their own objects. This kind of love and beauty-filled human world and marriage customs preserved in Xiangxi is an excellent cultural tradition of local ethnic minorities and constitutes a unique living landscape of a nation and a region. Let readers feel the courage, joy and romantic love pursuit of Xiangxi people. This makes the unique beauty of Xiangxi integrate into the deep needs of human nature, which can not only satisfy the readers' curious desires of senses, but also stimulate the readers' deep desire to pursue the beauty of natural humanity, thus producing greater value and significance. A 70-year-old man is in charge of Bixi Village Ferry. In the past 50 years, he has crossed many people by boat. He regards sticking to the ferry as his duty and serving passers-by as his life. He doesn't blame others, doesn't care about others, and can treat human grievances with an open mind. After his daughter died, he carefully raised his granddaughter. He took pains to ferry, rain or shine. He never gets extra money from others. Unable to refuse, he used the money to buy back tea and tobacco, make tea for people in transition to quench their thirst, or give tobacco to passers-by to refresh themselves when climbing mountains. Day and night. Always be loyal to your duties and never delay Hakka Road. He doesn't leave the ferry to take part in the Dragon Boat Festival. When people go ashore, he always tells them, "slow down, slow down." The enthusiasm, seriousness and sense of responsibility of the old people always deeply touched the past guests. But he thinks it should be done for free. People are also very enthusiastic about him. He buys meat. "As usual, people don't want to accept money. If the butcher doesn't accept money, he would rather go to another house than take advantage. "When the butcher weighed the meat, he deliberately added more weight and said," Everything is fair. I don't want your benefits! ""What is shown here is by no means the humility of a few dollars and a little meat, but a very ordinary and noble quality shining. It vividly shows the deep friendship between the old boatman and the people in the border town, as well as the excellent quality of the boatman who is willing to give in when he sees the benefit. He is "generous and open-minded, charitable", likes to make friends and occasionally goes to town to buy wine. Every time I meet an acquaintance, I will invite him home for a drink. If someone wants to taste his wine, he will immediately push the gourd to others to drink. He loved Cui Cui very much, and inquired the general manager of the ship for many times, looking for opportunities to fix the marriage between Cui Cui and Northrop Grumman. Because of misunderstanding, I was answered indifferently, so I didn't hate them. In Border Town, the old boatman is the embodiment of "the beauty of human nature". The richest man in the local area, with a lot of money, has always been smooth in running the water terminal, not pretending to be rich, domineering, not greedy, sensible, honest, peaceful and generous, and is highly respected in the local area. He is generous, generous and able to help others. He tries his best to help any frustrated person who is famous for asking for help. He is very strict with his children's education, sending Tianbao and Nuonuo to travel around in turn and suffering with others. Sympathizing with the poor life of the old boatman, he sent white ducks and brown seeds; I don't think Cui Cui's family is poor, so I asked the matchmaker to bring gifts to my son to climb the ferry's relatives. Although he didn't want the girl who indirectly killed his eldest son to become the daughter-in-law of his second son, he didn't object when he learned that they really loved each other. When the old boatman died of illness, he sent someone to turn over the white wooden box and brought food, and personally helped to arrange the funeral. He repeatedly proposed to take Cui Cui to his house. Shun Shun also embodies the beauty of human nature in Border Town. The description of natural customs in the works is also reflected in the depiction of minor characters. "Because the customs in the border areas are simple, even prostitutes will always be so vigorous ... forty or fifty days, those floating on the boat and squatting on the shore will stay to spend these days. I will try my best to tie my heart tightly to a distant person, especially that woman, whose feelings are sincere and stupid beyond description. Because of the simplicity of people's feelings, onlookers don't need to read books to criticize and despise. These people value righteousness over profit, and they can keep their promises. Even prostitutes are often more trustworthy than city dwellers who are known for their shame. " Even a despised prostitute can get her due respect here. It can be seen how simple the folk customs here are. The author compares the simplicity, kindness, integrity and enthusiasm of people in Border Town with his city life, highlighting his persistence in human wisdom and beauty and his praise for health and honesty. Fourthly, the works reveal the beauty of human nature in the form of "sad" life. In the novel, this is a story of beautiful scenery and human feelings, which has deeper significance. Mr. Shen Congwen sighed: "You can appreciate the clarity of my story, but as usual, the enthusiasm behind that work has been ignored. You! "