? -On the contradiction and struggle of Fang Hung-chien in Fortress Besieged.
Unlike when I first read Fortress Besieged a few years ago, I reread it with a serious and meticulous attitude and began to gradually taste what was behind Fang Hung-chien.
? When I read this book this time, I was somewhat surprised to find that Fang Hung-chien, as the protagonist of the novel, is very different from most other literary works.
What is the difference?
He is too ordinary. I read it three times in a row, closed the book and tried to recall several outstanding figures of Fang Hung-chien. However, Fang's personality is like a slender and soft silk thread, which can't be accurately grasped in my mind. From Fang's ambiguous attitude towards Sue's love, we think he is weak, but when he was dismissed by Zhang Bank, he resolutely decided not to pay, and we saw his firmness. From the relationship with Miss Bao and Sue above the ship returning from studying abroad to the love at first sight after returning home, we felt his infatuation, but later we easily fell into the "trap of scheming" and devoted ourselves to her, but we realized his infatuation. No outstanding personality, no special personality. It seems that everything he does has two sides, and it is not appropriate to say that he is partial to that side.
? Because of this, Fang always seems to be in the middle, and it is difficult to be black or white, just like most of us ordinary people. This directly leads to the simplicity and complexity of the square. Yes, Fang's temperament and mentality are very complicated, just like most of us ordinary people. Because he is so similar to ordinary people, many readers will feel heartache for the role of Fang Hung-chien, and I am no exception. It's like I picked up a handful of sand, which carries the life of the party. When the wind blows, all I have left is his pain. I think, perhaps this is part of Mr. Qian Zhongshu's intention to create an ordinary and heartbreaking protagonist and to maximize the contradictions and struggles in his life.
In my opinion, Fang Hung-chien's contradictions and struggles are nothing more than his life, a process of constantly smoothing corners and adapting to this society. Fang is in conflict because of the emotional entanglements between Miss Bao and Miss Su, Miss Su and Miss Tang. Struggling in front of China, a fame and fortune society that attaches great importance to status and degree; In the second half of his life, he faced the biggest contradiction, struggling in the "besieged city" of love and marriage with Sun Roujia ... Fang was always in a state of entanglement and hesitation, always pushed forward by people around him (such as Zhao), full of passivity. I think this is the core of Fang Hung-chien's role. Fang is a person who always gives in to life, so he always struggles in all the "besieged cities".
But what about us? What are we like?
We are ordinary people, so is Fang Hung-chien. Perhaps the reason why "ordinary people" are most likely to suffer is that they are constantly entangled in contradictions, constantly struggling and constantly compromising their lives in the besieged city of life.
Fang Hung-chien has always been a learned "gifted scholar". When I was young, I was praised and appreciated by people around me because of my talent, boasting of being extraordinary and indulging in life. Slowly fading away, he began to realize the cruel reality and utility of society, and realized that he was not a "genius" with real knowledge and strength. So he began to soften his tone. When encountering difficulties, his first thought was to seek help and escape, and he began to compromise with life in order to get some comfort in front of him.
Yes, Fang Hung-chien is weak and lazy. However, we often do this.
But this is not the only way out for Fang. He could have tried to get a real doctorate while studying abroad; He could have boldly and decisively rejected Su Wanwen and then bravely pursued Tang Xiaofu; He could have grasped the circle of friends around him and established his own interpersonal resources instead of always relying on friends; He could have tried to restart his struggle at San Lv University; He could have ... he shouldn't have been the last one, struggling in the besieged city of marriage. Because of Israel's mind, he can definitely make changes. However, Fang Hung-chien never accepted the problems that life threw at him, refused to exercise, refused to face life directly, but bowed to life again and again.
Fang Hung-chien has been wandering in many contradictions, such as false academic qualifications, bumpy love, unsatisfactory career and so on, struggling, but so powerless. Until he found that people at the same level as himself should look up to them now, until he found that people who had pursued themselves began to despise themselves, until he found himself completely trapped in a besieged city.
There are too many "Fang Hung-chien" in our society. Even if we look back at students' lives, we give up reviewing because we are fun, cheat in exams, or don't want to show ourselves in front of classmates because we are afraid of making a fool of ourselves and being laughed at. Why not our contradiction and our compromise?
Fang Hung-chien is an ordinary man. His ordinary makes him have endless contradictions and struggles. Similarly, his contradictions and struggles make him more like ordinary people and more like us.
Each of us has the shadow of Fang Hung-chien.
Words? Author: Xi