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Cao Yu's skill in setting up dramatic conflicts is unparalleled. Two generations, from two opposing classes, are entangled in many coincidences of fate, and the entanglement of complex feelings makes their already scarred hearts worse. At the mercy of fate and the cruel play of feelings, they had no strength to fight back, died, went crazy and escaped, and the two families were destroyed in one day. This is the destruction of human nature by feudal families. After reading it, don't talk about the characters in the play. Even we are in great pain and desperate.
Thunderstorm is a great name. Thunderstorm runs through the lines, the description of the environment, the characters' personalities and feelings, the story and the structure. As some experts have pointed out, the development of Thunderstorm has the characteristics of a thunderstorm in summer: at first, dark clouds are gathering and the air is sultry. Then, the atmosphere in the air became tense, accompanied by lightning and thunder from time to time. Then, the rainstorm suddenly started, and the whole universe was angry with lightning and thunder.
Look at Fan Yi's feelings full of anger and depression, which eventually went to an abnormal extreme, his drought-striken fields' feelings of extreme regret, fear and hope, guilt and apology, and Lu Shiping's tortured heart that still can't escape the cruel play of fate. It is a typical portrayal of the characteristics of Thunderstorm. Criticism of the system, exposure of evil, sympathy and helplessness for the characters, and complicated feelings of love and hate have all become two words: thunderstorm.
Although the time span of the four-act drama is only one day, I feel like it has been more than a year. In one day, it is really conceivable that the feelings of the characters have changed so much and the plot has taken such a big turn, but we have to believe it is true. The relationship between the characters forms a complex network of contradictions and hatred, and the author expresses the theme of the work by mixing all kinds of complex contradictions.
Zhou Puyuan was forced or voluntarily abandoned Lu Shiping, who had two sons. Thirty years later, Zhou Puyuan met Lu Shiping, and the conflict was on the verge. Worker Lu Dahai had a conflict with his unknown biological father and was beaten up by his half-brother Zhou Ping. His drought-striken fields regretted the abnormal relationship with his stepmother, Fan Yi, and decided to repent, but he could not get rid of the entanglement and threat of Fan Yi who lost his spiritual pillar. At the same time, I fell in love with Sifeng, my daughter who worked as a maid in the Zhou family. It happened that Fan Yi's son Zhou Chong.
Sifeng was faced with a choice between her mother and his drought-striken fields. His drought-striken fields handed her over to Sifeng, but Fan Yi stopped her, while Zhou Chong faced double pressure from her mother and brother. All these intertwined, and finally led to the tragedy of Zhou Puyuan after uncovering the mystery of his life. This tragedy is accidental. Too many coincidences and fates are inevitable. The distortion and destruction of human nature by feudal system will definitely lead to this tragic ending. The greatness of the author lies in that he is intertwined with contradictions everywhere, making people unable to tell who is who, who loves who and who hates who, but everything is so vivid that people can feel it.
..... Fan Yi is a character in Thunderstorm, a character with distorted human nature in the play. The feudal system's destruction of human nature is mainly reflected in Fan Yi. Zhou Chong is the most innocent, tragic and sympathetic character in the play. He is only 17 years old and naive. Although he was born in a rich family, he didn't have any power or hierarchy. He pursues equality and freedom, treats others sincerely, and really loves his servant Sifeng.
It was such an excellent young man who was ruined in vain in the complicated contradictions and conflicts of feudal families. Zhou Chong's death is the last thing that should happen, so Zhou Chong's death is the most powerful accusation against the decadent feudal system.