Qian Zhongshu's irony is to put the characters in real situations, so the fictional characters are real. Although he insists that all his works are fictional characters, the characters in Fortress Besieged still make people sit with reality. Therefore, the aesthetic value of satire lies in that it reveals an absurd and alienated real world.

The world is so real that it shows the "root" of human beings, and the weakness and dark side of human nature are subtle, meticulous and accurate, which makes people unacceptable and uneasy. The men and women described by Qian Zhongshu are neither the best nor the worst. They are people who are intertwined with beauty and ugliness, and this ugliness is so similar to ourselves.

There are no heroes in Besieged City. All characters are blind dreamers and losers played by fate. The basic experience of the protagonist Fang Hung-chien is that he is constantly eager to get out of the besieged city, and every time he walks out of a besieged city, he falls into another besieged city of life. This symbolic structure covering the whole book is precisely the philosophical thinking of modern people on their own life situation.

The satirical art of Fortress Besieged is based on the language of defamiliarization and irony, full of human brilliance and rich aesthetic implication. ?

Multi-layer theme implication:

1, social reflection level

Fortress Besieged does have its realistic side, that is to say, it reflects life, and its description of life can really reflect some scenes of social life during the China War in the 1940s.

Indeed, I think by reading Fortress Besieged, we can learn something about China in the 1940s, such as the situation of education, such as the situation of cities and the state of intellectuals.

2. The level of cultural criticism.

The literary world constructed by Fortress Besieged contains Qian Zhongshu's world outlook and his cultural position. The starting point, or "viewpoint", of his writing this novel. Good novels often have unique "viewpoints". Qian Zhongshu constructed this literary world from his viewpoint, that is, cultural criticism, or critical culture.

Extended data:

Fortress Besieged shows the subtle observation of the world and the superb art of psychological description. The author depicts Su's reserve and affectation as a talented woman, her obedience as a small jasper, and her hidden talent, which can be described as a little candle.

However, the analysis of Fang Hung-chien's complex personality and mentality, which is clever and timid, knowing but useless, is extremely tortuous and incisive.

The description of Fortress Besieged runs through the artistic conception of satirical comedy from beginning to end. The basic plot of the novel revolves around Fang Hung-chien, and many characters and scenes in the novel are presented from a square perspective. Fang's attitude of observing people and the world and the satirical style of the author behind him are intertwined, which makes the satirical technique of Fortress Besieged unique.

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