The artistic achievement of Home is largely attributed to the shaping of Gao Juexin's image. What about Gao Juexin's image?

With the May 4th New Culture Movement as the background and Gao Mansion as the main scene, Mr. Ba Jin's Home describes the decline of a feudal family with four generations living under one roof, and successfully portrays a series of images dominated by intellectuals. This image is the victim and victim of the feudal system, and it is also a rebel and a traitor. Gao Juexin is undoubtedly a special representative of the former category, and he embodies dual personality. Extra people? Image and typical meaning given to him. This paper focuses on his dual personality and its roots, thus revealing the special significance of his image in the times.

Keywords "home"; Gao Juexin; Dual personality; Typical significance

First, the embodiment of dual personality.

(A) the negative and distorted side

Although Gao Juexin accepted it? May 4th Movement? The agitation of new thoughts only persuaded new ideas, but what was reflected in him was more the old system of feudal society, so he developed his cowardly character of compromise and humiliation. He made three compromises in his life, and it was precisely because of this disobedience that he bowed to fate again and again, which led to his miserable life.

The first compromise was to sacrifice my future and obey my father's orders after graduating from high school. After he graduated from junior high school, his father told him to give up his studies and start a family. He has his own beautiful blueprint. But his cowardice and obedience in his bones, his special status and other feudal ethical factors bound him and forced him to submit, so he only? Nod silently? I agreed, accepted my father's arrangement and started my own life.

The second compromise was that he gave in to the feudal arranged marriage and gave up his love. He and his cousin Qian Meifen were childhood friends, and he once fantasized about marrying his cousin Mei. But? Parents' orders, matchmaker's words? Old ideas that are hard to break are also rooted in his mind, which also makes him compromise in the face of his lifelong events. He didn't run away from home like Chueh-min to show his unwillingness. But once again accepted the arrangement of parents. Worst of all, he can even? Forget another girl in a short time? . This compromise not only sacrificed her own happiness, but also ruined Mei's happiness. It can be said that his compromise directly led to the tragic ending of Mei's fate.

The third compromise is his ignorance and submission to the power and superstition of feudal parents. After Grandpa Gao's death, the coffin was still parked at home, and there was no funeral, just as the delivery day was approaching, which was too convenient for Chen Yi. A bloody disaster Say, encourage Gao parents to make Gao Jue's new work? Grandpa's interest? Persuade his wife to move out of the high house and have children outside the city. Although he was reluctant to give birth, he was still afraid of sending his wife out of the city with the stigma of unfilial, which eventually led to her death in childbirth.

From these three compromises, we can see that Chueh-hsin, though dissatisfied or unwilling, finally compromised and obeyed every time he faced the oppression of autocratic forces. He is always bound by the arrogance of his elders. Sometimes he doesn't even understand what he wants, but simply does what others decide for him. This is the cowardly and ignorant side of his human nature.

(B) the positive and healthy side of personality

Although Gao Juexin was a coward and the guardian of the feudal family, he was different from Gao's generation after all. What is advanced is the new ideological trend and his experience, which gradually awakened him. Although he is waiting and hesitating, he is also changing. He is aware of the disharmony in this feudal family and the disadvantages of the feudal system, and he has been trying to get rid of this cage? Home? As written in the novel:? He suddenly understood that this is the whole system, the whole ethics, the whole superstition. ?

The most obvious feature of Gao Juexin's positive and healthy personality in Home is to help Chueh-hui run away from home and go to Shanghai. After many bloody events, his mood is much clearer and clearer than before? Rational? . It can be said that Chueh-hui can leave this evil place quickly, which is inseparable from Chueh-hsin's secret help. Although all the actions to help Chueh-hui were carried out in secret, it was the only thing that Gao Chueh-hsin did that could be called his own decision. It is gratifying that he has also taken practical actions instead of being passive as before. This is also his positive and healthy side.

Second, the reasons for the formation of Gao Juexin's dual personality

external factor

1, feudal education

The content of education is often rooted in a certain educational system. Juexin lived in the late feudal period of our country. At that time, although the democratic forces had sprouted, the feudal society in China had a long history and its influence was deeply rooted. The education of the whole society is still feudal, which is bound to serve its system. The influence of these feudal ethics can be described as infiltrating into its bone marrow, especially? Filial piety? Poison made him obey his parents' will against his will again and again, and made feudal ethics in vain? The victim? .

2. Status in the family

Gao Juexin is the eldest son and grandson of the Gaos. This special position made him not only responsible for maintaining the long-term stability of feudal families, but also responsible for educating his younger brothers and sisters who lost their parents. He has a special mission, so he can't do what he likes like others, so what he does is because he wants to maintain everything in this big family.

(2) Internal factors

Although the formation of Chueh-hsin's tragic personality is mainly caused by the persecution and destruction of the decadent and unreasonable feudal system, his own cowardly character is also the internal factor that forms his life tragedy. Under the pressure and imprisonment of feudal family, he has lost the essence of being a man. Chueh-hsin's crucial step in his life is always pushed around by others because of his weakness, and he has no resistance. He was also influenced by the May 4th new trend of thought, and he also had the idea of New Youth, but he just showed his inner reluctance.

Third, the typical meaning of the characters.

Through Gao Juexin's complex dual personality, we can see that Gao Juexin is a tragic figure who was mentally tortured under the oppression of feudal family system. He is a young man who has lost his rebellious spirit but has his own thoughts under the influence of traditional ethics. He is a typical epitome of the tragic fate of intellectuals in the last days of feudalism in China. He has profound typical significance, which lies in exposing the harm of feudal family system and traditional concepts to healthy human nature.

It can be said that the times have created people, and what kind of people will be created by the times and environmental conditions. Although Gao Jue-xin is in the transitional period between the old and the new, relatively speaking, he is mainly influenced by old ideas, such as? Zhu Dexiao first? Yun Yun's ethics and the unique identity of his eldest son. The particularity of this environment and identity has made him develop his current character. On the other hand, his background at that time also greatly changed his thinking. This is determined by the irreplaceability of the environment. What does he embody? Like an indictment of a dying system? .

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1 ba Jin. Home [M] People's Literature Publishing House, 198 1.

Jia Zhifang, Tang Jinhai. Collection of comments on Ba Jin's works [M]. China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company, 1985.

3 Ba Jin. Selected Works of Ba Jin [M] Beijing: Contemporary World Press, 2002.

4 Wang Jialiang, Kim. Modern and Contemporary Literature in China [M]. Hangzhou: Hangzhou University Press, 1999.

Extended reading

Analysis of Gao Juexin's Characters in Home

I think Gao Juexin in Home is a more complicated person than Chueh-min and Chueh-hui. His character has two sides, which Chueh-min and Chueh-hui do not have in the formation, characteristics and influence of his character. Moreover, how to evaluate Gao Juexin is far more complicated than Chueh-min and Chueh-hui.

The sixth chapter can be regarded as a true story of Gao Juexin. To a certain extent, the formation of his character is vividly revealed. What is the most important and direct reason? He is the eldest son of this room and the eldest son of this big family. Because of this, his fate was decided as soon as he was born. ?

He changed his life path according to the wishes of his grandfather and father, and? Without a word of resistance? ,? No idea of resistance? ,? If you don't resist, do you want to resist? . So everything went on the track as planned, and he accepted this fate safely until his father died, which made him see the true face of this family.

Gao Juexin himself said:? I am not a youth, I have no youth, I have no happiness, and I will never be happy. ? His situation is different from that of Chueh-min and Chueh-hui, so the three brothers have very different personalities. Who is Juexin? Voluntary, but on dad's shoulders? He made up his mind after his mother, five elder sisters, father and elder sister died one after another? Let siblings grow up, be good people and fight for their parents? In this way, his lifelong wish came true. Chueh-hsin's special position made him? Would you like to? Protect your family in this way.

What limited Gao Juexin's thought in that era? Resist Besides, even after he realized the ugliness of this family, he could not choose to resist. His disobedience gave him a kind of? Inertia On the other hand, his anger and struggle may bring him more troubles and enemies, because his strength is too weak and thin, only? No resistance? Only? Bow? To protect your home. ? Is he tired? ,? I just want to live a quiet life for a few days. .

Therefore, it should be a tragedy of an era. Due to the shackles of stubborn feudal forces and social thoughts, coupled with Chueh-hsin's special identity and childhood experience, his compromise and cowardice were caused.

What about after the May 4th Movement? Obviously, he has also been affected, but the impact is also very small. Not as much as he does? Dual personality? On the contrary, he didn't give up hope of freedom. It is precisely because of this hope that he began to move forward gradually. The process of this transformation is very long, running through home, spring and autumn, especially home, but traces can also be found. For example, after the tragedy of his wife Jui-chueh, Chueh-hsin decided to help Chueh-hui run away, which can be regarded as a turning point for him. When you are desperate, give Chueh-hui, yourself and your family a hope. He thought:? Our family needs a traitor. ? He said to himself:? You see, not everyone in my family is as obedient as I am! ? When he said this, it was already obvious in his heart? Rebellion? 、? Disobedience? Get up, and then you can see that his attitude is a little tough. For example, when talking about his second wife, he said? They can force me to do other things, but I won't agree anyway. ? (However, he just? Distress resolution? It's not completely best decission, but it's not easy for him. )

Her last attitude was different from before. For example, when he was dealing with Chueh-min's marriage, he advised Chueh-hui to call Chueh-min back. Even Chueh-hui scolded him? What a coward! ?

The author has described many similar things, most of which are about Chueh-hsin's cowardice. For example, the tragic formation of his wife Jui-chueh. Because of what Mrs. Chen said? Mass destruction theory? He promised his elders that Jui-chueh would move out of the mansion and out of the city, plus a bridge. Chueh-hsin didn't stand up for his wife in front of his elders. She insisted when Jui-chueh gave birth? Can't get into the moon room? The lesson of making his wife wail in pain, he just? Cover your ears with your hands? ,? The madman went to the window and craned his neck to see? . Obviously, he loved Jui-chueh deeply, but his love dared not break through the feudal cage. He used his usual cowardice? Bowing? And then what? No resistance? Take care of this for Jui-chueh? He only has one idea? ,? I hurt her? .

Besides writing about Chueh-hsin's pain, the author also wrote about his? Forgetfulness? . Chueh-hsin understands Chueh-hsin's forgetfulness in this way: it is probably because of this forgetfulness that he can live in pain. Actually, this kind? Forgetfulness? It is also helpless and excusable. This can be regarded as a struggle of Chueh-hsin in his miserable life. That's it? Forgetfulness? Don't be a stumbling block to his progress. Finally, he said that he would never forget Jui-chueh, which may be an answer.

There are many tragedies in Gao Ding's Home, such as Mei's tragedy and Jui-chueh's tragedy, which also reflect his tragic experiences in daily life. He became a generous scapegoat. But he is not a tragic figure, and he is full of hope.

Let's talk about Gao Juexin becoming the scapegoat of the big house. Benefits? That is to say, the main aspects of his personality are guided by compromise and cowardice? No resistance? And then what? Bowing? The role of.

In Chueh-hsin's view, his? Two great doctrines? He lived a quiet life for the time being, but he didn't see it, nor did his two younger brothers. The sacrifices he made did bring happiness to Chueh-min and Chueh-hui. If Chueh-min and Chueh-hui hadn't been sheltered by their eldest brother from the beginning (although their wings were not full), they wouldn't have grown up normally in a family with strong feudal forces and become advanced youths. Gao Juexin played a driving role.

Not this, of course? Two great doctrines? Chueh-min and Chueh-hui were educated, but Chueh-hsin used it? Two great doctrines? With an umbrella, his family grew up healthily. After realizing these two teachings, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui became more advanced in the opposite direction, and among them, I think the advanced side of Gao's new personality also played a role.

From the article that Mr. Ba Jin presented to a person, we can see that Gao Juexin's prototype is Mr. Ba Jin's eldest brother, and their experiences are very similar, and Mr. Ba Jin's attitude towards him is: I hate you because you have done all this, because you are a coward? No, never.

Mr. Ba Jin's eldest brother missed life, but chose to commit suicide. Being a completely unnecessary victim and then dying? Maybe we can correct our attitude towards Chueh-hsin from here.

Mr. Ba Jin mentioned in many articles:? When I write home, it's like digging the grave of memory. When I was a child, I was often forced to witness the lives of some lovely young people being destroyed and getting a tragic ending. When I write a novel, it seems that I suffer with these young people and struggle under the devil together. ?

At the same time, we should also see the significance of Gao Juexin. After his eldest brother committed suicide, Mr. Ba Jin wrote: But I will not die, I will live, I will write, and I will write what I want with my pen. This pen will make me talk about you all the time. It will bring you back to life and see how I got through those bones. ?

Did the author come through people like Gao Juexin? Shout out my complaints like a dying system? Let millions of readers in Qian Qian know how many beautiful youth bloomed and withered in those days.

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