"Give me black eyes at night", these two "blacks" are undoubtedly "literary eyes" and worth pondering. We know that "black" is not a color, and the so-called color is the result of various light waves being reflected by objects. If it doesn't reflect, it will turn black. Of course, the world without light can only be dark
Therefore, "black" is the result of killing all the light, and night is the tomb of light, which is a suffocating symbol of a specific era. However, "black eyes" is undoubtedly the rebellion of the night, and its blackness is the result of the night blocking the light. In addition, black eyes are not a symbol of giving up light, but a symbol of longing for light. Because black does not reflect light, it has the characteristic of completely absorbing light.
Looking at it from another angle, black eyes also embodies the critical spirit, denying the great arrogance of the night with black. Compared with the colorful bright world, black is the extreme, which is the opposite of light. However, the black eyes that rebel from the dark are definitely more receptive to light than the eyes of any color, that is, the "generation" who came from a specific black age.
Two short poems, with grand topics and profound themes, fully show the charm of symbols in the unity of opposites. Judging from the author's life course, the night in the poem seems to be a "ten-year catastrophe", and "a generation" of course refers to the contemporary China people who grew up in this particular historical stage. However, after all, poetry is not history, and its capacity can often be infinitely expanded by the magic of art. If we transcend time and space, we can easily see the image of "a generation" in people of different eras such as Qu Yuan, Du Fu and Lu Xun. They all live in the "dark night" and have particularly keen "black eyes".
The poem "A Generation" is not only the self-explanation of this generation, but also the portrayal of its indomitable spirit. Darkness tries to kill a person's bright eyes, but killing darkness does not achieve its goal but creates its opposite. Black eyes; It is the darkness that awakens a generation, and it is this persistent search that makes them see the unacceptable essence hidden under the appearance of life.
Ten years of catastrophe is a long night, without stars, moonlight or even wildfires. However, the longing for the bright heart cannot be suppressed. From initial confusion to sobriety, from ignorance to consciousness, from hardship to liberation, it is all done in this boundless "night". Because it is dark, it can't be the eyes of the night. This is a change. Black eyes can also become foreign bodies, which is called distortion. Split from the shadows in search of false light, it is a moth that squeezes out cocoons, a stream that flows on the gully ridge, and the sun that rises in Ran Ran on the horizon. After all, it is unstoppable, which is the answer of history.
"Night gives me black eyes, but I use them to look for light", which is the whole content of the poem, not to mention his appreciation, because I basically have a vague understanding, but I have learned a life truth from it: quantitative change leads to qualitative change. This poem, entitled "A Generation", can be understood as giving a generation black eyes, making them wake up and look for the light more and more strongly. As we all know, black is the result of killing light because it does not reflect light. This is a process of quantitative change, so the "generation" desperately uses black eyes to find and absorb light.
This philosophy has existed since ancient times. From the Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising in the Qin Dynasty to the people's uprising in that "generation" era, and then to the contemporary study and life, the process of many students changing from middle class to top students proves this long-standing but never outdated philosophy and its extensive influence in life.
This little poem, with only two lines, shocked the whole poetry world after the publication of the third issue of 1980 Star. No matter who holds a positive or negative attitude towards Gu Cheng's poem, they all praise it unanimously.
It is brand-new in aesthetic principle. It avoids the direct expression of emotion and abandons the real narration of the scene. It does not deliberately construct a complete artistic conception, but only highlights an unusual pair of "black eyes" (a symbol of a generation's awakening) on a heavy black background with metaphor. It seems that you can see a beam of white light coming out of a gap in the dark clouds. The whole poem is like a three-dimensional print.
"Night" and "light" form a sharp contrast between dark and bright colors, and "black eyes" are deformed intentions and permeated with strong emotional colors. This artistic expression has aroused readers' imagination, so that suffocating times appear on the screen of imagination, distorting the younger generation who grew up in absurd reality, and the tenacious spirit of seeking broke out from the potential buried in their hearts. ........................................................................
A simple intentional group of "night-eyes-light" constitutes an open time and space-a unique social scene and human psychological structure at a historical turning point. It is a unique law of poetry to express infinity in finiteness and profundity in simplicity. The pioneers of the new poetry tide are pursuing the return of humanity, but also the return of poetry to noumenon.
This poem embodies a modern aesthetic style, which breaks the traditional harmonious composition, creates a shocking artistic effect with a disharmonious image combination, and forces people to reflect on history.
A generation condensed into one sentence from Gu Cheng, and endless words condensed into two lines from Gu Cheng; Moreover, the most abstract and profound insights have been turned into the most intuitive images by the poet Gu Cheng under the guidance of genius. A painful and hesitant young man silently sticks to his inner innocence and light. He doesn't expect the world to change anything for him, because his holy heart will last forever, so he is satisfied. This poem was written after the Cultural Revolution, and it is about unyielding young people during the Cultural Revolution. Although they suffer from darkness, they still don't give up their pursuit of light.