Childhood is the first part of Gorky's famous autobiographical trilogy and Gorky's best work. The trilogy is childhood (19 13), on earth (19 16) and my university (1923). The trilogy describes the growth process of "I". We can learn about Gorky's growth process. Gorky's creation in each period is closely related to the pulse of the times at that time. Gorky lived at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, which was an era of declining Russian rule. At that time, Russian politics was extremely corrupt, and the life of the lower-level appointees was difficult. Great changes are brewing in the whole society. 1905 after the failure of the first revolution, Gorky, like many people, began to think calmly about many problems: the reasons for the failure of the revolution; The nature of Russian society and Russian revolution; The relationship between Russian revolution and Russian national cultural psychology: the historical fate of future revolution, etc. When thinking about and summarizing the experience and lessons of the failure of the revolution, Gorky turned his attention to the psychological characteristics of Russian national character and national culture, and made a profound excavation. With a heavy heart, he reflected and analyzed Russia's unique national cultural psychological accumulation: ignorance and backwardness, selfishness and barbarism, short-sightedness, conformism, extinction of human nature and so on. This is a deep-rooted habit of ordinary citizens and an enemy of the Russian people and the Russian revolution. Gorky deeply realized that awakening people must be regarded as his unshirkable obligation and right. This is the direct cause of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. At the same time, revolutionary mentor Lenin also encouraged Gorky to write about his childhood and teenage life. Childhood was born under such a background.
Childhood tells the growth story of a lonely child, Alesha. The novel examines the whole society and life from a unique perspective of a child. My grandfather's house is a family full of hatred and a strong habit of ordinary people. This is a suffocating family. In addition, the novel also shows the process of corruption, decline and extinction of the whole society at that time. Through the narrative of my painful childhood, the novel truly reflects the writer's difficult childhood life and unremitting pursuit of light and truth, and also shows the broad social picture of Russian society at the end of 19.
Childhood is a true portrayal of Gorky's childhood, not a purely fictional story.