1 From the social environment, the lower classes in the old society lived in poverty and Xiangzi was oppressed. No matter how hard individuals try, they can't get rid of the suffering brought by the whole society. Xiangzi is also a victim of the times. Buying a car three times and losing it three times seems to be accidental, but it is actually Xiangzi's doomed fate.
Judging from the small environment around him, Xiangzi, as a rickshaw driver with no money and no power, was forced to accept Tigress's forced marriage. When his boss Si Liu humiliated him and drove him away, Xiangzi had to accept his fate. Xiangzi's class background determines his humble position and the pain of not being able to turn over as a master.
The second tragedy comes from Xiangzi himself. First of all, Xiangzi, who grew up and lived in the old society, could not receive education. What remained in his mind was the deep-rooted feudal consciousness and the thought of small farmers. Secondly, Xiangzi attributed everything he suffered to fate, without thinking about questioning or changing, and without realizing what the root cause of his pain was with Xiangzi around. This is the tragedy of Xiangzi and the lower class people in the old society.