But he is also unreasonable and full of lies to take advantage and work hard. It seems that he can tolerate all grievances at ordinary times, but there is also a need to resist in his character. He has always been strong, struggling and uneasy about his humble social status. But Xiangzi was squeezed and oppressed by the old society, and his wishes were broken again and again by this dark society.
Xiangzi's tragic life profoundly exposed the darkness of old China, and reflected the picture of the poor at the bottom of Beijing living in the abyss of pain under the rule of warlords and darkness.
Camel Xiangzi is the masterpiece of Lao She, a famous modern writer in China. Cosmic Wind first published in 1936. Described the bitter story of a rickshaw puller in old Beijing in the 1920s. This novel is a classic of modern vernacular novels, which uses Beijing dialect and some descriptions of old Beijing customs.