To be alive is a very excellent literary work, and Chunsheng is the main character of this novel. He is a shrewd and viable person. In the novel, Chunsheng experienced many setbacks and hardships, such as the hard life of using wealth to pull guns for the national army, the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, and family and personal tragedies. Despite the ups and downs of fate with the times, he still lives strong, which is why he is called "Chunsheng".

In the novel, Chunsheng's personality characteristics include shrewdness, wit and daring to think and do. He sometimes makes immoral behaviors to seek his own interests, but at the same time, he is also a caring and righteous person, caring and caring for his friends and family.

Generally speaking, Chunsheng is a character with great personality and depth, and the development of his fate and personality is a very wonderful part of the novel. At the same time, the author Yu Hua expressed his deep reflection and thinking on that era and society through the story of Chunsheng. So we can say that Chunsheng is a person worthy of evaluation and discussion.