These two letters were written by Fu Lei to his son Fu Cong at 1954 and 1955 respectively. Fu Cong is studying music abroad. Through the form of letters from home, Fu Lei cared for and educated his son, gave him wisdom and encouragement, and also reflected Fu Lei's young heart and feelings for his son.

Two letters from home that can be selected from the text are written when the son is depressed and happy with success, expressing Fu Lei's profound understanding of life and ardent expectations for his son from two aspects; In two different styles, it shows Fu Lei's deep fatherly love for his son and his true feelings for music art.

These letters began in 1954 when Fu Cong left home to study in Poland, and ended in 1966 when Fu Lei and his wife committed suicide. Hundreds of letters in 12 years run through Fu Cong's growing experience from studying abroad and having a good time to getting married and having children, and also reflect Fu Lei's translation work, friends' communication and the ups and downs of Fu Lei's family fate. Fu Lei and his wife are very careful. Their son's letters were properly collected and the key contents were classified and copied into volumes.

These letters from home are even more sad and infectious because of the changes in the fate of the Fu Lei family in the tragedy of the times. In his last letter to his son, Fu Lei said with a heavy heart: "There are many difficulties in life. We must constantly transform ourselves and fight against all traditional, capitalist and non-Marxist ideas, feelings and customs. We must abandon all outlook on life and old social norms. "

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Letter from Fu Lei