The ancient civilization of the Chinese nation and the western civilization began unprecedented confrontation, collision, conflict and even intersection and integration. This cultural phenomenon is embodied in a large number of international students-Qian Zhongshu is one of them, so it is of typical significance to dissect.
As a great scholar who is familiar with Chinese and western cultures, it is almost inevitable for Qian Zhongshu to understand the spiritual dilemma of Fortress Besieged from a cultural perspective, thus producing a profound sense of loneliness and absurdity. At the end of the book, after experiencing the failure of education, love, career and family (marriage), Fang Hung-chien lamented that he was afraid of people fighting in small towns, but he hated people's indifference in big cities.
Even a tiny bug is complacent and wants someone to put it under a microscope. The loneliness in the crowd and the desolation in the excitement make him, like many people living on this island, feel like an island without a bank.
Fortress Besieged, an expanded material, was written by Qian Zhongshu, who was "penny wise and pound foolish". The novel has no clear story clues, but some trivial plots pieced together by the author's trivial knowledge and experience. Generally speaking, a book with trivial plots must have excellent language skills if it wants to be a successful work.
Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged really applied language to the highest level. Therefore, reading Fortress Besieged can't just focus on the plot and ignore the language like reading ordinary novels. In that case, Fortress Besieged will lose its meaning of existence. The punch line in Fortress Besieged is the most successful part of this novel, and it is also the most admirable part.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-besieged city