The Elderly Man is a critical realism novel of the times, which condenses the colors of the times and shows the hypocrisy, cunning and cruelty between people in the society at that time....... The Chinese version of this book is less than 180,000 words, but its wide vision and colorful characters are enough to be a panoramic picture, from the Latin District and St. Marceau between the poor and shabby streets and alleys, to the St. Germain district of rich and magnificent aristocratic mansions, put Erzak to show us a dazzling Parisian society, told a story reflecting the tears. Parisian society of all classes, all kinds of status of the characters, with their own unique style, in this novel composed of a noisy, active, real society. There is a greedy and snobbish boss lady, a university student dedicated to science, and a powerful and secretive leader in the mouth of a hard laboring gang.
After reading The Elderly, one can't help but be saddened by the indifference between the Parisian high society, which is centered only on money, and between human beings. There is no such thing as affection or love in the Parisian high society, but only the relationship of money between people. Marx once said, "The bourgeoisie has torn off the veil of warmth and affection that covered family relations and turned them into pure and naked money relations." Gao Lao, a flour merchant who made a great deal of money selling flour during the revolution, loved and adored his two daughters to the point of spoiling them, and it was in this way that the family tragedy unfolded. He only wanted his daughters to be comfortable, and even gave everything he had, he did not care, he hoped that his daughters married into a famous family, so that the two daughters of the heart will not suffer, and live a happy life.