Great countries make outstanding writers.
Mo Bosang was born in a remote French village. He didn't deal with the land like ordinary farmers all his life. With his excellent and unique works, he is enduring in the world literary world. His short stories not only occupy a huge number, but also conquer the headmaster.
The first work that I came into contact with Mo Bosang was his famous Simon's Dad. I was deeply impressed by that simple and weak little boy, that arrogant male classmate, and Philip, the father of that man full of strength and masculinity. Just like Philip the blacksmith, there are many ordinary little people in Mo Bosang's works. He treats these lower classes objectively, eulogizes the image of a group of upright and unyielding working people, and satirizes a considerable number of vain, greedy and hypocritical ordinary citizens. For example, "Riding a Horse": In the story, in order to establish the image of a "noble" among his wife, children and neighbors, a degenerate aristocrat refused to ride a horse, and he was still pretending to be charming after being jumped up and down by a horse. Finally, in the face of the medical expenses of injured pedestrians, this "noble" is full of ugliness. Mo Bosang's story is very interesting and unforgettable.
I appreciate Mo Bosang's description of the environment, which is very delicate and vivid, and the detailed description of the characters is even more vivid. The most outstanding work in this field is his masterpiece "Sheep Finger Ball". In this masterpiece, Jean shaped the so-called "upper class" of French society such as businessmen, politicians, nuns and earl, and also created a prostitute boule de suif despised by rich women. Boule de suif and these people have too many differences in social status, but their respective performances are surprising: they should be strict and upright politicians, but they are cowardly and hypocritical; The count, who should be perfect and outstanding, is selfish and hypocritical; Nuns who should be pure and kind are equally insensitive to the weak and turn a blind eye. On the contrary, it is boule de suif, who is in a low position. How can her patriotic and fearless spirit of sacrifice not make us respect? Mo Bosang's description of these people, whether in words, behaviors or psychological activities, really reached the realm of "vivid writing". Mo Bosang deserves to be a master of literature.
Mo Bosang's short stories are profound and comprehensive, and many of his articles are very interesting and enjoyable to read. Read Mo Bosang's short stories after school. It will only take you a few minutes, but I believe you will gain a lot.
After reading Mo Bosang's Collection of Short Stories.
Mo Bosang's life was bumpy. When he wrote this book, he was already ill. Therefore, his works have both grief and anger and joy.
The item I will never forget is called a necklace. The article tells the story of a woman who is good-looking, but she was born in poverty and married a small clerk. She often fantasizes that her home is luxurious and she is a beautiful rich woman after many servants. She always feels that this is something she was born to enjoy.
Once at a banquet, she went, put on her own sewing clothes and borrowed a jewel necklace from oyster sauce. Tragedy happened! You should borrow a necklace for the scenery, because you are excited to lose it, because you have no choice but to buy the same necklace, and because you pay off your debts to earn money. Ten years later, she is no longer her, but an old and fierce woman. However, she honed herself and made herself stronger.
She met an old friend and confessed the truth, but her best friend said it was false! The story ended in surprise. No one expected that a woman changed her life because of a fake necklace. She has an old face and has no illusions about life. I only miss myself at the party that day.
This article looks like a cold joke, laughing at the woman's greed and stupidity. In fact, she finally won after suffering, although it was a pity in the end. This is Mo Bosang's writing style, mixed with sadness and joy. The book has a strong sense of grief and indignation, reflecting the war at that time. It seems that every famous writer spent his time in the war, full of blood, and the theme revealed in the article is similar. It seems that it will only mature in the rice disaster.
I still remember the phrase "Yes" at the end of the article "Necklace". You don't realize this, do you? These two strings were completely last words. "As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face, because she felt a kind of innocent happiness that she could be proud of." Yes, why don't people try to hone themselves in oppression? Finally, a smile of satisfaction and relief. What an honor!
Every article in this book seems to be in a home and a theme. However, reading is not boring. I have been reading to satisfy my desire for books. This is the author's success in writing this book, at least I think so.
3 Chekhov's short stories after reading
After reading Chekhov's short stories, I was very touched.
I used to meet Chekhov's novels as reading in exams, and I was always happy at that time. Compared with analyzing lyric articles, Chekhov's novels with strong critical colors are much easier. But if you often do problems, you will make mistakes one after another. There are too many foreshadowing in Chekhov's novels, and there is no time to think and understand them in the tense atmosphere of the exam. Often a short sentence also reveals the rich inner world of each character.
Remember in the introduction of the book, Catherine, who is known as "Chekhov of England"? Mansfield said in a letter to her husband, "I am willing to exchange all Mo Bosang's works for a short story by Chekhov." We can also see how classic Chekhov's novels are.
Every article by Chekhov can reveal the essence of life and the decadent darkness of society from the most common phenomena.
As many people have commented on him, whether as a writer or a historical figure, Chekhov's growth and development path is of profound educational significance, and the social and artistic values of his works are indelible forever.
It doesn't take too much time to read a Chekhov novel, but it will definitely bring you lasting shock.
The Man in the Trap is also the masterpiece of Chekhov's short stories. Rykov, the hero of the work, is a middle school teacher, but he is a typical figure who is backward, conservative and supports all the old systems. This novel describes a withdrawn and timid than Rykov. Even if it is sunny, he will put his head into the collar of his coat with an umbrella and rain boots, and try to wrap himself in a hard shell, refusing to contact with the outside world and accepting new things. Finally, I lay in my coffin in pain, looking for my ideal home. Trap Man is a true portrayal of the ideological status and mental outlook of some intellectuals before the Russian Revolution at the end of 19. By criticizing realism, the author wrote the tragic and heartless ending of Trap Man.
All O 'Henry's novels, in a word, reflect the writer's strong yearning and pursuit for healthy humanity and healthy society, and have a distinct and true imprint of the times.
It eulogizes the simple style of beauty, kindness and mutual care of small people in life, although there is a bleak smile; It reveals the despicable nature of those "social darlings", such as arrogance, extravagance, intrigue and dishonesty, although seemingly relaxed and even ridiculous; It angrily condemns the ugly darkness of society, but jokes with "grimaces"; It not only praises the vigorous life embodiment of grassland pasture, but also secretly sighs that "the deceased is like this".
There is no doubt that Henry's most wonderful chapter is the work describing the "little people" at the bottom of society. Such as the well-known Gift of the Maggie, Dedication of Love, The Last Ivy Leaf, The Police and Hymns, Two Gentlemen on Thanksgiving Day, etc. Let readers reflect deeply after a wry smile.
For example, in The Gift of the Magi, the love of a poor couple is described, and Christmas is coming. In order to make lovers feel warm and express their beautiful feelings, the wife sold her beautiful long hair and bought her husband a watch chain to match her husband's heirloom watch for many years. When she sent her watch chain to her husband, she found that he had sold the gold watch in order to buy her a long-awaited tortoise shell hair comb. As a result, the husband and wife each held a useless gift, which made them feel sad ... In the strong contrast between the kind and lofty humanity and the cold and helpless life reality, readers can't help but feel deeply!
Another example is The Police and Hymns, which describes a homeless man who wants to spend the winter in a boarding prison because he is homeless and hungry. So he deliberately challenged the law, went to restaurants without paying, made a hullabaloo about disturbing the market, stole customers' umbrellas, and even deliberately molested women in front of the police ... but all this was in vain, and he was completely ignored by the "sacred" law. When he stood in front of the church, listening to hymns, trying to cheer up and live an active life from now on, the policeman's big hand solemnly grasped his shoulder: sentenced to three months in prison! After reading this, can you not make people feel ridiculous and meditate for a long time?
Henry's description of little people sometimes shows their shortcomings, weaknesses and even disadvantages, but in the specific exhibition process, he deeply and strongly analyzes their essential kindness and simplicity to readers, which more truly reflects the complex side of human nature. In the course of this exhibition, the causes and background of this complex human nature are naturally displayed incisively and vividly. Let readers think in the category of "society and people" and understand richer connotations. For example, "The Turn of the Neck" wrote a sincere and pure friendship between two men.
* * * Respectable and ridiculous performance in the process of chasing a girl, slightly ridiculously praising the good qualities of the little people; For example, The Never Ending Story describes a poor female worker who earns only five dollars a week. Although she wavered for a while, she finally refused the temptation of the rich man who played with women. His complicated inner world is real and touching, but it does not damage the hero's beautiful image, but increases the reader's respect for him.
Another example is "Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen", which tastes more like olives. For nine years of tacit understanding and agreement, the two gentlemen staged an intriguing human tragicomedy. Cute? That's ridiculous. However, in the bleak world and cruel society, the humanistic spirit of pushing others and caring for each other among ordinary little people can't make people laugh, and finally they are filled with emotion!
5 O Henry's Short Stories
Learn to care for others
-thoughts on reading "the gift of Maggie"
The Gift of the Maggie is an interesting article written by O Henry. It mainly tells the story that on the day before Christmas, poor Della, who lives in an apartment, wanted to surprise her husband Jim, but she only had one yuan and eighty-seven cents. She knew that the money was not enough to buy a good gift, so she cut off her proud brown waterfall hair and sold it for $20. After searching all the shops, Della spent $265,438+0 and finally bought a simple platinum watch chain, which can match Jim's gold watch. Jim also wants to surprise his wife. He also sold his proud gold watch and bought a set of beautiful combs as a Christmas present, which Della had envied for a long time.
From this article, I deeply feel that they love each other deeply, although it seems that they have unwisely sacrificed their most precious things for each other. In order to buy the best gift for each other, they can sacrifice their most valuable things. However, when both parties sell their valuables, the other party's gifts are no longer suitable for them, and when they do these things, they are thinking of each other without considering themselves at all. It is because we love each other and love each other deeply that there will be such an interesting ending.
After reading this article, I understand that we should care about others so that others will love us. With love, people will understand each other and have warmth. It is precisely because of the love between people and animals that animals will trust human beings, will not harm human beings, and live in peace with human beings. Love is really powerful. There is a song that says: As long as everyone gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful world. When the Indian Ocean tsunami happened last year, people all over the world lent a helping hand, donated money and materials to help the victims rebuild their homes and reunite with their lost relatives. From this incident, I feel the pure friendship between people all over the world. I believe that as long as our hearts are full of love, our world will have a better tomorrow.
O Henry's Selected Short Stories is an anthology of works by O Henry, an American short story master. In the book, the ugly behaviors of "upper class people" and "complacent people" in society, such as extortion, fraud, greed and deception, are exposed completely. Through their various performances, their images are vivid, showing the readers the dark and funny reality of "civilized society", the law of the jungle and moral decay, and suggesting the alienation and distortion of human nature in the life environment where money is omnipotent and mercenary.
However, in many descriptions of ugly human nature, there are also awe-inspiring "little people", and people are filled with emotion after indifferent smile to absurd and funny stories. What impressed me the most was the article "Two Grateful Gentlemen", which made me truly appreciate the charm of human nature.
However, in many descriptions of ugly human nature, there are also awe-inspiring "little people", and people are filled with emotion after indifferent smile to absurd and funny stories. What impressed me the most was the article "Two Grateful Gentlemen", which made me truly appreciate the charm of human nature.
The story is about two American gentlemen-one of them can't be called a gentleman at all, but a poor man who has been starving all the year round. There is a strange agreement between them-every Thanksgiving, the poor will sit on the third bench on the right side of the east entrance next to the fountain in Federal Square, waiting for the arrival of the old man. When the old gentleman comes, he will take the hungry poor man to a hearty meal. This is a sacred agreement between them. For the old gentleman, the cost of a meal is negligible, but he finds pleasure in helping others. The purpose of the poor is not entirely the sumptuous meal, but more importantly, it can make an old man get what he wants.
This tradition lasted for nine years. On the tenth Thanksgiving Day, the poor traditionally walk on the way to the dating site. But something unexpected happened. On the way, the poor were invited in by a housekeeper and enjoyed a big meal. It turns out that the owners of the house-two old ladies-also have a strange tradition-inviting the first hungry passerby in at noon to let him eat and drink. The hungry poor couldn't resist the temptation of things, so they opened their bellies and ate. When he left home contentedly, he remembered his agreement with the old gentleman. But he still met the old gentleman as promised. The old gentleman took him to a restaurant. In order not to spoil the old gentleman's fun, the poor can only pretend to be hungry and gorge themselves. Although the poor only had the strength to move and breathe at that time. After the poor man finished eating, the old man paid the bill, and the two made a detour to say goodbye.
To evaluate O'Henry's novels, I want to describe them as "a sad smile".
The unexpected ending is the most distinctive part of O'Henry's novels. First of all, the story is calm. Just as I was enjoying the exquisite life of the little people written by the author, the plot suddenly changed, making the ending "unexpected and reasonable". Finally, people were surprised at the tragic experience of the little people but smiled sadly. This is O'Henry's thought-provoking humor.
I have read some of his works recently. My favorite, besides the well-known gifts from Maggie, are meaningful policemen and hymns.
In Police and Hymns, a homeless man is hungry and cold, and the old man feels great pressure after reading English in Shanghai. He just wants to spend the winter in prison. So, after reading Chekhov's novels, he deliberately went to a restaurant to eat without paying, making a hullabaloo about disturbing public order and stealing customers' umbrellas ... But in vain, he was ignored by the judge. When he stood in front of the church, listened carefully to the hymn and made up his mind to cheer up and live an active life, the policeman's big hand held his shoulder "solemnly": sentenced to three months in prison!
At the end of the reading, I have no heart. What will the tramp do in the face of this fate trick? It's ironic and thoughtful for a long time.
O'Henry's works are humble little people, but they are all so vivid, so vivid and so lovable! They also have shortcomings, selfishness and rudeness. However, they described by O'Henry made us realize the simplicity and kindness of everyone in the novel and the complexity of human nature, which moved us even more.
7 After reading Twenty Years.
What will happen to people who get along with today in 20 years? Don't say that we have been separated for 20 years, even if we have the opportunity to meet relatives or friends occasionally, the changes will be great, but the changes in appearance will not be great, but the differences in experience, situation and attitude towards life will be great. Young readers might as well play this 20-year contract with your friends, which is similar to playing time capsules. In his works, Wells changed from a dull and honest man to a capable policeman. Bob, on the other hand, has changed from a clever man who is unwilling to be ordinary to an outlaw. Fate played a trick on this pair of former good partners, and after 20 years, they became irreconcilable policemen and gangsters, and their life tracks were traceable. Wells adheres to principles and gives consideration to friendship.
O Henry is an excellent short story writer. His work style is often famous for its unexpected ending, and many people imitate it. Therefore, this technique is known as "The End of O Henry" and has become one of the characteristics of China's mini-novels. More than half of China's contemporary plot mini-novels have more or less imitated this ending, and even non-plot novels, such as poetic novels, this ending is unexpected. This work is close to two thousand words, originally classified as a short story. In foreign countries, there is no mini-novel, but there is a title of "short story", which generally refers to extremely short stories and also includes general stories, which is equivalent to the connotation of "short story" in China, and "extremely short story" in Taiwan Province Province includes short stories. Minifiction is limited to novels, which is different from short stories and general stories. Twenty years later, except for a little more words, all conform to the stylistic and artistic features of China's modern short stories. From this work, we can see the horizontal reference of China's modern short stories.
From this work, readers can find that O'Henry's ending is not a hard surprise, and the commentator's statement is unexpected but reasonable. To say that the ending of this work is reasonable, we should pay attention to some details: their personalities show different life orientations; Criminals tend to dissect themselves voluntarily; Bob's smug overconfidence lightened his due vigilance; The dim light at the scene also blurred the line of sight, but the details of lighting the cigarette made Wells see it clearly; Bob's casual exposure to wealth also exposed him; Wells' honest character and police experience made him calmly face his criminal friends. All of the above can be seen from the author's artistic ingenuity. Excellent mini-novels all have a common feature, and their ideas are ingenious and precise. Hard surprise is just resorting to simple coincidence, even confusing.