The central figure in the first chapter is grandma. She is kind, intelligent, capable and full of love. The first "conversation" between my grandmother, who is over sixty, and me, who is three or four years old, was lively and interesting. The subtitle is as follows: 1. "Grandma's Appearance"; Second, "the father died and the younger brother was born"; Third, "father burial"; Fourth, "Scenery on the Volga River".
The second chapter is divided into three parts. Their titles can be Brothers Fighting, Cruel Grandpa, Grandpa coming to see me in the hospital bed. The central figure in this chapter is my grandfather. The novel is about the cruelty of my grandfather beating his grandson, which is horrible and creepy. Later, he came to the hospital bed and saw the scene of "I", which made people feel that the life experience of the old man deserves sympathy. His shrewdness is admirable. Although he can't forgive his ferocity, it is understandable to some extent, especially after reading the fifth chapter. During his illness, he taught Aletha "I" to read and talk about the philosophy of life.
The third chapter is divided into four parts, namely four essays or short stories. They can also have clear titles. First, "a pair of hands that don't exchange gold." Ivan is an expert at work, and when he goes to the market to buy things, he will also save money for his grandfather who is a thief. Second, a "lively family dance" featuring Ivan and grandma; Third, Yakov's Guitar. Of course, he is also the core of dance; Fourth, "the tragic death of little Ibokan." Ivan, nicknamed "Xiaoshigang", is grandma's adopted son, who was abandoned from birth to tragic death. Tzgang Jr. is a kind, hardworking and capable young man, and also my best friend in childhood.
The fourth chapter focuses on grandma, her piety to God, kindness and loyalty to people, and tolerance and consideration to her husband. Write that she is smart, capable, talkative, dancing and telling fairy tales; If the order is set in a fire, deliver the baby for menstruation after the fire; She is a good housewife, the pillar of a big family and my closest friend.
The fifth chapter can be divided into two parts: first, grandma and grandpa told their own suffering experiences. Both of them are orphans who lost their fathers in their early years. They all followed their mother to beg along the street. Later, they all stood on their own feet by their intelligence, hard work and diligence. Finally, they earned this well-off family. Secondly, it is my grandfather who teaches me to read and tells me his own life philosophy. His curiosity about "I" was answered, and the reason was simple, vivid and clear.
The sixth chapter describes the atrocities of Mikhail, the great uncle, who led hooligans to attack and attack his grandfather's house in order to compete for property. In this "battle" of father-son hand-to-hand combat, Aletha "I" served as the foot color of the fire line scout. In this "battle", the kind-hearted grandmother was injured by a brick of a drunken rebel because of "persuading the fight", resulting in a fracture.
Chapter 7 can also be divided into two parts. The first part mainly talks about two different gods, grandma and grandpa. Grandma's God is merciful, bless mankind, dominate everything and have insight into everything. Grandpa's god is overbearing, powerful, strict and cruel, and everyone is afraid. The next part mainly wrote about the painful feelings after what I saw and heard in the street, and also mentioned the distress of staying at home. I lived and grew up in such a family and social environment. The first part is about my spiritual pillar and ideological environment, and the second part is about my daily life and social environment at home and abroad.
Chapter 8 can also be divided into two parts. The first part describes the scenes and skills of grandma telling fairy tales and the contents recorded in the beautiful and charming fairy tale Hermit and Warrior. The second part introduces my first intellectual friend, an outsider and eccentric who doesn't know his real name but only his nickname, and focuses on their friendship. The content between the first part and the second part is linked by the scene where "weirdo" listens to grandma telling fairy tales.
Chapter 9 can also be divided into two parts. The first article is My Good Friend Uncle Peter. The coach often tells me stories, although his storytelling skills are much better than grandma's business trips abroad. The friendship between me and my three brothers. The next chapter is about the friendship between "me" and "three young gentlemen". Friends have an important influence on the formation of a person's "mental outlook" and world outlook. The novel faithfully describes my love and admiration for three young gentlemen. Grandma supported the friendship between "I" and the three brothers, but my grandfather and the father of the three brothers, Colonel Ovsininikov, forbade them to associate, and even the coachman Peter resolutely opposed it. The coachman and "I" had a quarrel about it.
Chapter 10 describes my mother's sudden return home and new family conflicts. An unfortunate young woman, who lost her husband and had a young son, was headstrong and strong. After many years away from home, she returned to live with her lonely and elderly parents who raised her son with great pains, which brought about family contradictions and conflicts. Her marriage, in particular, was and still is the focus and fuse of contradictions, conflicts, quarrels and quarrels between father and daughter. The novel first describes in detail the first encounter between my mother and me, and then describes a quarrel between mother and son because of "reciting poems". Finally, it focuses on the big fight between father and daughter because of marriage problems. My grandfather was so angry that he knelt in front of his daughter and then injured his grandmother for no reason. Quarrels and quarrels have become commonplace; No matter how good, call again when you are ready. This is how a family of four spent the day!
The eleventh chapter mainly writes about the family life after the mother's return, first of all, the communication between her mother and some young men; Secondly, I wrote about my cousin Sasha's truancy and escape. My cousin and I are poor orphans. He has no mother, and his stepmother treats him badly. The key point is that my grandmother told me about my father's life experience and my parents' marriage.
Chapter 12 describes my mother's remarriage and life after remarriage, the trauma caused by this "sad event" of "me" to my own mind, and the fact that my grandfather's family has been declining, even bankrupt, moving constantly, and the housing and life have gone from bad to worse, and I almost really want to go begging on the street in the past two years. I can't accept the fact that my mother remarried in any case. It can be said that family conflicts are mainly between "me" and my mother. I also focused on going to school, especially a persuasive educator who loves children.
Chapter 13 describes that my grandfather and grandmother live separately. I make a living by inspecting rags. I and several children go to the river to steal boards and sell money. These friends lead a hard life and have friendship with each other. My mother died, and finally I had to go to the world.
Childhood is the first of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy based on his own experience (the other two are On Earth and My University). It tells the story of Aletha (Gorky's real name)' s childhood life from three to ten years old, vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower class people in the Soviet Union from 65438 to 2009, and writes Gorky's understanding of suffering and unique views on social life. There is endless desire and strength between the lines.