Evaluate the work Border City .

How to say it, there are some plots in it that I don't understand a little, such as the grandfather, who has always been actively responsible for his children and work, but allows his daughter (Cuicui's mother) to be irresponsible, abandon his children to die for his own selfish interests, and also think that it is "destiny", which is in contrast to the beautiful local folk customs in Xiangxi, after all, it is also written in the article that the locals are very responsible (perhaps it is written to reflect the erosion of the simple folk customs of Xiangxi by the outside world, after all, Cuicui's father is not a local).

Second, after the death of the elder, after the second brother and Shunshun had a conflict with his grandfather, after the grandfather took the second man and Shunshun on the ferry, the grandfather waited for the two to leave, and quietly waved his fist behind the two to intimidate (maybe this is because the grandfather was not treated by Shunshun and the second elder and then had some angry emotions, but I don't know if the grandfather didn't know that the second elder already felt that the grandfather killed the second elder, or the grandfather didn't know the mood of the second elder and Shunshun, Personally, I think that after the death of the original matchmaker, my grandfather still bothered the second elder again and again, and asked the family to agree to marry Cuicui, which is a bit too much, after all, people are still in the pain of losing their relatives and can't get out, but you still want people to marry the girl that their dead brother liked before his death, of course, people are very uncomfortable, and they are already disgusted with you, so it will be even more uncomfortable. I don't know if it's because my grandfather is anxious to seek happiness for Cuicui, so I ignore the feelings of the second guy and Shunshun).

The following is my personal understanding of the ending, many people say that Cuicui has been waiting for the second guy who will not come back, so the relationship between the two is poignant love, but I think although the ending is poignant, it is not the love between Cuicui and the second guy, but the fate of Cuicui herself. First of all, Cuicui's feelings for the second guy and the second guy for Cuicui are not strictly speaking, because the relationship between them is only a kind of adolescent good feeling, after all, there are not many opportunities for two people to have contact, and the relationship is not deep, so it can be said that such feelings are dispensable for the two of them; And the reason why Cuicui has to wait for the second guy forever is because Cuicui has no one to rely on, in that era, the fate of women is extremely fragile and needs to rely on others to survive, so Cuicui can only wait for the second guy who likes her to come back and marry her. Therefore, the most poignant thing is Cuicui's personal fate, not her love with the second guy.

Here are some of my thoughts on "Border City", purely personal opinions, just take a look.

Very bleak love story.

Like water. Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

Accompanied by a border town.

Silently. A man waited.

Mr. Shen Congwen wrote many ** and essay collections in his life, but among his many works, "Border City" occupies the most important position. It is no exaggeration to say that it was "Border City" that established Mr. Shen Congwen's historical position in the history of literature. In June 1999, Asia Weekly launched the "Top 100 Chinese Writers in the 20th Century", ranking the top 100 works written in Chinese around the world in the 20th century.

The voting for this ranking are all well-known scholars and writers at home and abroad, such as Yu Qiuyu, Wang Meng, Wang Xiaoming, etc. In this list, Lu Xun's ** episode "Scream" ranked first, and Shen Congwen's ** "Border City" ranked second. But if it is counted as a single **, "Border City" is the first.

Border City has been translated and published in more than 40 countries including Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the former Soviet Union, and has been selected as a university textbook by more than 10 countries or regions such as the United States, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

The author of "Border City" is Shen Congwen.

Shen Congwen is a famous writer in the history of modern literature. His masterpieces such as "Border City" and "The Long River" are poetic and romantic, simple and innocent, and have built a fascinating world of Xiangxi. As early as the 30s of the last century, Shen Congwen had already made a name for himself in the Chinese literary world.

In the sixties and seventies of the last century, the literary value of Shen Congwen's works was rediscovered overseas.

Artistic characteristics of "Border City".

First, ** is full of artistic conception and poetic beauty. The writer uses the green mountains and green waters as the background, so that the story is carried out in fresh and soft tones, forming a beautiful classical idyllic artistic conception, full of poetry and picturesqueness.

Second, it has the beauty of customs and scenery. The fireworks of the Lantern Festival, the dragon boat race of the Dragon Boat Festival, the moon appreciation of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the duet between men and women under the moon, the way of love on the road and the car, and the song of welcoming the gods sung by the wizards all show the simple and innocent customs and beauty of Xiangxi.

Third, the psychological description is nuanced and realistic. For example, the psychological description of Cuicui's shyness, shyness, and reverie when she just sprouted love can be described as nuanced and subtle, which is intriguing.