Cautious literary attitude, review of "The First Best Not to Meet"
Wen Hu Deli
On April 9th, I chatted with the author of "The First Best Not to Meet".
I met her because I liked her works, but the content of the conversation had nothing to do with literature. It was just commonplace talk, such as the local weather, specialties, personal personality, and preferences. The only person who seemed to have anything to do with literature was Mr. Gogol, and he was also general.
Let’s talk about Mr.’s birthday and his personality, not to mention his works or literature. The two hours passed very quickly, and there was a lot to talk about. It can be compiled into a mocking and generous model, just like two housewives in the market, even at noon
How to prepare the food you eat is explained in detail.
Maybe we deliberately avoid the topic of literature because we don't understand each other. "Literature" is something deep in the soul. If two strangers meet and talk, they will reduce literature to vulgarity and become vulgar themselves. The conversation is about to end and we have made an appointment.
Let’s talk to each other when we have time next time. There seems to be a tacit understanding. At least I think we already know a lot about each other. The subtext is “Let’s talk about literature next time.” She was very pressed for time and was a little hasty when she said goodbye to me. She said “goodbye”
The Chinese-English translation reads "白白". In fact, everyone knows that there is a convention on the Internet that there will be no investigation. Unexpectedly, she apologized to me repeatedly, saying "I was careless", and even left a sweaty cartoon face in the message window.
I laughed and said to her, "Unlike you, why are you so cautious all of a sudden?" She was in a hurry to say goodbye and sent another message, "You must be cautious about words, otherwise words will gradually drift away from you."
. This was the first and most direct conversation about literature between her and I, and it was also the beginning of our subsequent exchanges about literature. With the previous preparation, we no longer chatted about everyday things when we talked, but directly faced the literary topic.
To each other's works, especially her "It's Best Not to Meet".
When reading, read the text first. When I communicated with the author before, I mentioned that her understanding of words can be summarized as a "cautious attitude toward writing." When evaluating characters "cautiously", a reserved, serious and unsmiling character immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
, but the evaluation of writing must not be like this. "Careful writing" is an affirmation of the author's literary attitude, which is consistent with flowing words and wonderful writing... These words that praise beautiful writing are not only not contradictory, but complementary to each other. This article is about women, so I use women.
For example, if a woman with a fairy-like appearance is unkempt and slovenly, she cannot be considered beautiful. On the contrary, a woman with an ordinary appearance can be elegant if her eyebrows are trimmed and her manners are decent. Her flowing writing style is not considered beautiful.
For natural beauty, words are like makeup. If you are careful and appropriate, you can make it come into full play. Otherwise, your appearance will be like Diao Chan and Xi Shi, and it will be difficult to win the hearts of emperors and generals.
Throughout this work, every word must be carefully considered, including modal particles, particles, numerals, and other details. It is like flowing water in the mountains. Even though the mountain road is rugged, there are no obstacles; the words are like this,
The same goes for punctuation. "Sentence, amuse, lead, save" can also turn an ordinary sentence into an ups and downs like a dragon in the clouds.
The beauty of writing is the makeup and the attitude, while the free and unrestrained writing is the character and the strength of the writing. Those with strong writing power, the writing is like splashing ink on the landscape, thousands of mountains and rivers are all covered in a square inch. Although this work is not as good as everyone else, it "starts and continues"
"Inheritance" can be used in a regular manner. When writing about characters, start from appearance, body shape, talk about a few strokes, and outline the outline first; connect it with the story, the scene, and the emotion, and the identity and background will appear on the paper; and then get angry because of the incident.
, happy or sad, or because of people's thoughts or people's movements, touching the scene and evoking emotions, the writing style turns slightly, and the personality is obvious; it flows with time like water, quietly and breathlessly, but when you feel it, the characters have been integrated into the story and into the readers' thoughts.
The writing is like the wind, but it cannot blow away the soul. The article has no soul, just like a walking corpse. The soul of the article is the theme, the intention, in simple terms, the original intention, the purpose of the creation, and what kind of connotation the article wants to express to the readers. It is a social responsibility.
Family ethics, or emotional entanglements... Most literary creators will express corresponding themes through articles. Even if they are not, just to make readers laugh, it is also a purpose, and making readers relaxed is also a purpose. Therefore, it is not difficult to say that the theme is contained in the article. It is difficult.
Where? The difficulty lies in expressing.
The article is a bit underwhelming. The first half is a long and lengthy description of the character's life experience and the plot of the story. The second half is lyrical, using the characters to be empty and tragic, and using the story to express social themes. When it is blunt, it seems like swallowing dates in a hurry. For ordinary articles, readers follow the development of the plot and the characters.
The situation, either happy or sad, shows that the theme and the plot are closely connected, but when the book is put down, all the emotions disappear immediately, because the story ends and the emotions come to an abrupt end. The article is exquisite, and it is easy to write an article. After reading it, you will be indifferent and move on.
Only when you see things, people, and scenery can you feel a sense of joy, only then can you help yourself, and only then will you realize the truth. Of the three kinds of theme expression, the third is the most difficult, and it is also the goal pursued by all literary creators.
This work has long been separated from the first situation of thematic expression. Objectively speaking, it is between the second and the third situation. A pair of separated sisters, two completely different living conditions, two mutually exclusive values, two
The personalities of the characters are in conflict at any time, and various contradictions continue to accumulate strength. The reason why they do not break out is because of the suppression of family affection. Readers have been expecting that the conflicting force accumulated between the characters during the development of the plot will be strong enough to break through the family affection, but the author works hard to suppress it.
Because the Chinese people's concept of family love is greater than any emotion, the "family world" composed of blood is the basis for maintaining China's moral standards for thousands of years. The bond between "father and son, brother, sister" and immediate relatives is the "family world"
core.
Readers' hearts become uneasy as the plot progresses, because the work is not finished yet and the climax has not yet arrived. They hope to see various endings. The traditionalists hope that family love will win, the new school hopes to break through the shackles of morality, and the neutral people hope to see
The intense conflicts bring shock to the soul. Readers’ concern for the work comes from their expectation. If the ending really comes, will readers be able to reflect on it over and over again after reading it?
The ending is painful for readers. The ending means the end. It means that no matter which side of the conflict wins, they will feel the loss, frustration, and other empty emotions from the climax. How to grasp the release of the theme well?
Maybe it’s the difficult path this work takes from ordinary to subtle.