Loneliness is an old topic in China's literary world, and few people can write new ideas. And Mr. Liu Zhenyun's "One sentence is worth 10,000 sentences" really describes the loneliness of China people for a hundred years and the loneliness and yearning of most China people.
Let's start with the story outline. The first half of the novel is about the past: Wu Moses, who is lonely and helpless, lost his only adopted daughter who can "talk" and went out of the county to find it; The second half of the novel is now: Niu Jianguo, the son of Moses' adopted daughter, went to the county in order to get rid of loneliness and find a "good friend". One out, one out, delayed for a hundred years. All the plot relationships and character structures in the novel, all the community organizations and family harmony, and even family love are related to whether people can talk to each other. If they are right, they can touch the soul, provide warmth, resolve conflicts and stimulate lust. Once words become the only communication between people, seeking and loneliness will accompany them all their lives. The exhaustion of the soul and the decadence of life also follow. The narrative style of the novel is similar to the diary of weeds in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with concise sentences, simple plots and direct narration. Every word and sentence in this book constitutes the art of speech, which can wring the author's sweat. More importantly, only by using this language can writers correspond to and express the connotation of their works. In the western culture of dialogue with God, people feel happy and comfortable because of the omnipresence of God. Although there is not much contact between people, they are not lonely; However, the drifters of China culture and dialogue with people, because of their great attention to reality and Confucian tradition, and the differences in community, status and interests, are unpredictable and lack of integrity, and there are not many friends who can speak their hearts and warm their hearts. But lived in loneliness for thousands of years.
In the book, the relationship between people can be divided into "talking" and "not talking". Simple classification, but very effective. Whether it's family, friends or husband and wife, when they talk, people kiss. On the other hand, once you can't say it, there is no pro-flavor. Think about it, too. I remember someone saying that although Kangxi had three thousand palace powders, his favorite person was Rong Fei. When he went to Rongfei's house, his favorite sentence was: "I want to talk to you." Then pour out some chores. Later, he had to abolish Rong Fei, and then he wanted to talk to someone. It's already empty. Although he is an emperor through the ages, he doesn't even have a speaker.
The background of this book extends from the Republic of China to modern times. Times have changed, many material things have changed, and even many spiritual things have changed (human values). But the loneliness described in the book, the feeling that people are eager to be understood, has never changed. There are many ordinary passers-by characters in the book, and we can find some of our own shadows in them more or less. It may be Lao Wang, who is obsessed with the love story of his school days, Lao Zeng, who is full of longing for life, or Cao Qing moth who knows that "life is the past, not the past". After reading this book, you may be familiar with these people.
After reading this book, I think the sense of identity between people is very important. We can talk, which means we agree with each other. We are eager to be recognized by others and to escape from the lonely world where no one communicates. I hope to get others' concern and have a sincere friendship or love. The word loneliness is rarely mentioned in the book, but is replaced by unspeakable words. So I hope everyone can find someone to talk to, find friends who agree with each other, and be no longer lonely.