Characteristic description
The Riverside at Dawn has successfully created the heroic images of the traffic policemen Chen Xiao and Chen Xiao's family. Xiao Chen is under 18 years old. When he first appeared, he was a little childish and even shy, but the scar left by the bullet passing through his chin showed that he had been baptized by war. He completed the task assigned by his superiors with a high sense of revolutionary responsibility, and bravely and skillfully escorted two armed men across the river on a stormy night. When the enemy lured his mother and younger brother Xiao Jia as hostages, he restrained his inner feelings and put revolutionary justice first, shooting at the gangsters who rushed up. His mother and brother died. He is determined and calm, and pays attention to saving ammunition. He didn't shoot bullets like Lao Yao and was burned by the fire of revenge. After completing the task and running out of bullets, he threw the submachine gun into the river and jumped into the river with a gangster who rushed in front, showing heroism.
The Chen family is the home of heroes. Xiao Chen's father, regardless of his family and personal safety, endured the great grief of the sacrifice of his wife and two sons and resolutely crossed the river with martial arts players in his arms. Although Xiao Chen's mother and younger brother Xiao Jia were taken hostage, they were brave, fearless and resolute. Xiao Chen's father, mother and brother are representatives of the people who supported the revolutionary war with their blood and lives. The novel vividly illustrates the flesh-and-blood ties between the people and the army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and reveals the reasons why the revolutionary war can be won.
storyline
Jun Qing is good at developing sharp contradictions and conflicts through tense, tortuous and thrilling storylines, so that the protagonist can be tested in the sharp contradictions and conflicts, thus highlighting his heroic character. From the beginning, this novel has brought us into a tense and complicated conflict. The guerrillas in Hedong collapsed because of the traitor. In order to reorganize the team, persist in the struggle and contain the enemy, the superior sent Chen Xiaohu to escort me and Lao Yang to Hedong to lead the Wushu team. They were going to cross the enemy-occupied area in the dark, but they just caught up with the storm and met the enemy in the storm, so they lost their way. I finally came to the Weihe River, but the ferry hidden in the trees was washed away by the soaring river. The author is an expert in storytelling. He carefully set up this series of accidental changes, which on the one hand gave impetus to the development of the plot, on the other hand created one contradiction after another and tested the characters. This series of contradictions and conflicts has led to even greater contradictions and conflicts: the Home Returning Corps kidnapped Xiao Chen's mother and brother and came to seduce him. This is also a bigger test. "I", Lao Yang, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen's father, and even Xiao Chen's mother and Xiao Jia all have to make their own choices, so their thoughts and personalities are strongly stimulated. In this way, the author pushes the characters to the climax of contradictions and conflicts, and shows his loyalty to the revolution at the critical moment of life and death.
Landscape description
The scenery description in the works also left a deep impression on people. The author organically combines the description of the scenery with the development of the story and the thoughts and feelings of the characters, adding a strong lyrical color to the works. The author spent a lot of ink on the storm. When Chen Xiao and others walked along the field path to the river, there was thunder and lightning in the distance. Then the wind came, first a breeze, then a strong wind, and thunder rolled in the distance. Finally, the storm came, like a huge waterfall, sweeping the earth. This meticulous and distinct description of the storm provides the necessary conditions and atmosphere for the plot development such as Xiao Chen getting lost, the river surging, the boat being washed away, and Xiao Chen's father sending him across the river, which paves the way for the heroic scene of Xiao Chen jumping into the river with the enemy in his arms, and also constitutes the overall atmosphere of the work. Before the fierce battle, an eagle appeared hovering in the dark clouds over the Weihe River, which can be said to be the externalization or symbol of the indomitable spirit of the characters. The novel describes Xiao Chen's sacrifice in this way: "The sun rises from the thick sea of clouds, and its golden light shines on the restless river. The sound of submachine guns on the west levee stopped, and the light blue smoke was blown away by the wind. Against the blue background of the already clear western sky, a figure appeared against the golden sunshine. Ah! It was Xiao Chen who suddenly stood up from the ditch and threw the submachine gun into the river. Looking back, a gangster rushed in front of him and jumped into the Weihe River. " The scenery description here is in sharp contrast with the heroic scene of Xiao Chen's sacrifice.