The characters in Acheng's novels are ordinary people, but they are extraordinary, representing the psychology of most people in this era.
The cloud crane in Brothers has no desire, because his parents abandoned him, so he has been immersed in it all his life. He is very open to death, as if he has never been to this world. He belongs to dust. Most of us, after pursuing money, fame, family, house and car, will become a handful of loess and return to heaven and earth.
? & track &;
A retired detective met a peer in the same time and space for his ideal. By following Mr. Wang, the detective found that ugliness often exists in people's minds and lies in people's malicious speculation about others. Mrs. Wang suspects that Mr. Wang is having an affair, but Mr. Wang runs away from home every day, preferring to see the scenery and a fallen leaf and have a dispensable lunch before going home.
When you are in the dark, believe that the sun shines elsewhere.
Mr. Wang's life gave the detective a great shock. Even though he is an ant and abused by his wife, he still keeps his dignity and lives exquisitely. The sun will still rise tomorrow, but if it rains, it doesn't matter, and the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow!
& Paper windmill &;
Xiao Yuan used to be innocent and muddle along. He wants to fool around all his life. However, Yuan Kan, a good friend, has repeatedly hurt their friendship. When I was in college, I was inseparable. Yuan Kan, who ate the dishes on Xiao Yuan's plate, added a stumbling block to his friends' downwind after graduation. After a series of events, Xiao Yuan recognized his friend and hid his feelings. "Friendship cemented with blood is unbreakable," Xiao Yuan told Yuan Kan.
"Why does the windmill turn? Because of the wind, the windmill must face the wind to get better. The same is true of things in this world. You can't stay there all the time. It's a good day to move. " With Xiao Yuan's "efforts", he got the rights he wanted, and Yuan Kan had already disappeared. Finally, Xiao Yuan is going to marry Xiaolan, an intern. Maybe his affection for Xiaolan is that I should get married. Xiaolan is good, no calculation. Is the "too tender" at the end of the article also a mockery of myself?
& stowaways &;
People of all kinds may pass by once today, and there is no possibility of meeting again. As a bystander, Lao Zou observes everyone he meets, which is his professional habit and cannot be changed.
We live, pretend to be ourselves and pretend to be what we want to be. We live and hide secrets, but the secrets may be seen through by strangers at a glance. It can be rational to look at other people's lives as a bystander. However, if you get yourself into trouble, even a flash of thought is a matter of life and death. Will you still take it lightly?
Lao Zou is a stowaway who sneaked into Finland in the name of tourism. Then what? Will he be free and safe? Moreover, there is no Shanxi vinegar in Finland, and Lao Zou gave up smuggling at the last minute. Lao Zou wanted to be detached from human feelings, but in the end he changed his mind because of a stranger in the same trade.
Each of Cheng's four novellas has a feeling of wanting more. Behind each hero, there is a fog. What they have experienced and what they will experience in the future will make readers unable to let go for a long time. There are all kinds of people and lives in the book, even a passerby, Acheng makes them flesh and blood.
Death, betrayal, doubt and confrontation have always been the topics of life.
My knowledge is limited. These are just my superficial thoughts after reading it.
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