(1) My previous impression of my father was "an ordinary intellectual, a quite ordinary person", and I was disappointed and rejected by my father's commonness.
(2) Later, my impression of my father was: "He is an ordinary person, much better than I am a pretentious person." I understand my father's mediocrity and feel great. I also learned that my father said, "Don't talk empty words, do more practical things, and it takes humility and perseverance to do this."
2. It embodies dad's great personality.
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Other knowledge points in Ordinary People:
1, the second paragraph "ordinary people" means: ordinary people.
2. The fourth paragraph "ordinary people" means that the ordinary contains the extraordinary and is a kind of greatness.
3. "Ordinary" in Dad's eyes refers to:
(1), don't talk empty words, do more practical things, because it is not easy to do this.
(2), need modesty, need perseverance.
(3) It is easy to do one or two practical things, but it is not easy to do good deeds all your life.
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