Please ask Lao She to write the background of lt;Morning of the Doggt;

There are many characters in Lao She's works, including coachmen, patrolmen, entertainers, prostitutes, boxers, bandits, bureaucrats, businessmen, government officials, university professors, young students, disciples of the Eight Banners, angry poets, and those who pledged themselves to the country. Fighters and traitors of foreign power who sold their souls, etc., form a gallery of various characters, which is praised by Chinese novel historians as "an encyclopedia of the citizen class and character of the ancient capital society in the transition period between the old and the new." That's not all I'm going to talk about here. That's all I'm going to talk about here. What I'm going to talk about is a dog.

Lao She’s writing styles are diverse, including novels, dramas, essays, poems and various popular literatures. What I want to talk about here is as Lao She himself said, “It’s not a novel, it’s nothing.”

This "nothing" thing is a humorous sketch with rich meaning published in "Yi Shi Bao" in January 1933, titled "Morning of the Dog".

"Morning of the Dog" is a humorous sketch. The humorous charm of the article mainly comes from the character description. Dahei is a dog, but through the artistic treatment of the writer, he not only presents the characteristics of a dog, but also makes him show a certain type of human characteristics, which itself is humorous. The humorous quality of Dahei's character first comes from the internal contradictions of his character, his arrogance and self-pity, his ambition born in imagination, laziness in action, and psychological fear, etc. These contradictory character factors In the constantly changing situation, he is sometimes complacent and sometimes embarrassed, which forms a humor that makes people laugh; and when this subjectively contradictory character has direct friction with the objective situation, it makes this article The fable as a whole is full of humor. For example, between Dahei and his master, the old lady, and between Dahei and the little bench dog, especially when Dahei was passively involved in the war between the big dogs, the colors were created in the direct friction between the subjective and the objective. Distinctive character and humor. Dahei must show his obedience to his master at every turn. But at the end, he barked at the postman desperately and was kicked by the boss. His "smartness" to please his master immediately turned into stupidity. When he was with the little bench dog, he admired this "little thing" very much. He looked down on him and cast him arrogantly with contempt, but when the big dogs ran over, the little bench pouted and barked, "No fear," but Dahei was too scared to say anything. I am also deeply afraid that the barking of the little bench will bring disaster to me. "Da Hei's shame has finally come home. He is not as tough as a small bench!" Before the war, he still thought about defeating Er Qing, defeating Huang Zi, and dominating the world of dogs. When he was caught in the battle of Big Dog, he immediately He was so frightened that his bones fell apart. After the war, "Dahei trembled and put his teeth back into his mouth, stretched his waist, and started running home." The friction between personality and situation formed a strong contrast in the change. This gave birth to ironic humor.

Secondly, Dahei's humorous personality is also reflected in the fact that he not only laughs and even makes fun of other people and dogs, but also often shows self-awareness and self-deprecation about his own weaknesses. For example, he smiled at the old janitor, played with the small bench, and was proud when he blocked the black and white cat, etc. At the same time, he also laughed at himself. For example, he was ashamed of his "appearance" and felt "shameful" because he was not as "tough" as the bench. He was very scared when he met Huang Zi and felt "very shameful" afterwards, and "the more he thought about it, The more I look down on myself."

Lao She is recognized as a writer with a unique artistic personality, and the most eye-catching thing that constitutes his unique aesthetic style is his unique humor. In this regard, Mr. Cao Yu made this comment: "The 'humor' in his works is unparalleled by any Chinese writer today. The American Mark Twain enjoys such high respect in the United States and internationally for his 'humor' status, then our Mr. Lao She can also compare with it. "Lao She's humor is that of a literary giant. Lao She believed that a "humor writer" should have the temperament of a "laughing philosopher".

He is the "philosopher of laughter", "with a pleasant appearance and a cheerful heart", and brings "gentle laughter" to people with his sincerity; he is the "philosopher of laughter", with wisdom and sensitivity, he understands the world and the contradictions of life, and uses his wisdom and sensitivity to joke. The ridicule reveals the ridiculousness of ignorance, perverseness and unreasonableness in the sarcasm, and gives people ideological, moral and emotional enlightenment. Therefore, he emphasizes "to inspire and touch people, this is the true meaning of humor." This shows that the humor that Lao She recognized is very different from the humor that Lin Yutang once vigorously advocated: "not angry, only laughing", "laughing for the sake of laughing", "leisurely" and "profound and transcendent". Its interesting. When viewed in connection with creative practice, this difference becomes even clearer. Viewed as a whole, Lao She's humor always shows the color of human fireworks, pays attention to reality, is close to reality, feels concerned about the country, criticizes current ills, reveals the weaknesses of national character, and even touches the root of social contradictions. Therefore, Lao She's humor often approaches satire and becomes "barbed humor". There are hundreds of Lao She's humorous sketches. Compared with his novel creation, they more directly present his humorous artistic personality. He is unique in modern humorous prose with his "barbed humor" and "tearful laughter".

"Morning of the Dog" is just such a humorous sketch that combines people with dogs and animals with humor. He magnified the weaknesses of human nature in dogs and spread the solemn theme of human tragedy into people's hearts with laughter. When we are laughing at Dahei, we are lamenting ourselves. "Morning of the Dog" penetrates the world and people's hearts in real society and reveals the weaknesses of national character. Naturally, the purpose is the same as that of the "May Fourth" enlightenment pioneers, which is to "attract therapeutic attention."