Reviews from Drum Calligraphy Artist.

There are two things that impressed me most about Drum Book Artists - one is: the girl Xiulian (the protagonist) who sings the drum. After meeting a playwright, the playwright encouraged her to go to school. Xiulian came to the school very anxiously but also very excited. It was a girls' school. Tuition fees were very expensive during the war years. Xiulian cherished the rare learning opportunity very much. As a result, she couldn't even sit still in the classroom. A group of female classmates began to discriminate against her and laughed at her. They said ugly things, such as "Teacher, kick this bitch out" and "We can't sit in the same room with this little bitch." Study here." Xiulian had a strong sense of self-esteem, so she turned around and left, never going back to that school again. But who are these so-called female classmates who pursue advancement—the concubines of warlords, the mistresses of officials, etc. Although Xiulian was a so-called low-income person in the old society, she was very clean and self-reliant. But what is the situation in China? Because you come from a lower class, no matter how innocent you are, you are still black in the eyes of others. As long as you are rich and powerful, no matter what you do, no one will laugh at you. The concubine of a warlord or the mistress of an official is just doing the same thing as a prostitute, but the client is a regular old man, so they think they are noble and laugh at girls who make money by singing drums. I think it is ridiculous. But more than sixty years later, China is still like this.

Another description that I like very much is about Qin Zhu. Qinzhu is also a girl who sings drums and can be regarded as Xiulian's friend, but she is older and more worldly. In addition to singing drums, she also sells herself. She is the so-called "secret child". She struggled for many years before getting married. After getting married, she found that she had gone too far and could no longer have children. But at this time Xiulian gave birth to a daughter. How does Lao She express Qin Zhu’s humanity? Lao She wrote: "Qinzhu is very envious of Xiulian's child. You are so lucky, baby. She knelt on the floor and caressed the baby's pink toes. 'I just can't give birth. Do you still have one?' A child. Having a biological child is better than all the money in the world combined. '" This is what Qin Zhu said. Qin Zhu is a vulgar woman who basically only cares about money, but doesn't she have warmth in her heart? Obviously not. How can a character live? He must have many sides to live. Qin Zhu showed her softer side, and she suddenly came to life. She was no longer an artist who only cares about money and is ogling on stage. You can see her heart.

What do I want to say based on these two paragraphs of description (the innocent Xiulian was discriminated against in school and Qinzhu envied Xiulian for having a child). I want to say what the Chinese are like. The Chinese people definitely have an ugly side, and Bo Yang is right. They are no less powerful, do nothing, and sit on the sidelines than other ethnic groups. But the Chinese people’s softness and love are no worse than those of other nations! The patriotism and cohesion of the Chinese people are usually not revealed, but not showing it does not mean that we don’t have it!

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