The outline of the story of how steel was tempered.

The events described in How Steel was Tempered took place in the historical period from 19 15 to the early 1930s. Pavel Colta King is the central figure portrayed by the author and the most successful image of the fighter in the book. Under the influence of the old Bolshevik Zhu, he moved from spontaneity to consciousness. He understands the social roots of life inequality and that if he wants to overthrow the old world, he must be a "brave and strong class brother" and a "determined steel warrior". In the great struggle to defend the Soviet regime, he realized that a person can only create miracles if he is connected with the motherland. He once said: "I am in favor of revolutionaries who think that personal affairs can't be compared with collective undertakings at all."

Paul always puts the interests of the party and the motherland first. In that era of blood and fire, Paul and his brothers galloped on the battlefield together, and in order to defend the Soviet regime, they waged an indomitable struggle with foreign armed meddlers and white bandits. In those years when the war wound healed and the national economy recovered, Paul devoted himself to peaceful labor with all his enthusiasm. His fighting spirit and desperate spirit show the lofty quality of the first generation of builders. In the process of building the railway, Paul's pankratov team "went ahead regardless" and worked at a "crazy speed".

Paul never knelt down and surrendered. He is always ready to give himself the heaviest blow. He has withstood all tests, as well as dealing with friendship, love, family and other issues, showing lofty ethical principles.

After Paul was paralyzed and blind, he was very upset and couldn't extricate himself. When the story developed to a very tense level, he had the idea of suicide. Suicide is tantamount to betraying the revolution-because of this, the muzzle of the pistol "stared at Paul's eyes with disdain", so he condemned himself with a ruthless and severe attitude and said, "Dude, what you usually say about being a hero is an empty talk! ..... Have you ever tried to beat this life! ..... Did you try your best to get rid of this hoop? Try to live even if life is unbearable. Make life more beneficial. Nothing is more terrible than being left behind. " For a blind young man named party member, all he needs in life is to continue working for the Party. He overcame the blow of tragic fate with strong perseverance and began the struggle to return to the team. Paul also practiced his life principle with his own life energy: "Life is the most precious thing for people, and life is only once for everyone. A person's life should be spent like this: looking back, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing; In this way, when he dies, he can say,' My life, all my energy. They all devoted themselves to the most magnificent cause in the world-the struggle for the liberation of mankind. "This is a true portrayal of Paul's fighting life and a profound summary of his revolutionary optimism.

Explaining the title of this work, ostrovsky said: "Steel is very strong because it is burned in a fire and cooled to a high degree. Our generation has also been trained in struggles and hard tests and learned never to lose heart in life. " In shaping the image of Paul, the author reveals the inherent complexity and growth process of this image with inner monologues, letters and aphorisms. Paul's image is the most brilliant and typical representative of the socialist young generation. This is why the name Pavel Colta King can be heard all over the world, and how steel is tempered can become a life textbook for young people. At the same time, this novel is one of the best works in Soviet literature in the 1930s, both in ideological content and artistic form, and it is unique in the history of world literature in terms of the strength and depth of its influence on readers.