How to Evaluate Wolf Totem

Go to a comment in Zhihu. If it's too long, I'll sum up his general idea. Basically, Zhihu's comments on Wolf Totem are one-sided and critical, thinking that the author is ridiculous and that Wolf Totem is full of imagination. There are many realistic examples, some of which are Mongolian friends, saying that they have not used wolves as totems themselves.

First, the "wolf nature" is ridiculous, and the Mongolian empire collapsed in a short time.

Second, people in pastoral areas can raise babies and then kill them with a stick. Wait, describe the real rural life in detail, which is different from that described in the novel.

The author is confused and the reader is infatuated.

This is a novel, which can be read as a Nanpai uncle. Why is Mao confused by all kinds of "profound thoughts" deliberately imposed by the author?

Look at the first two comments in Douban, and many people agree. I suggest reading both.

A casual study of history can debunk the author's various "ideas"-Mongolians have strong cultural awareness genes because they dance with wolves all the year round and believe in "wolf totem" If you don't trust China's history books, you can look at The Cambridge History of China or The Concise History Books of European Countries. Especially the analysis of Genghis Khan's western expedition; Analysis of the fall of Genghis Khan khanate in a short period of time (China Yuan Dynasty was the shortest dynasty in all dynasties, with a long time of less than a hundred years); The Roman Empire was also invaded by barbarians in the north for a long time. Historical analysis of Hungary (a branch of Xiongnu on Mongolian grassland was forced to move westward by Han Chinese, which disturbed Europe for a while and finally curled up in a corner to settle down); Of course, it also includes the analysis of the conflict between the northern nomadic peoples such as Turkic, Xiongnu, Mongolia, Qidan, Jurchen and Xianbei and the Han nationality in the Central Plains. Just don't just watch the northern nomads enter the Central Plains, we can also look at Hanwu, Tang Zong: Why did Emperor Taizong change from complaining in the Tang Dynasty to Turks submitting to the Tang Dynasty within 10 years of his accession to the throne? Why did Emperor Wu proudly say, "People who make me strong will be punished even if they are far away"? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang drive the Mongols out of the Central Plains, while his generals Xu Da and Aquamarine could still rely on a small number of Han cavalry who lacked materials?

"Wolf nature" is an absurd concept in human history. The author uses it to create an artistic atmosphere for his novels, but many readers just take it seriously. Even people with common sense who know a little about the Mongolian people will find that the Mongolian people don't believe in the "wolf totem" at all, just wear a wolf flint to ward off evil spirits. From this perspective, the author is also guilty. He could have given three and a half stars. Look at the poison caused by this book. Now he can only give two stars. As for the concept of environmental protection established by the author in his works, it is absolutely correct, but it is just the seasoning of the author's novels. It can also be related to wolves in the real world, but you don't have to pretend to be profound when thinking about reality.

Or do you think the novel comes from personal experience, with real plot and profound thoughts? Look at the views of educated youths who jumped the queue with the author. Liu Xiaobu, Zhang Hua, Wang Li, Ye Xiaojing, Zhu, Wu, Mo Hua, Qin, the educated youth in Beijing who know the author of the book best and jumped the queue together in Inner Mongolia, what do they think of this work?

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Wu Dongqi educated youth Liu Xiaobu's testimony:

Let me tell you a Mongolian custom. You can have anything you want except riding a horse and traveling around the world, but the biggest advantage is that people are really full of love for you, which you can't understand without personal experience. What is said in Wolf Totem: "How are you Han people" and "How are you Han intellectuals"? It's extremely vicious! I have been in Inner Mongolia for so many years. I have been a battalion chief, a groom, a cowherd, a shepherd and a carpenter, and I have done everything. I have never heard a herdsman say, "How are you Han people?" . This is a taboo word, and it is a word of national division.

There are only two words that Mongolians love to say, "Hulehei (lovely and pitiful)" and "Minihu (my child, my son)", all of which are words of care and love. . . . The biggest feature of Mongols is harmony. They are definitely not wolves, which is a malicious slander on them. They are what the real Christianity calls "shepherds are sheep", and you have never seen their love and care for people in your life. I have been in Inner Mongolia for more than eight years. At the meeting, I said that I have never seen herders fight in these years, and people will not fight with you at all. We are one side of the battle. Young intellectuals are criminals, stabbing cows with knives and chopping them with axes. I have seen this with my own eyes, and I have done it myself. Afterwards, I made a review to the company commander: the calf ran wildly, and I was anxious. I have an axe in my hand. I thought rubbing my ass would be all, but I threw it in my stomach. Then the calf turned several times and fell down on the spot. I am stupid, too. It is a great sin to destroy livestock, especially calves, in pastoral areas. People like it very much. They are usually called by nicknames, such as donkey Taijun, yellow croaker and small landowner. I find it most interesting to call the roll every night. Chanting to the notebook: "Yellow croaker, this", "Donkey Taijun, that" ... In a blink of an eye, I threw my axe into my favorite calf. How does it feel? That night I went to the company commander of the People's Liberation Army to review. "I made a big mistake," the company commander didn't believe me because I had a high prestige in the team. How can I throw an axe into the calf's stomach? The company commander said, "Your cows are the best. You didn't mean it. Tell you the truth, you should review the herdsmen and let the masses spare you. " I went to review at night. It hasn't started yet, the herdsmen said, no matter how good Xiao Bu is, herding sheep or doing something else. It was an accident, a complete accident, and it belonged to work. Boy, I'm ashamed, so you can see how good herders are. Lv Jiamin, who wrote Wolf Totem, herded sheep himself and was killed by a wolf. He blamed it all on his girlfriend Zhang Hongjun. More than 300 sheep have been dug up by wolves, which is terrible in our pastoral area! It was not a wolf at all, but he left the sheep in the mountains for the night, unattended, and all of them were scoured by wolves. Think about winter, the mountains are full of sheep intestines and blood! At that time, the company commander wanted to punish him, and I said everything went well. The herdsmen spared the educated youth in consideration of his past performance. Now he is still writing about how brave wolves are and how they rush to the sheep. Do you know what shame is? I spared you when I didn't convict you. This is called the crime of sabotaging production in the Corps, and you should bear legal responsibility. How much is a sheep? More than 300 sheep. He also said that after the PLA came, it began to fight wolves, stare and lie! Yesterday, I read the secret history of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia people have a hunting festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and the Dragon Boat Festival. One is called hunting and the other is called door-to-door hunting. Door hunting is to drive the wolf into the ravine and panic in the wolf like our Pingxingguan campaign. One is hunting. On the grassland, hundreds of kilometers, herders form a circle, then surround it, and finally kill all the wolves in the circle. But in Wolf Totem, I can't see it at all. I have never seen or heard of the heroic feat of the stirrup attacking the wolf and dismounting the tail of the horse-drawn wolf. Herdsmen are not bold enough to go down to the tail of a wolf. First, wolves run when they see people. How many times did Zhang Hua herd sheep? The wolf was two feet away. Zhang Hua took a step and he followed, but he didn't come near, just like a gentleman. I thought it was a dog. I looked up and it turned out to be a wolf. Do wolves depend on their eyes? That's bullshit！ Like dogs, wolves rely on their sense of smell. As soon as they smell the smell and realize the danger, they will run away immediately. At that time, our team had a joke that as long as Zhang Hua was herding sheep, wolves would come. Her voice was so shrill that she screamed at her neck all night and got up the next day. As for me, I shouted twice, told the wolf "I'm coming", and then put down my sleep. No wolf has ever eaten sheep. Our company commander joked that it was Zhang Hua who called the wolf overnight. Our company commander patrols every night and finds that there are always wolves coming from Zhang Hua's place. Forget it, wait for someone else's spirit to arrive, and things will not be pursued. So many lesbians present today said, who was scared by wolves when you were herding sheep? Let's go out and have a look, but the wolf ignores us. If he had a gun in his hand, the wolf would run away at once. It's very clever. The harness is everything that kills it, and it knows that it was passed down to it from its grandparents. Why did we all laugh after reading the book? Because after reading it, we know that you (Jiang Rong) are not people who have lived in the grassland. According to Jack London's writing, its wolf is the Timberwolves. In order to find out this problem, I reviewed Jack London's book from beginning to end. Why? He talks about the little wolf, and I watch the little wolf. We once had an educated youth (Lv Jiamin) who fed the wolf and later killed the little wolf. I asked him why, "This kid dares to show his teeth to me, and I'll kill him with a stick!" " "But the book says' pursue freedom and go to heaven'. Fortunately, we people are still alive, and I am younger than him. I knew this Wolf Totem was written by him, and I should be older than him. I should leave first, so you can say anything. Yang Gang (Central Academy of Fine Arts), who catches and raises wolves with him (Jiang Rong), is also there. People wrote articles on how to catch wolves and raise wolves in those years. It is obvious that they are still alive!

Demarcation line -20 15/02/23

This long-ago topic suddenly caught fire these two days, probably because of movies. Take a look at the answers I wrote when I started writing about Zhihu a year and a half ago. Some of them are sloppy and immature, but the main idea doesn't go against my current intention, so I won't revise them. Quote the comments written many years ago by newly discovered professional literary critics. As a supplement, the original author of the original text is in the link.

Pay tribute to the original author, and pay tribute to the attitude of the pros and cons who read the article carefully and think seriously.

Is it pearls or peas? -Comment on Wolf Totem

The Truth Must Be Revealed ―― Re-comment on Wolf Totem

Hypothetical Narration and Rhetorical Illness ―― Comment on Three Cases of Wolf Totem