In Lao She's eyes, why is Jinan an ideal state?

Lao She spent some time in Jinan in 30-37 years, mainly teaching and writing. His life is relatively calm and stable, and many works come out. It can be seen that Lao She had a good life and creation. On the other hand, he also had a good life in Jinan. So I feel good about Jinan as a whole. Shandong has always been simple and honest. In that troubled times, this is a rare and good place.

1930 In March, Lao She returned to the motherland. In July of the same year, he taught in cheeloo university. The following summer, he married Hu Yongqing, who later became a painter in China. 1934 was hired as a professor at Qingdao Shandong University. In these two universities, he successively offered courses such as introduction to literature, European literary trend of thought, foreign literary history and writing. Continue writing novels after school. A Tale of Cat City (1932) exposes the corruption in old China in the form of fables, and criticizes the conservative and ignorant national habits and the slave psychology of fear of foreigners. At the same time, it reveals pessimism about state affairs and misunderstanding about the revolution. This is a controversial work. Divorce (1933) describes the mediocre life of a group of civil servants, mocking and joking about it, fully showing his characteristics as a performer, critic and humorous writer in Beijing civil society, and it is a work that can well represent Lao She's style. The Biography of Niu Tianci (1934), the novella Crescent Moon (1935) and My Life (1937) all shoot the life scenes of ordinary people from the streets. The former is a mockery of secular life and citizen psychology, full of jokes; The latter two are attacks on human injustice, full of resentment and mourning, and the style of the works becomes heavy. Shortly after returning to China, Lao She began to write short stories, most of which were included in Fair (1934), Sakura Sea Collection (1935) and Mussel Algae Collection (1936). The first few articles tend to "write short stories casually" ("How do I write short stories"), and some are humorous sketches, which almost make people laugh. Soon, a chapter with serious significance and rich social significance was added. He wrote humorous poems for The Analects of Confucius edited by Lin Yutang, and was one of the important contributors to the magazine. He also wrote it in Shen Bao? Talk freely and publish papers. These poems reveal the writer's concern and anxiety about the fate of the motherland under the plot of Japanese aggression in light and witty language, and some of them are included in Lao She's humorous poems (1934). Starting from 1935, he also wrote articles to review and summarize his own creative experience, and later integrated these articles into the book "The Old Bull Broke the Car" (1937). In the mid-1930s, Lao She created a large number of works of various genres with increasingly mature styles. These works were published in newspapers with different tendencies, and he became an active writer in the literary world. The most important achievement of this period is the novel Camel Xiangzi serialized in Cosmic Wind from September 65438 to September 0936. The novel tells the story of a young and energetic rickshaw driver who hopes to change his humble position through personal struggle. He went all out and struggled several times, but what he got was failure and blow. With the disillusionment, his faith and pursuit of life were lost. The writer wrote the process from self-esteem and self-confidence to self-indulgence, which is the unfortunate fate of Xiangzi himself. This is a profound social tragedy. The novel highlights the writer's sincere sympathy and profound understanding of the urban poor and becomes Lao She's main masterpiece. Camel Xiangzi is one of China's best works in 1930s, and it is also an excellent novel in modern China. It established Lao She's important position in the history of modern literature in China. After being translated into English in the1940s, it also won the love of foreign readers. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression involved Lao She in the whirlpool of the times. 1937 10, Lao She, who returned to cheeloo university to teach, went to Wuhan alone on the eve of the fall of Jinan.