What is the main content of the novel "Alive"?

It tells that in the context of the times, with the civil war, the Three Antis and Five Antis, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and other social changes, Xu Fugui's life and family continued to endure hardships. In the end, all his relatives died one after another. After leaving him, only the old man and an old cow were left to depend on each other.

Creative background:

From the late period of the Kuomintang rule to the Liberation War, Land Reform Movement, to the Great Steel Smelting Movement, natural disasters, etc., the author has experienced many movements that have brought him He suffered embarrassment and misfortune, and witnessed his wife, children, and children passing away before him again and again.

Later, the author heard an American folk song "Old Black Slave". In the song, the old black slave experienced a life of suffering, and his family members passed away before him, but he still treated the world in a friendly manner. , not a word of complaint. This song deeply moved the author, who decided to write a novel like this, which resulted in the 1992 "Alive".

Write about people’s ability to endure suffering and their optimistic attitude towards the world. People live for living itself, not for anything other than living.

Extended information

Character introduction:

1. Xu Fugui

Xu Fugui was originally a young master from a landlord's family. He was ignorant when he was young. , engaged in gambling and whoring, and later Long Er set up a gambling game to defraud him of all his property. After losing his family fortune, fortunately his wife never left him, so he decided to work hard to make a living. But when he went to hire a doctor for his sick mother, he was arrested and joined the National Army. He was later captured by the People's Liberation Army, who gave him money to return home and reunite with his family.

2. Jiazhen

Jiazhen was originally the daughter of the owner of a rice store in the town. Fugui fell in love with her at first sight and later married him. But I didn't expect that Fugui would become more and more prodigal and a bastard after getting married, but Jiazhen would never leave him, and even went to town with a pregnant belly, hoping to pull Fugui away from the casino. Later, in vain, I walked home alone for more than ten miles at night with a full stomach.

3. Fengxia

Fengxia is Fugui's eldest daughter. When Fugui was taken to be a young man, she became deaf-mute due to a serious illness. From then on, as I grew older, I gradually became more and more sensible.

Fugui then gave it to someone else in order to support Youqing in studying. But later, she ran home, and Fugui was reluctant to send her away, so he left her behind again. At home. After experiencing the pain of her teenage years, Fengxia married Erxi, her life became better, and she lived a peaceful life. But in the end, he died on the delivery bed.

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