My thoughts after reading "How Steel Was Tempered"

How Steel Was Tempered" This is a book that makes people feel soul-stirring after reading it. It is an ode to heroes. This book describes a legendary figure based on the Russian October Revolution - Paul Korchagin. The events described occurred during the historical period from 1915 to the early 1930s. Paul Korchagin is the central character that the author focuses on portraying, and he is also the most successful image of a communist fighter in the book. He went from spontaneous fighting to conscious fighting under the influence of the old Bolshevik Zhukhlai. During the battle, he understood the social roots of unequal life, and understood that in order to overthrow the old world, he must become a "brave and strong class brother" and a "steel warrior who fights resolutely." While actively participating in the great struggle to defend the Soviet power, he realized that only when a person is connected with the motherland can he create miracles. He once said: "I agree with revolutionaries who believe that personal matters cannot be compared with the collective cause."

The author of this book, Nikolay Ostrovsky, explained The title of this work says: "Steel is made by burning in fire and being highly cooled, so it is very strong. Our generation has also been tempered in struggles and hard tests, and has learned to Never lose heart." When creating the image of Paul, the author uses inner monologues, letters, and aphorisms to reveal the entire inner complexity and growth process of this image. Paul's image is the most glorious and typical representative of the young generation of socialism. Regardless of its ideological content or artistic form, this novel can be called one of the best works of Soviet literature in the 1930s. In terms of the power and depth of its impact on readers, it is also unique in the history of world literature. of.

At the same time, the "Paul spirit" created by Nikolai Ostrovsky has an impact on people that transcends the boundaries of time and space. Take our country as an example. Since the 1980s, our country has entered a new era of reform and opening up and socialist modernization. The specific content of Paul's era has been very different. We are facing new situations and new tasks. There are also a whole host of new problems to solve. Real life no longer requires us to launch seventeen charges a day to capture a castle like Paul did, nor does it require us to build a small railway while suffering from typhoid fever by stepping on bone-chilling mud. But in the great march to build socialism with Chinese characteristics, Paul's spirit of selfless dedication for the progress and liberation of mankind; the kind of spirit that combines lofty ideals with every concrete action, is down-to-earth, and works hard. spirit; the spirit that is not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles, perseveres, has the courage to forge ahead, and works hard; the spirit of endless life and endless struggle is still the strongest voice of the times. In the construction of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization, Paul's spirit is still our powerful weapon.

"The most precious life of a person, life belongs to everyone only once. A person's life should be spent like this. Looking back on the past, one should not regret wasting one's life, nor be ashamed of one's inaction. When dying, one should be able to Said: My whole life and all my energy are dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind." This is probably the most shocking and exciting paragraph in the book. I think Paul Korchagin’s famous quote will accompany me throughout my life, urging me to seize every second and every minute to do something that is conducive to human development and progress, and at the same time enrich my spiritual life. When I look back on the past, I won’t regret wasting my years, nor will I be ashamed of my inaction