Outline of the Story of Lao She's Broken Soul Gun

The Broken Soul Gun tells the story of the invasion of foreign powers in the late Qing Dynasty. After the escort agency was replaced by a foreign gun, Sha Zilong, the escort with the stunt "Five Tigers Broken Soul Gun", had no choice but to dissolve the escort agency. And the marksmanship of the "Five Tigers Broken Soul Gun" will never be passed down again. Sometimes the disciples came to ask for advice, and Sharon perfunctory them with a joke, and even directly kicked them out.

Wang Sansheng, Sha Zilong's great apprentice, was defeated in the contest with Lao Sunman. So Wang Sansheng wanted to impress each other with his master's ability and prestige, so he led Lao Sunman to visit Sha Zilong. But no matter what Lao Sunman said, Sha Zilong was indifferent and his reputation plummeted. Late at night, the old escort played marksmanship in the backyard, looked at the starry sky, remembered the years when the escort threw darts, and said four words: "Don't cross, don't cross."

The Broken Soul Gun is a short story written by Lao She in 1935, which expresses the author's deep and dignified cultural complex.

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Theme of the work

At the beginning of the novel, Lao She shows readers the tragic ending of the protagonist Sha Zilong through a short narrative. Sha Zilong, as the first character in the novel, has a realistic life. China's traditional civilization is being impacted by western material civilization. The fierce collision and conflict between the two civilizations indicates the decline of the value of Wushu, which represents the quintessence of the country, and indicates the end of an era.

On the other hand, the change of civilization is carried out in the form of national oppression. "Half-awake people are rubbing their eyes and praying for ancestors and gods; After a while, I lost my land, my freedom and my rights. There are people with different faces standing outside the door, and the muzzle is still hot. " The ignorance and numbness of the oppressed people are in sharp contrast with the ferocity of the invaders.

The influence of the work

Lao She's short story "The Broken Soul Gun" was written in the early autumn of 1935, which is an important work among the short stories written by Lao She all his life. Among China's many modern literary works, The Broken Soul Gun is one of the most selected short stories. "Broken Soul Gun" has been included in the compulsory two volumes of high school Chinese reader of Jiangsu Education Edition.

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