Appreciation of storm works

The Storm is a novel reflecting the land reform in Northeast China during the War of Liberation. With plain words, it reflects the society of China at that time and answers many questions, including social problems at that time and some social problems now.

The Storm is Zhou Libo's masterpiece, a novel reflecting the land reform movement in the liberated areas, and an epic work reflecting the peasant liberation earlier in the history of modern literature in China. Together with The Sun Shines on the Sanggan River, it became the most important work in the novel of land reform.

The Storm is divided into two parts. The first part tells the story of Yuan Maotun village near Harbin, under the leadership of the task force, defeating the bully landlord Han Laoliu and repelling the bandits' attack after 1946 when the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the May 4th directive and before 1947 when the outline of China land law was promulgated. Zhao Yulin is the main character in this film. The second part is about the further struggle of the land reform movement after the promulgation of the Outline of China Land Law in June 1947, with Guo Quanhai as the protagonist. The whole novel completely reproduces the process of large-scale land reform in the liberated areas.

The Tempest also describes the class relations in rural areas, but unlike On the Sanggan River, it shows the class relations filtered by policies and removes the complexity of the life form itself. The novel rarely touches on the contradictions within each class, mainly focusing on the contradictions between the two well-defined camps of farmers and landlords. The peasant camp is centered on Guo Quanhai, surrounded by poor farm labourers and activists, Bai Sister-in-law, Dae-kun Lee, Liu Guilan and Zhao Sister-in-law, as well as the poor farm labourers Lao Suntou, Lao Tiantou and his wife and middle peasant Liu Deshan of the older generation. The landlord camp is headed by the bully landlord Han Laoliu. Others include Du, a big grain grower in Tunli, Tang, a bandit, and Han Laowu, a spy, Han Laoqi, a housekeeper in cahoots, a lackey, Han Changsheng, and a rich farmer. The plot of the novel revolves around the deadly battle between the two camps.

This novel has created many characters with distinct personalities. Writers use a variety of methods to describe characters, not only good at depicting characters in fierce conflicts, but also able to describe the psychology of characters with delicate strokes through the characteristics and details of daily life and life scenes. Writers are also good at highlighting the description of certain scenes, setting off the environment and improving the characterization.

The novel shapes the image of rural newcomers and endows them with idealism. These newcomers are represented by Zhao Yulin and Guo Quanhai. Zhao Yulin's family was down and out under the cruel oppression of Han Laoliu and Japanese puppet reactionary forces, and got the nickname "Zhao". But others are not poor, they are strong and have backbone. He joined the * * * production party, took an active part in the land reform movement, went forward bravely and was not afraid of sacrifice. When distributing the fruits of victory, he put others before himself, and he showed lofty revolutionary spirit and moral quality. Guo Quanhai's image is written through several typical examples, such as leaving the horse and joining the army. His noble qualities of cleverness, shrewdness, decency, selflessness and infinite loyalty to the people's revolutionary cause are relatively successful.

The novel also created some vivid images of the older generation of farmers, among which Lao Suntou is the most representative. He travels all over the country, is knowledgeable, cheerful, humorous and likes to show off his knowledge. He longed for turning over and liberation, but he was timid. He likes to brag and stand out, but once he is really in danger, he quickly flinches. He is kind, but a little greedy for petty gain. When leaving the horse, he took a fancy to the good horse "glass flower", but he was afraid that others would see it and tried his best to hide it. He has shortcomings, a little Jianghu spirit, but he still belongs to a positive peasant image.

The images of landlords portrayed in the novel are mainly Han Laoliu, Du and Tang Guazi, but their images are somewhat funny, lacking three-dimensional sense and different in appearance, but their personalities and attitudes towards land reform are basically the same.

The novel has simple clues, develops in the order of the development of the land reform movement, complete structure and clear context. It draws lessons from the practice of classical novels. At the junction of chapters, hanging guesses are often used to attract readers and make the works more readable. But the second half is a bit sloppy.

The novel is full of rich life flavor, lush foliage, many real and vivid life scenes, humorous and lively life details, and full of farmers' interest. This novel shows the inherent richness and vividness of life itself. Writers can not only paint the great waves of the times with splash ink, but also paint such scenes and details with great care. For example, the scene of splitting a horse is full of real feelings, and splitting a horse also points out the personality of the characters. Another example is Zhao Yulin's husband's honest and wife's warm family life, and Bai Yushan's husband's "confused" and wife's provocative humorous family life, all of which are very vivid and vivid.

The language of the novel pays great attention to colloquialism and dialectalization. The works use the spoken language of farmers in Northeast China, with rich vocabulary, liveliness, strong expressive force, strong flavor of life and local color. The language of the novel embodies the lightness and simplicity of male writers and is full of farmers' unique sense of humor. two

The Tempest successfully created the images of poor farmers such as Zhao Yulin and Guo Quanhai. Under the double oppression of Japanese imperialism and bully landlord Han Laoliu, his mother starved to death, his wife begged for food, and all three of them were "naked" (hence his nickname Zhao). He was imprisoned and brutally lynched. Guo Quanhai's father was killed by Han Laoliu in the old society. At the age of thirteen, he became the groom of the Han family, and he had a bloody feud with the Han family for two generations. Before the contingent entered the village, they had no choice but to live a life of oppression and slavery. Once encouraged by the task force, the revolutionary fire in their hearts will burn brightly and no force can put it out. Here, the author emphasizes the mass base of the land reform movement and the inevitability of this great revolution. Although the author also wrote about their weaknesses (such as Zhao Yulin's lack of struggle experience, and Guo Quanhai's will to fight was once depressed after the bad elements came to power), it is more important to highlight their noble character of diligence, simplicity, initiative, courage, selflessness and fear of sacrifice. As for other figures, such as Heguan and other rich people, as well as women such as Zhao Yizi, Bai Sister-in-law, Liu Guilan, most of them actively struggle and have distinct personalities.

Judging from the artistic image, the driver Lao Sun is the most plump figure in the book. This is an old generation of peasants who are backward and selfish for the time being, but they are eager to turn over and liberate. He is a little timid, selfish, boastful and arrogant, but when he saw that the landlord power began to really disintegrate, he couldn't restrain his inner happiness and actively participated in the struggle. The life experience of driving has infected him with some bad habits of the old society; However, his rich life knowledge and cheerful personality also make him very funny. The author wrote this character with enthusiasm and love, and also used a typical technique in art, which not only summarized but also specifically wrote the characteristics of this kind of farmers, so the characterization was quite successful. In addition, the image of the older generation of farmers and Laotiantou's character are also quite distinct.

Storm attached great importance to the Party's leading role in the whole process of land reform. Through the activities of group leader Xiao Xiang, the work shows the importance of the Party's leadership. Judging from the story development of the whole book, Xiao Xiang is actually the central figure running through the whole work. If the farmers in Yuanmaotun are kindling, Xiao Xiang is the igniter. Because he is new here, Yuan Maotun launched a vigorous land reform struggle. Because of his second arrival, Yuan Maotun was usurped by bad elements, the phenomenon of land reform was reversed, and the in-depth struggle for reexamination began. In a sense, the author's emphasis on the importance of the small direction is a bit excessive, because he made a "comeback" when he left the village landlord, which shows that the farmers who have been tested and organized by the land reform struggle are a bit too weak. But as a relatively correct ideal figure, Xiao Xiang's image is quite touching. He is a well-honed, mature man in thought and style, and has the demeanor of a leader in party member. Because the author is familiar with this kind of people, he writes more specifically and kindly. The author did not write him as a "savior" standing above the masses, but shaped him as the embodiment of the party's policies and the leader of the masses. He understands the masses, inspires them, and supports them at an important juncture in the struggle. His characteristics are: a clear-cut class stand, a keen and sober understanding of problems, seeking truth from facts, being good at taking the mass line and being far-sighted. Liu Sheng, another member of the task force, was deliberately written by the author. With its subjectivity of being divorced from the masses, reality and seeing problems, Xiao Xiang's in-depth understanding of the masses is set off, which is also quite successful in art.

The characteristics of the times and regions reflected in The Tempest are very distinct. At that time, the Kuomintang reactionaries tried to win over and stick to the Northeast, and the CPC Central Committee and Comrade Mao Zedong clearly pointed out: mobilize the masses, constantly develop revolutionary forces, and "establish a consolidated Northeast base area." Therefore, the land reform movement in Northeast China is very necessary and important, which is more acute and urgent than the general old areas in the same period. In fact, the land reform movement in Northeast China is closely related to the struggle against hegemony and the war of liberation. The front-line war situation affects the progress of the land reform struggle, and the development of the land reform struggle also has a great influence on the war ahead. The arrogance of the old six in China and South Korea, the counterattack of the old seven in South Korea, and the arrest of the old five in South Korea are full of the unique atmosphere of Northeast China at that time. After the work, Guo Quanhai and other young people joined the army, revealing that the war of liberation promoted land reform and the land reform struggle supported the war of liberation.

The Storm is full of revolutionary passion. When describing characters and expressing their struggles, the author instills deep class feelings, praises exposure and distinguishes right from wrong. Here, realism and idealism are combined. Zhou Libo is good at selecting outstanding typical events and characteristic details, describing them with concise and simple pen and ink, and expressing the character. There are few long and dull narratives in the works, and the style is simple and lively. The author introduced that he was forced to work and met his wife as a beggar when he came back, and also reproduced the origin of the nickname "Zhao" and the scene that he borrowed money from the landlord. For Guo Quanhai, the author only pays attention to the murder of his father and the process of his being deceived by the landlord. Guo Quanhai began to appear, and the author wrote down the details of his dexterity in subduing a stallion, showing Guo's brave, bold, bright and intelligent personality. The novel is simple in structure, prominent in story and clear in clues. Taking the development of land reform struggle as the main line, the book wrote a series of struggles, which moved all the characters. At the same time, there are also some vivid plots or details in the struggle to increase readers' interest. Some scene descriptions, such as the section on "dividing horses", are clearly written and the characters are vivid and vivid. In addition, the author is good at learning from the language of the masses and using the spoken language of farmers in Northeast China in his works, which is rich in vocabulary, lively and expressive, with strong flavor of life and local color. In particular, many dialogues are personalized language, which makes people feel like people. The disadvantage is that oral English is sometimes used too much in works, which affects readers' understanding to some extent due to the lack of refinement and choice.

There are also some shortcomings in the structure of the work. The second part is a bit loose, reflecting more events, not enough concentration and refinement; The connection between the first part and the second part is not close enough, which gives people a sense of disconnection. Some details are complicated, and some important struggles are not fully carried out. As for characterization, the main characters such as Zhao Yulin are too simple; The villains, such as landlords Han Laoliu, Du and Tang Dou, are stylized and faceless, which makes the reflection of rural class struggle somewhat simplified. But on the whole, The Tempest is still a successful work and occupies a very important position in the history of modern literature.

This book is the author's masterpiece, which shows the magnificent revolutionary struggle in the northeast rural areas of China, portrays a series of vivid images of farmers, and becomes one of the earliest outstanding works in China with the theme of land reform. It shows the national characteristics and personal style in art, and won the third prize of Stalin Literature Award 195 1, which has sold well all over the country and published many translations.