Does this title of the past year have any special meaning?

Answers to Mo Yan’s Reading of the Past Years

1. Which important dates during the Chinese New Year did the author mention? What are their respective characteristics?

The author mentioned On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, people eat Laba porridge, which must contain eight kinds of food, and the scene of giving porridge is lively; it also writes about Farewell Day, worshiping the Kitchen God, and living more seriously;

It also writes about New Year’s Eve, making dumplings, Visit the graves of ancestors, pay respect to ancestors, etc.;

Finally, I wrote about the New Year, getting up early to wear new clothes, not speaking loudly, not saying unlucky words and other customs, which make it look festive, lively and full of mystery. .

2. What are the characteristics of the past New Year celebrations written by the author?

The author did not describe the different New Year customs in various places in detail, but transcended the differences in the New Year celebrations in different places and captured the Their essences describe the most common features of the abstract New Year: the temptation of delicious food, the mysterious atmosphere, and the childlike innocence of the Spring Festival.

3. How to understand the characteristics of the past New Year (childhood) written by the author? The author looks at the past New Year from the perspective of poor children.

In an era when living standards were not high, people looked forward to the New Year and to eat luxurious delicacies during the New Year, such as dumplings. food. In fact, judging from the current living standards, eating dumplings is not a luxury at all. It can almost be said that you can eat it if you want. But in the author’s memory, when he was a child, it was so difficult to eat dumplings. It’s not easy!

The “New Year” that has been formed after thousands of years of traditional accumulation has many specific folk customs. And these customs, even for adults, may not be completely understandable. Not to mention for children. Children have little understanding of some folk religious activities, and adults are unwilling to explain them to children in a popular way. Therefore, it is inevitable that this sense of mystery will arise in the hearts of children. .

The pure childlike innocence is reflected in the difference between the understanding and expectations of the Chinese New Year and that of adults. Children’s expectations for delicious food, curiosity about religion and the unknown world, and self-righteousness that they cannot understand. Guessing, they think it will form their childlike innocence.

4. The author said, "Without the temptation of delicious food, no mysterious atmosphere, and no pure childlike innocence, there would be no fun in celebrating the New Year." The article describes childhood During the Chinese New Year, we also start from these three aspects. Please give examples respectively. (Question 3 of the "Thinking and Practice" after class. The answer can also be found in the teaching reference pages 26-27)

For example, at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month Eight Eating Porridge describes the scene of children waiting to eat porridge, "A group of children holding big bowls in their hands lined up and waited anxiously. Their faces were red from the cold, and there was clear snot hanging from the tips of their noses. In order to resist the cold, they Keep jumping and shouting." Although the conditions are not good, the children's "jumping and shouting" are simple and happy.

Another example: the mysterious atmosphere is written in several places in the work, For example, on New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve, this mysterious atmosphere is mainly expressed through the description of folk customs during the New Year, especially folk religious activities. The mystery comes from people's awe of ghosts and gods, and from people, especially children, who do not know the religious time. The description of this aspect is connected with the pure childlike innocence. Childlike innocence is reflected in the different attitudes towards Nian from adults. It is precisely because of children's childlike innocence, their expectations for food, and their curiosity about religion and the unknown world that make Nian It is full of fun in the hearts of children.

5. How to understand the role of detailed description in this article?

"New Year" is not an abstract theory, but a scene. , is a series of people's actions, and it is also a kind of psychological expectation of people, reflecting an atmosphere. It is perceptual and a phenomenon. Therefore, it can only be presented through detailed description. This is exactly what the author wrote. Temple The scenes of serving porridge, the process of worshiping the stove, and the appearance of the Kitchen God and Stove Horse are all written in very detailed and realistic ways. There are also the processes of making dumplings, cooking dumplings, and eating dumplings. It is not only the description of dumplings, but also the atmosphere and folk customs. They are all written in detail, bringing people back to their lives back then.

6. Why do so many people now talk about "the Chinese New Year is boring"?

Because the current living conditions are good. With the popularization of scientific knowledge, children have more things to do with "coke"

, the New Year has lost its appeal. (Section 10: Without the temptation of delicious food, no mysterious atmosphere, and no pure childlike innocence, there will be no fun in celebrating the New Year.)

7. This article is Memories of the New Year's Eve scenes in childhood, but in the writing, the thoughts are often brought back to the present. Please find the sentences about being in the text and talk about how the author's thoughts and feelings are expressed.

In the author's opinion , looking at the past from the present perspective, the past years have a flavor. It is precisely because of the comparison between the current year and the past year that there are changes in the years, and there are many emotions and feelings about life. (Article) The last section) expresses the author's thoughts through such a comparison: Although the past years were poor, there were hopes and expectations, and they were different from usual times, and they were able to obtain material satisfaction and spiritual joy that were difficult to obtain in ordinary times. .Now, with the improvement of material conditions and the expansion of spiritual activities, many of people's wishes do not have to be fulfilled during the New Year, because the meaning of the New Year has become much weaker, and the interest that the New Year can bring to people has also faded. It's much less.

Here, it not only reflects the author's nostalgia for childhood life as an adult, but also expresses the difference in thought and interest between the author and the children.

8 , Mo Yan's rural works are full of a strong "nostalgic" complex. How does the text reflect this emotion? The descriptions of several important days during the New Year are full of national and local flavor. For example, when writing about Cizao Day, "Put the stove horse head cut from the stove horse on the kang head. The so-called stove horse head is actually a lunar calendar. It is usually a poor woodblock printing and printed on the cheapest white paper. The top It shows a man with a small square face and three wisps of beard, flanked by two round-faced women. You can tell at a glance that they are his two wives. "It is full of local characteristics. Although materials are scarce, rural life It is joyful and full of deep family affection. At the same time, the sentences at the beginning and end of the article, such as "Of course the more important thing is the issue of concepts" and "The kind of New Year we miss" are full of nostalgic feelings.

Mo Yan has always been deeply influenced by folk tales or legendary ghost stories. The scenes and objects in his hometown of Gaomi are the source of inspiration for his creation.

5. Consolidation and expansion.

1. Read the third and last section of the text, find out the contrasting words, and explain your understanding. Section 3: My childhood mentality and the mentality of my elders: "The Chinese New Year means that children are in the process of their own lives. "The glorious period of progress, but for adults, it means slipping into the declining years." "Without pure childlike innocence, there will be no fun in the New Year" and the contrast between today's children's attitude towards the New Year: "Today's children are not interested in the kind of New Year we miss, they have their own happy New Year". This reflects both It expresses the author's nostalgia for childhood life as an adult, and also expresses the difference in thoughts and interests between the author and the children.

2. How do you understand "no temptation of delicious food, no mysterious atmosphere, no "A pure childlike innocence will not have the fun of celebrating the New Year"?

It expresses the author's nostalgia for the past years. On a deeper level, it is the nostalgia for his hometown and his relatives in his hometown. Today's urban life Although material life is abundant, people's family affection and spiritual life are fading. In the past, although material life was poor, it had its own fun. Every New Year is a desire. Especially for children, there are delicious food and mysterious things. Ceremony to attract them.

6. Summary.

1. Purpose: The article recalls several important days during the Chinese New Year when I was a child: Laba, Cizao Day, New Year’s Eve, especially It focuses on describing New Year's Eve, showing the customs and habits with strong local characteristics, and expressing the author's nostalgia for the past years.

2. Language characteristics: simple and simple, natural and smooth, and sincere.