"Camel Xiangzi" simply talks about the difference between Xiangzi's attitude towards life when he entered the city and now.

At first, Xiangzi was an upright, kind, self-reliant, loving life and camel-spirited man.

But in the end, all his hopes were dashed, and there was no hope of life anymore. If he is not strong, he will have to fall heavily. Xiangzi, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, gradually became a depraved, shameless, numb, down-and-out, cunning and self-destructive person. In Xiangzi's mind, everything is "so", and he can't help taking advantage. Xiangzi became the last ghost of individualism.

Xiangzi has always been an out-and-out masochist: from the beginning, he resisted abuse from the heart, then slowly accepted it from the heart and finally became a kind of enjoyment. Examining Xiangzi's mental state and taste from the perspective of "sadism and abuse", we can not only clearly see the transformation process in Xiangzi's heart, but also dig out the deep reasons for the transformation from "anti-sadism" to "abuse" and the degradation of human nature.

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Xiangzi's three ups and downs

Together: positive and strong → came to Beiping as a rickshaw puller, worked hard for three years, scraped together 96 yuan and bought a new car. → Self-confidence and full of hope for life.

A fall: out of the desire for money, even people and cars were arrested by the gendarmerie as able-bodied men. The ideal is shattered for the first time → I feel unfair for the first time, and I am still full of hope for life and never admit defeat.

Second, I sold the camel, paid a month's rent at Mr. Cao's house, saved money to buy a new car → I was full of hope and felt warm and cordial.

Raul: In the dry month, Xiangzi's hard-earned money was also blackmailed by Detective Sun in a raid, and his second hope was dashed. → Get lost, resigned and numb.

Three times: Tigress married Xiangzi. Tigress bought Xiangzi's neighbor's car at a low price, and Xiangzi got a car again → Xiangzi could pull a car again.

Three falls: Tigress died in childbirth. In order to arrange Tigress's funeral, Xiangzi sold the car again. I also know the news of Joy's death → The gangster lived, completely degenerated and lost any hope.

Xiangzi's trilogy of fate is "positive-unwilling to fail-self-indulgence".