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About the author Yang Mo, female, born on September 25, 1914, originally from Xiangyin County, Hunan Province. His original name was Yang Chengye, and later he was named Yang Junmo and Yang Mo. In his early articles, he also used the pen name "Xiaohui". In the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, his name is still Yang Mo. Yang Mo was born in an official family. At the age of 13, he was admitted to Beijing Xishan Hot Spring Girls' Middle School. Three years later, due to family difficulties, he dropped out of school and taught primary school in Xianghe County, Ding County, Hebei Province, etc., and later worked as a tutor in Beijing. , bookstore clerk. During this period, he began to come into contact with Communist Party members and revolutionary intellectuals, and read Marxist-Leninist works. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1936. After 1942, he successively worked as a newspaper editor, and served as editor and supplement editor of "Dawn News", "Jinchaji Daily" and "People's Daily". After liberation, she worked for a period in the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Women's Federation. In 1952, she was transferred to the scriptwriting office of the Central Film Bureau as a screenwriter, and later became a screenwriter at the Beijing Film Studio. He has been a professional writer of the Beijing Writers Association since 1963, and concurrently serves as the vice chairman of the Beijing Writers Association and a director of the Chinese Writers Association. In 1978, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Yang Mo's first published work was the essay "Sketch of the Life of Residents in the Renan Mountains" (1934). After that, he wrote short stories, essays, reports, etc. in the anti-Japanese base areas. In 1950, he published the novella "Records of the Reed Pond". In January 1958, her masterpiece "Song of Youth" was published. In September 1959, "Song of Youth" was adapted into a film and literary script by the author. It is considered to be one of the best films in the "Domestic New Film Exhibition Month" on the 10th anniversary of the National Day. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was forced to stop writing. After crushing the "Gang of Four", he started writing again and published the short story "Red Mountain Flowers" in 1978. In 1980, he published the novel "Eastern Desire" (Part 1), and in 1980 he published "Diary of Not a Day". In 1981, "Selected Prose by Yang Mo" was published. In 1985, "Confessions—My Diary" was published. Recently, the companion volume of "Song of Youth", "Song of Fang Fei", was released.

Summary of content Lin Daojing was born into a large landowner family. Her biological mother was born in poverty. Her father, Lin Botang, took her as his concubine and was later forced to die. Lin Daojing grew up like a puppy. After graduating from middle school, the family went bankrupt and her father ran away from home. Xu Fengying, who was not her biological mother, forced her to marry Director Hu, hoping to turn Lin Daojing into a cash cow for her. She angrily ran away from her home in Beijing and came to Beidaihe to seek employment with relatives. Unexpectedly, her cousin and his wife had resigned and left the place. When he was in trouble, he was deceived by Yu Jingtang, the principal of Yangzhuang Primary School. In desperation, she chose the sea as her destination. The moment she jumped into the sea, Yu Yongze, a student from the Chinese Language Department of Peking University, rescued her. Lin Daojing was moved by Yu Yongze's words and deeds, which made Lin Daojing temporarily forget all dangers and pains. She agreed to Yu Yongze's persuasion and stayed in Yangzhuang as a primary school teacher, and gradually became interested in teaching life and children. One day, Lin Daojing gave a whole class lecture to primary school students about the tragic news of September 18th, the crimes of Japanese imperialism's invasion of China, and the Kuomintang's non-resistance policy, which aroused the children's enthusiasm. Patriotic sentiment. He was ridiculed by Yu Jingtang. Lin Daojing quit her job as a primary school teacher and resolutely boarded the train to Peking to join her good friend Wang Xiaoyan. Wang Xiaoyan is a high school student of the same age as Lin Daojing. Her father, Wang Hongbin, is a professor in the History Department of Peking University. Wang Xiaoyan is now a first-year student in the History Department of Peking University. Lin Daojing had no source of income in Beijing. She encountered obstacles everywhere when looking for a job, and was almost bullied by a Japanese. In Yu Yongze's soft pleading, Lin Daojing and Yu Yongze lived together. Yu Yongze's tenderness and consideration made Lin Daojing feel happy and satisfied. But she also gradually discovered Yu Yongze's selfishness and ruthlessness, and her beautiful dream began to shatter. Later, she met a group of patriotic students such as Lu Jiachuan, Xu Ning, and Zheng Jin. Lin Daojing began to read revolutionary books eagerly and actively participated in progressive activities. Despite Yu Yongze's strong opposition, Lin Daojing took to the streets with Peking University students to participate in the parade commemorating the "March 18th". Later, Dai Yu rebelled against the party organization. The organizations he knew were destroyed one after another, and revolutionary students such as Xu Ning and Hou Rui were arrested.

Here, the party sent the courageous, agile and capable Comrade Jiang Hua to lead her work. With Jiang Hua's help and education, Lin Daojing's thoughts gradually matured. While in prison, she saw with her own eyes the heroic spirit of Communist Party member Lin Hong, who faced the enemy's butcher's knife with awe and disregard for death. She withstood the party's test and was approved to join the Communist Party of China after being released from prison. Lin Daojing finally grew from a petty bourgeois intellectual to a communist fighter. Through the twists and turns of the plot, the author delicately excavates Lin Daojing's inner world, depicts the development of Lin Daojing's thoughts and feelings, and truly and vividly reveals that only by immersing themselves in the torrent of revolution can intellectuals find their own way out. Have a bright future. Lin Daojing's image is real, touching and lifelike, which can be said to be the most artistic success of this novel.

The structure of the work always follows one main line - it uses Lin Daojing's growth and whereabouts as clues to unfold the storyline, and Lin Daojing brings out various characters. This structure of the chapter makes the structure simple, rigorous and complete. It is precisely because of this structure that the character of Lin Daojing is rich, full, vivid and touching. At the same time, this structure is also very suitable for the appreciation habits of Chinese readers

The novel "Song of Youth" is a hymn of youth written by the author with a high-pitched and passionate melody for patriotic intellectuals. Since its publication in January 1958, the work has been deeply loved by readers, especially young students. People favor "Song of Youth" mainly because it successfully portrays Lin Daojing, a typical image of an intellectual who embarked on the road of revolution through personal struggle and resistance.

Lin Daojing was born to the landlord Lin Botang who raped a tenant girl named Xiuni. After her mother committed suicide by drowning herself in the river, Xiao Daojing suffered all kinds of abuse from her adoptive mother. This special life experience not only formed her character of being stubborn, rebellious, and sympathetic to the working people, but on the other hand, it also infected her with the habits of a petty bourgeois intellectual. The dual colors of this character destined her to endure more pain and suffering on the road to revolution.

Lin Daojing experienced a very difficult journey on the road to growth. After graduating from high school, her adoptive mother used her as a cash cow and forced her to marry Hu Mengan as his concubine. In order to resist feudal marriage, she ran away from home. But after escaping from the tiger's mouth, he almost fell into the wolf's den. Unwilling to give in but unable to fight, she had no choice but to die to resist this dark society. Yu Yongze rescued her and gave her a warm little world. She once wanted to find happiness in love, but she soon found that she had become Yu Yongze's "doll" again. She fell into pain again because she was not satisfied with the life of being locked up in a "birdcage" without freedom and independent personality. This experience of Lin Daojing not only truly reproduces the painful situation of the petty bourgeois intellectuals in the 1930s with no way out, but also vividly illustrates the weakness of personal resistance.

Just when Lin Daojing was depressed and hesitant, she met Communist Party member Lu Jiachuan. He guided her to read progressive books and periodicals, learn revolutionary theories, and gradually devoted herself to the fiery struggle. Lin Daojing, who was gradually awakening, found that she "seemed to be a fool" before, which also allowed her to further see Yu Yongze's selfish and vulgar true face. When Yu Yongze drove away Lu Jiachuan, leading to Lu's arrest and final sacrifice, Lin Daojing finally broke up with him. From the breakup process between Lin Daojing and Yu Yongze, we can see another tortuous experience of Lin Daojing in the pursuit of a bright life path. After that, she withstood a series of bloody lessons and arduous training in struggle practice, especially the enthusiastic help of the female revolutionary Lin Hong, and her heroic spirit of returning home even to death, which made her further understand that the meaning of life is to serve the people. , fight for the revolution. She saw clearly the warm, fanatical and sentimental petty bourgeois thoughts deep in her thoughts, and consciously trained herself in ordinary and hard work. At Peking University, when Lin Daojing, who despite the hardships of life, endured the humiliation of being beaten up by his classmates as a spy, actively carried out work and bravely stood on the front line of anti-Japanese and national salvation, appeared in front of readers, how could people not feel sorry for him? Is she happy and proud? After an arduous journey, petty bourgeois intellectual Lin Daojing finally became a heroic proletarian vanguard warrior.

Lin Daojing's growth process tells us: Only when educated youth integrate their personal destiny into the future of the motherland and the destiny of the nation can their youth be the most magnificent and brilliant.

The artistic achievement of "Song of Youth" is mainly reflected in the characterization. The work not only successfully portrays Lin Daojing as a typical example, but also depicts the different paths of Lin Daojing in the face of national crisis through Lin Daojing's growth. Intellectual image of the road. Among them are Lu Jiachuan, Jiang Hua and Lin Hong, the advanced elements of the proletariat and Lin Daojing's guides; Yu Yongze, who was obsessed with fame and fortune and thought about personal happiness all day long when the nation was in danger; some were initially inclined to revolution, but in the end they were greedy for pleasure. And Bai Liping became a plaything in the hands of others. It is these images of various intellectuals that mirror each other with Lin Daojing, which three-dimensionally reflect one aspect of our country's social life in the turbulent years before and after the "December 9th" movement, and compose an ode to youth for progressive intellectuals.