Appreciation of small hotel works

The theme of the inn: the working class opposes capitalist exploitation.

Elvis runs a prosperous laundry by himself, feeding his neglected mother in Bo Gu, raising his son and young daughter who go to school, and opening a shop by himself to pay off the debts owed. Elvis Presley lived an independent and difficult life in the stressed lower class. For her, mental fatigue is far greater than physical fatigue. She worked tirelessly, and her favorite husband, Bo Gu, not only didn't care about her, but wasted the money she had saved by scrimping and saving.

Elvis Presley was gradually unwilling to make such unrequited efforts, but her deep dissatisfaction with Bo Gu's behavior was not manifested in verbal abuse, but turned into "fighting evil with evil". Since then, she has stopped saving money and worried about debts. She will also invent various reasons to borrow money and not pay it back. She often finds reasons to eat and drink, and will never stop until she gets the last copper coin. Elvis Presley's early diligence and frugality are gone forever. The return of lover Randhir pushed the plot to a climax. If Randy abandoned Elvis Presley to promote his independence, then his return will accelerate the pace of Elvis Presley's death. The insidious man encouraged Mr. and Mrs. Bo Gu to spend every copper coin they could borrow to satisfy his appetite, and even suggested that they close the laundry and rent the house back. When he couldn't squeeze more money from the couple, he kicked them away and looked for new prey. Elvis Presley can only live in a precarious life for the rest of his life. A weak and affectionate woman was destroyed by two men who once loved her deeply.

In addition to her own personality weakness, social factors are also important factors contributing to Elvis Presley's death. Those who live at the bottom of society have no political status at all; Although the economy is very hard, the salary is too low to meet the needs of survival; Mentally, we have to face the fear of the unpredictable future brought by modernization, such as a scourge. Therefore, it is impossible for them to objectively analyze and understand the root of all this, and they will only be dissatisfied with the bourgeoisie's unearned gains. This imbalance is often manifested in simple and rude ways such as alcoholism and wife beating.

Take Sylvia's husband, Bo Gu, as an example: Before the injury, Bo Gu was a hard-working and thrifty young man without any bad habits, but the injury dealt him a heavy blow. On his deathbed, he thought that he worked hard but barely made ends meet, while the "gentleman" got something for nothing, thus thinking that society was unfair. The great change of thought made him completely deny everything he had accepted optimistically before. He stopped working and saving. But by drinking and beating his wife to vent his dissatisfaction. He vaguely realized the irrationality of class exploitation and stage oppression, but due to the limitations of his own thinking and understanding, he did not know the reasons for all this, so his thoughts fell into depression. In fact, everything has two sides, so does the development of the bourgeoisie. On the one hand, the growth of the bourgeoisie is due to exploitation and oppression, speculation and adventure, mercenary, selfish and cruel in the early capital accumulation period; On the other hand, their success is also inseparable from their diligence, wisdom, progress, good thinking in the face of difficulties and indomitable positive attitude towards life.

Handicraft workers like Bo Gu, who are unwilling to change their fate through unremitting efforts, complain and slack off everywhere, not only in France, but also in Europe where capitalism is developing at a high speed. Personal dissatisfaction in the form of alcoholism and domestic violence has become a common social problem in the lower classes. Some bourgeois educators often attribute it to the primitive behavior of workers who are uneducated and uncivilized, thus despising the whole proletariat. This kind of proletariat hates the bourgeoisie, and the bourgeoisie despises it, which leads to serious class opposition and sharp class contradictions.

Wives of small handicraftsmen like Elvis Presley, who also live at the bottom, are fatally beaten by their mothers, because they often feel the burden of life and fear of an uncertain future like their husbands. As Elvis Presley said, they feel "like copper coins thrown in the air", and their sense of crisis is an important reason why she has the idea of drinking now and getting drunk now.

Although the bottom craftsmen represented by Elvis Presley are only a small part of the proletariat, the social problems they reflect cannot be ignored. Elvis Presley's tragedy is not only his personal tragedy, but also the common fate of the little people eliminated by society in the process of rapid development of capitalist economy.

Hotel describes the bloody scenes behind the superficial prosperity of Paris, and boldly adopts civilian language, which contradicts the elegance and beauty prevailing in the literary world at that time. The work Hotel boldly portrays the image of workers. The protagonists in the works, whether Elvis Presley, Bo Gu or Randhir, are all living figures in the slums. They are hardworking, simple, generous, straightforward and informal. They have both a lovely side and a regrettable and sad side. Their images are gradually set off by typical events and typical environments, which reflect the truth of history to some extent.

None of Elvis Presley's lowest life ideals have been realized. Her life is a real tragedy. There are two main reasons for her tragedy:

1 is the influence of social environment. The pressure of industrial revolution caused the survival dilemma of small-scale craftsmen around Elvis Presley. In order to escape from reality, they drink, promiscuous, abusive and lazy. Elvis Presley, who lacks concentration and goes with the flow, is easily assimilated and carried away by this environment.

This is her personal character. Elvis Presley used to bear hardships and stand hard work, which is also the main reason why she was able to survive in the first stage of adversity and even start a business. Although she later degenerated, she has always maintained a kind nature: supporting her mother, taking care of Uncle Blue, loving her little, and unwilling to destroy Gu's luxury. However, in her relations with Randhir and Bo Gu, she has always been extremely weak and passive. Repeated tolerance and tolerance for their bad habits and behaviors have actually played a role in connivance and fueling the fire. In the end, they simply colluded and were taken into the abyss of destruction. However, in Europe at that time, male dominance was paramount, and women were only vassals of men. This weakness of her personality also had certain factors of the times.

There is also a victim of alcoholism and violence in the novel, but it is the most heartbreaking-Larry Jr. She is an 8-year-old girl "only the size of a melon". After her mother was kicked out of the house by her alcoholic father, she became the "little mother" in this family. She took great pains to take care of her 5-year-old sister and 3-year-old brother, diligently managed the housework, and suffered beatings from her drunken father every day. She is like a gentle and trembling kitten, facing the crazy slap and whip of the alcoholic father, she doesn't cry or shout, but bears it with beautiful eyes open. "The women on the whole floor are not as good as Larry alone!" She can't even eat bread crumbs. She is thin and weak, and she always walks with her hands on the wall. But she is always gentle, always dedicated, more rational than middle-aged people, and better able to do her mother's duty. She was finally tortured by her alcoholic father, and her small body "has no meat, and her bones have worn through her skin." There are blue stripes between her ribs and her thighs, and the traces of the whip are really left. Left a circle of lead-colored scars on his left arm, crushing his match-sized arm like a tiger pliers. There is a crack in the right leg that has not been sealed. It was scraped when cleaning the house every morning. She was covered with purple and black scars from head to toe. "The novel deliberately takes little Larry as a supplement to Nana-in a worker's family with a bad environment, girls are either tortured to death or go to sin. Through the tragic experience of Larry Jr., the novel reveals the serious harm of alcoholism and domestic violence and highlights the urgency of social improvement.

Through the tragic ending of the protagonist, the novel warns the workers of bad habits and expects those in power to speed up social progress. Through positive and negative examples, the work exhorts workers to be thrifty and stay away from laziness and alcoholism. Gu she is a good example for the workers. He works hard and leads a clean life. Although he was drunk, he was able to wake up from the painful lesson of his father's suicide after drinking. For him, the internal genes are not good, and the external bad habits cannot be eroded. Although he lives in a dirty environment, he can produce mud without pollution. The novel gives a shocking presentation of the inhuman life and tragic death of Elvis Presley and his wife after their drunkenness and bankruptcy. Zola "lamented his misfortune, angered him not to wake up", and hoped that people would take this as a warning and not repeat the same mistakes. Facing the poverty and depravity of the working class, Zuo took out his own remedy: the whole "inn" can be summarized as one sentence: the inn was closed and the school was opened. Zola hopes to improve the unfortunate situation of workers and heal this scar of society through top-down social improvement. Character image

The characters depicted in Inn embody the author's naturalistic creative principles. Handicraft workers Bo Gu and Chilves are the protagonists of the work. At first, they worked hard for their own survival and food and clothing. Unfortunately, Bo Gu was injured during childbirth, and Elvis took great pains to take care of him. Unexpectedly, however, during Bo Gu's recovery period, "an abortion slowly invaded his body during his recovery period, making him feel comfortable doing nothing". He ran around and got into the bad habit of drinking, and he was addicted to wine and never woke up. Bo Gu soon became a slacker and an alcoholic.

The novel depicts the heroine Elvis Presley, a famous female image in the history of world literature. From 1850, she went to Paris at the age of 22 and died in 1869. The novel describes her life experience for 20 years, almost spanning the whole period of the Second Empire of France. Therefore, she is the representative of the miserable handicraft women in the Second Reich. Throughout Elvis Presley's 20 years, it can be roughly divided into two completely different stages of life: the period of poverty-starting a business and the period of destroying the family-the period of destruction. In the first stage, Elvis made unremitting efforts to realize her simple "ideal" in life: "Oh, my God! I am not an extravagant woman. My only wish is to be able to work safely, often have bread to eat and a clean place to sleep. I also hope to raise my children and let them be good people in the future. I have another wish: if one day I live with a man, I hope I won't be beaten by him. After working all my life, I am willing to die in my own bed. " She stood on her own feet in a strange environment where her mother and son were abandoned. Elvis Presley at this time is healthy and beautiful both mentally and physically. She is tall, with regular features and white teeth. Although her right leg is a little lame, she is a blonde. She married Bo Gu, a zinc factory worker who pursued her. At this time, Bo Gu was "a good worker, not lazy and not drinking", and paid his wife every day.

Elvis Presley also worked hard. On the day of delivery, she worked in the laundry room, and when she came home from labor pains, she prepared dinner for her husband and let the child be born on the ground. Get up the next day to do housework and start work on the third day. Elvis Presley managed his family diligently and gradually gained savings. During this period, the husband and wife loved each other, the family lived in harmony, moved to a new home and bought furniture, which can be said to be the most stable and happy time in Elvis Presley's life. Bo Gu was injured at work and his life was dying. Elvis Presley kept staring at him and spared no effort to save her husband's 500 francs to open a shop. But the bigger shadow in life is Bo Gu's laziness and alcoholism after his recovery. With the help of blacksmith Gu She, Elvis Presley's dream laundry finally opened. She is energetic, enthusiastic, good in service and prosperous in business. She also hired three women workers to help. At this time, "people in this area finally respect her, because it is difficult for people to find such a good customer, pay the bill when it is due, don't care about trivial matters, and don't bargain hard." Whenever she goes out, people from all directions say hello to her. " She reached the pinnacle of her life.

But the good times didn't last long, and soon she fell into the second stage. Absenteeism and alcoholism are increasing in Bo Gu. With the passage of time, Elvis Presley's mentality changed: "As a wife, instead of letting her spend all her money on shochu, let her fill her stomach." When Elvis became a glutton, she gave up on herself and forgave herself for this reason. " It never rains but it pours. At this time, Landier, who abandoned her and her children, came again. Stupid Bo Gu invited him to eat and live at home. "She has to support two idle people, and the income in the store is not enough. Bread, wine and meat are on credit every day, and there are debts everywhere. People in the shop are not as polite to her as before. But she seems numb because of too much debt. Since she bought things without paying cash, the more she ate, the more willing she became. " Moreover, under the seduction of Langdiye, she gradually got used to the promiscuous life of one woman and two husbands. "She is like a candle, and both ends are lit by them." Washing clothes was finally eaten by them. Elvis Presley went back to wash clothes for others. But "she is more decadent: she often doesn't go to work, chats with others all day, and is extremely lazy." She also drank soju with Bo Gu and became a fat, sloppy and shameless alcoholic. In the end, people everywhere don't want her to help. When she was very hungry, she even stood on the street soliciting customers and competed with dogs for leftovers in the ditch in front of the restaurant. Finally, under the influence of her parents, her daughter Nana changed from a flower-tying woman worker to a prostitute. Bo Gu died of drunkenness and madness. Elvis Presley, who had no money to pay the house and rent, was driven out of the room by the landlord. She took refuge in a small hole at the bottom of the stairs on the roof. It was not until one day that the corridor stinks that people discovered that she was dead.

Narrative skills

In order to render the tragic fate of Elvis Presley, some symbolism techniques were used in the inn. For example, at some important moments in her life, there is always an ominous sign:

On the night of her wedding, Elvis Presley met the corpse collector Basucher; Her birthday party hosted 14 guests, and only 13 guests were present, which was unlucky. When she held a funeral for Bo Gu's mother, everyone who handled the matter thought that the deceased was herself, but Basuche thought that the coffin was for her. Basucher is a symbol of death in the novel, and his frequent appearance foretells the tragic ending of Elvis Presley many times: after she went bankrupt, she actually lived next door to Basucher; In desperation, I also went to Basucher to taste the taste of death. The novel ends with Basucher collecting the body. In addition, the anthropomorphic distiller of Columbus Hotel is a symbol of the power of alcoholism. Its shadow is "like many goblins with tails, opening their mouths as if to devour the whole human race". The wastewater from Jindi Road Dyeing House is also quite symbolic. When Elvis Presley is full of hope for life, it is red; When she decided to marry Bo Gu, it was blue; She is black when she is unlucky and desperate.

While describing the laziness of workers because of drinking, Zola also described the sample list of workers who made a fortune through hard work-Brother Ma Martyr, a handicraft worker who sharpened his knife along the street. Thanks to his efforts, he later earned millions of francs and became the owner of a big knife and scissors shop. The author summed up the law of getting rich: "Work is the foundation of all success".

19 In the 1950s and 1960s, capitalism had begun to merge, and the unemployment and poverty of workers in small-scale industries had historical inevitability. Generally speaking, diligence and thrift can't get rid of poverty. It can be seen that the destination of the poor and rich workers described in the Inn also lacks social foundation and the inevitability of historical development.