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Original | Theme | Appreciation | Abstract of Kang Zhuo's literary masterpiece "Drip wears away the stone"

The author's brief introduction was originally named Mao Jichang, a native of Xiangyin County, Hunan Province. Born on February 2 1920. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/935, he entered Changsha Senior High School. /kloc-in the summer of 0/938, he went to Yan' an "Lu Yi" Literature Department to study. After graduation, he worked as an army reporter in the Eighth Route Army 120 Division. Since 1939, he has published his works in Yan 'an military and political magazines and literary and art fronts. In the same year, he went to work in the literary and art work group of North China United University in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region. 1943 wrote short stories such as Chimonanthus praecox and tomorrow of disaster, which reflected the new atmosphere that farmers in border areas were masters of their own affairs. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, he was the editor-in-chief of Workers' Newspaper and Times Youth in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region. After participating in the land reform movement, I gained a lot in my creation and wrote short stories such as My Second Landlord. The short story "My Second Landlord" tells the story of young women in the border area who broke away from the shackles of feudal marriage system and created a free and happy new life. After publication, it has a wide influence. 65438-0949 Researcher, Research Office, Ren Zhonghua National Federation of Literary and Art Circles; 65438-0950 Deputy Secretary-General, Central Literature Research Institute. From 1952 to 1956, I took several breaks from work to participate in the agricultural cooperative movement in the mountainous areas of Hebei and Shanxi old areas. He wrote excellent short stories such as Competition, Livestock Expert, The First Step, Autumn Harvest in Spring, and was later published as Autumn Harvest in Spring, which was well received by readers. 1957, at the request of Harvest magazine, which was founded by Ba Jin and Jin Yi, he wrote a novella "Drops of water pierce the stone", which attracted attention after the first issue of Harvest was published by People's Literature Publishing House 198 1, and it was quite influential at home and abroad. From 65438 to 0954, he served as the standing editorial board member of the Literary and Art Newspaper and secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association. 1958 Vice Chairman of Hebei Federation of Literary and Art Circles. 1962 was transferred to vice chairman of Hunan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and later served as chairman and chairman of Hunan Branch of Chinese Writers Association. In his later years in Beijing, he died in 199 1 year.

Chijiao Town in the easternmost part of Shanxi Province and Quantouzhuang in the westernmost part of Hebei Province are neighbors. Shen's parents died young in Chek Lap Kok, and she married Quantouzhuang at the age of 18. Soon, her husband died on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea and became a widow. However, I didn't settle down. She is a generous, enthusiastic and enterprising woman. At the age of 265,438+0, she led Yang Jiu, Grandma Fu, Yang Jiji and Xiaoliu to set up a mutual aid group in Quantouzhuang, and later developed into an agricultural society. She became a "model worker" and an outstanding figure. 1954 On the eve of the Spring Festival, the people of the two villages planned to hold a "strike while the iron is hot" activity to celebrate cooperation, that is, to melt iron into water at high temperature, scoop it up quickly with a wooden spoon, and then hit the wooden spoon with a wooden stick, so that the melted iron was scattered in the air, causing fireworks and fireworks. This is a special way for local people to celebrate festivals. To discuss "strike while the iron is hot", Shen went to Chek Lap Kok with Zhang, the village head, and Zhang Desheng, the secretary of the township party committee, to find a veteran and a respected uncle of old party member for a meeting. After the meeting, Uncle Jing confided two things to Zhang: one was the question of joining the Party, and the other was the marriage. Yu applied to join the party a few years ago, and her work performance is also outstanding. However, some people say that she has a "style" problem, but it is actually out of thin air. It's nothing more than generosity and informality. Some people create shadows. About her marriage, she never mentioned it herself, so it is not convenient for everyone to talk about it. Zhang, the village chief, is particularly enthusiastic about the two things mentioned by Uncle Lao Jingshu. On the way back to Quantouzhuang, he talked to Yu and promised to help her solve these two things. Zhang is a widower. He has long fallen in love with this old party member cadre, but he has a bad impression because he is arrogant, greedy, glib and have it both ways. The whole village is happily practicing "strike while the iron is hot". Farmers' associations are also busy repairing canals, applying for sheep loans from * * and learning to graft pear trees. Zhang took the initiative to undertake the latter two things with great enthusiasm, on the grounds that he had a sworn brother, the "second child", as the section chief of agriculture and forestry in the county. Zhang Yongde, the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative in the village, is a man of few words. He only works hard. He is an old party member who works very hard and treats people sincerely. He has been managing the supply and marketing cooperative for so many years, and his accounts have never been missed, but his home is a mess, unlike living at home, because his wife died and no one did housework. In her eyes, it feels very "bad". Because of work, Yu visited Zhang Yongde many times, and gradually learned that this person has enthusiasm under the seemingly indifferent and dull surface. She cares about her and everyone in the village and often helps people with this and that. But since his wife died, his personal life has been very depressed, and he doesn't like going home, because he has an old father-in-law who doesn't like leisure and is stubborn, and a daughter-in-law who is lazy in everything. She grew to like Zhang Yongde. When the Lantern Festival arrives, people from the two villages "strike while the iron is hot", which is very lively. Zhang Yongde is a master of "strike while the iron is hot", and the iron fire from the jade branch splashed on Zhang Yongde. According to custom, this means in pairs. Two people can't help but have some ripples in their hearts. People in the village gradually began to talk about finding people like Yu. Most people think that the "model worker" looking for a partner is not as respected as before, which intensifies the rumor of the original "style" problem, so everyone avoids it when they see it. Zhang Desheng, the village party secretary, still has a feudal mind. He talked to Yu privately, asking her to consider joining the party first, putting aside the matter of finding an object, and retrieving the application for joining the party from the county overnight, so that Zhang Yongde could help her fill it out. Zhang has been pursuing for a long time. He repeatedly begged him to marry him and threatened to join the party. I hate this pair of faces. On the night Yongde helped him fill out the volunteer letter, he happened to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and heard the conversation between two people in the back room outside the window. He can't help being jealous. Yu Zhi and Yongde get along better and better. Yu also made a pair of new shoes for Yongde. Yongde also comes to the peasant association from time to time. Zhang spread rumors in the village with malicious intent, and the village immediately talked again. Desheng, secretary of the township party Committee, was very worried about it and talked to her. Yu listened to the advice of the secretary of the township party Committee, although she felt that his words were not completely reasonable. However, at this time, Yu could not let go of Yongde in her heart. Lying in bed late at night, tossing and turning, she felt black at the moment, rubbing corn hard, and remembered that Zhang had recently pushed her to a hillside outside the village, even pleading with threats, and her heart was more chaotic, which was not a taste. Just when she was groggy, a black shadow jumped into her room, stuffed her mouth with a towel and pulled her clothes. I can't see who it is, but I smell a strong smell of alcohol. She fought back desperately. At this time, the son who slept with her woke up and shouted away the gangsters. Yu was also injured and fell down. The village is talking about it everywhere, and people come to visit it in an endless stream. The county public security bureau also sent people to check the scene to understand the situation. Zhang, the village chief, also came, wearing inappropriate clothes. Quietly called Zhang Desheng and Laojing to him, told them about Zhang's recent situation, and calmly told them that it must be from Zhang Qian. The secretary of the township party Committee was surprised when he heard the true face of Zhang, and then the two of them went separately to look for conclusive evidence. The next day, the branch held a meeting to absorb it and formally join the party. Desheng specially asked Zhang Yongde, one of the branch members, to inform him. Together they formally expressed their deep affection for each other. Soon, Yu recovered from his illness and took part in production. Yongde also put on those new shoes, and the two formally proposed to register for marriage. After a long period of investigation and study, Lao Jingshu and Desheng, secretary of the township party Committee, mastered Zhang's evidence and reported it to the county party Committee. The county party secretary supported them and told them to deal with it seriously after returning to the village. A tense and eventful year has passed. The agricultural cooperatives will become more prosperous, and the Yongde family will also join in. Yang Jiu, Fu Widow's grandmother, young party member Yang Jiji and Xiao Liu all experienced some ups and downs and got to know each other better. It's almost the Spring Festival again, and people in the village are busy "striking while the iron is hot".

Appreciation of this novel of178,000 words is based on the rural areas in the border areas of Hebei and Shanxi that the author is familiar with. Focusing on the obstacles encountered by middle-aged woman Shen in love, marriage and joining the party, this paper describes that people's struggle to overcome the remnants of feudal consciousness is like a drop of water wears away a stone. This novel adopts a single-line narrative mode, tightly clasping the character Shen, with a very rigorous structure, and there is no sense of jumping between each chapter or even section. Instead, it goes with the flow and comes naturally, bringing readers a very pleasant mood. This seems easy, in fact, we can see the author's profound narrative skills. The language of this novel is very vivid. The author Kang Zhuo has lived in Hebei and Shanxi for a long time, mingled with farmers' friends there, and wrote his works in the lively and vivid farmers' language at his fingertips, just right. For example, a sentence like this: "You can't accidentally throw a hammer when looking for an object." It not only has a strong literary meaning, but also is an out-and-out peasant language. From the mouth of "Old Respect Grandpa", it is true and meticulous, in line with personality. In the narrative language, the author also adopts the popular and easy-to-understand vernacular form, which is in tune with the story described in the whole work and integrated with the farmers' language. The plot setting of this novel is also more exquisite, without straightforward narration, but focusing on the use of suspense, making the story ups and downs and exciting. With the description of characters, the story becomes more and more complicated. In the end, although I confessed my "hope", there was no real ending, and I also pointed out the harm of bureaucracy and superior personal relationship, which was quite innovative. This novel not only expresses the theme, that is to say, while describing the main plot clues, it also pays great attention to depicting local colors and showing colorful local customs. The most obvious is the wonderful description of "strike while the iron is hot" and the description of various customs of farmers in that area. These parts make the whole novel rich, leisurely and inclusive; Make the story itself more solid and touching. Putting this novel in the era of writing and publishing (1957), the author's description of farmers' character and inner world is a valuable new exploration. At that time, most of the creations praised new people and new things, and revealed that the contradictions and struggles in life were often slight, which was not enough to profoundly reflect social life and its development and changes, nor was it enough to shape rich new people from the complicated process of solving sharp contradictions and winning difficult struggles. After living and thinking for a long time, the author Kang Zhuo finally portrayed the main character Shen as this: this young widow took the lead in mutual assistance and cooperation, and under the leadership of the party, she never consciously regained consciousness. Consciously, you will be more motivated, and your morality and talents will be more developed. But there is nothing magical about her birth and experience, and her intimate, harmonious and valuable relationship with the masses is also plain and natural. The attitude towards joining the party and marriage is also impeccable, ordinary and reasonable, and the degenerate elements who have played tricks on themselves are gradually recognized, which has evolved from helping, persuading and warning to persisting in the struggle to the end. Loyal to the party, resolutely obedient and full of confidence; We swore an oath against bureaucracy and lawlessness. I respect the branch secretary very much, but I won't shake his trust because other people's shortcomings affect some unfair treatment of myself, but I won't give in to the shortcomings of the branch secretary either. For Zhang Yongde, we can see the valuable character of his * * * members from his obscurity. After falling in love, we have been patiently waiting for his inferiority and cowardice, carefully helping him improve and be faithful. The author did not impose an ugly face on Zhang, a degenerate, and showed in details that he was experienced in his work and did have certain working ability and prestige at present. The work does not describe the long-term process and ideological basis of his fall, but only emphasizes that his ugly soul is gradually exposed from his actions. In addition, there are detailed and true descriptions of grassroots party member cadres, such as the secretary of the township party committee, Zhang Yongde and Uncle Lao Jing. All this, the author has achieved from life, higher than life, both very real and highly concentrated, and wrote a distinctive personality.