The main characters in Wang Anyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow introduce the outline and theme of the story.

(1) Wang Qiyao: She grew up in the alley of Shanghai, was elected as the third Miss Shanghai when she was young, and gave birth to a daughter in middle age. She had many men in her life and died of homicide in her later years.

(2) Director Li: I met in the draft. I was in a high position in the government and died in an airplane accident.

(3) Mr. Cheng: She loves photography and has a soft spot for love, because she has never been married.

(4) Jiang Lili: My friend has a crush on Mr. Cheng.

(5) Wu Peizhen: Wang Qiyao's friend, and later her friendship broke down.

(6) Kang Mingxun: Born in a powerful family, he fell in love with Wang Qiyao, had a daughter and has never been married.

2. synopsis of the story:

Shanghai in the 1940s was a prosperous city, and people pursued fashion, entertainment and emotional appeal. Wang Qiyao, 17 years old, is a typical city.

1946 held a miss Shanghai beauty contest on the grounds of raising money for disaster relief, which was the beginning of her ill-fated life. As a middle school student, she was elected as the third most popular "Miss Shanghai" in The Times, with the title of "Miss San". From then on, she became a real woman because of a high official. After the liberation of Shanghai, senior officials were killed, which made the return of Wang Qiyao dull.

In her life, she has had countless relationships with many men. Wang Qiyao had a rough life, but in the 1980s, she was finally killed by him.

Song of Eternal Sorrow not only tells a woman's forty years' experience, but also records the changes of Shanghai from the forties to the eighties. Because of its detailed description, it is also known as "the epic of modern Shanghai".

3. Theme:

(1) Fate

The Song of Eternal Sorrow has multiple themes. The first is an understanding of flashy life. The title of "Miss Shanghai" is actually an invisible shackle in Wang Qiyao's life. With the title of "Miss Shanghai", she first secretly contacted Director Li involuntarily, and then began her love affair with Kang Mingxun, "Laohu" and others, but finally died because of the title of "Miss Shanghai". Nothing can escape the fate of "splendid dust"?

(2) Female tragedy

Secondly, it reveals the tragic fate of women. "Miss Shanghai" Wang Qiyao is undoubtedly beautiful, but beauty has not brought her a happy life. Her strong or dull love with several men in the novel left deep scars in her heart. For Wang Qiyao, "the happiness of the present is actually mortgaged by the future, and the future is also mortgaged by the past. Life is really a chain, and it is difficult to take a link alone. "

Wang Qiyao's tragedy is caused by many factors, which are closely related to her personal character, growing environment and background of the times.

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The influence of Song of Eternal Sorrow;

1998 Song of Eternal Sorrow won the 4th Shanghai Literature and Art Award. 1999 was selected as one of the top 100 China novels in the 20th century by Asia Weekly. In 2000, he was successfully selected for the 5th Mao Dun Literature Award, and was rated as the most influential China's works in the 1990s.

In 2005, Song of Eternal Sorrow was adapted into a movie of the same name, which was jointly produced by Shanghai Film Studio and Emperor Film Co., Ltd.?

In 2006, Song of Eternal Sorrow was adapted into a TV series of the same name, directed by Ding Hei.

2065438+On September 27th, 2008, the selection of the most influential novels for the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, sponsored by the Selected Novels of Chinese Writers Association, Chinese Fiction Society and People's Daily Overseas Network, was announced in Qingdao. Song of Eternal Sorrow was selected as the most influential novel in the 40 years of reform and opening up.

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