Reflections on Shen Congwen's Border Town

Lead: Shen Congwen's Border Town is an extremely beautiful prose novel, which is well worth reading. I sorted out my thoughts on this novel for you, hoping to help you.

Model essay on border town after reading 1:

I have walked many roads, crossed many bridges, seen many clouds and drunk many kinds of wine in my life, but I have only loved one person at the right age.

Shen Congwen

They are all women, but I didn't like Cui Cui.

When I first saw Border Town at the age of 14 or 15, I didn't like this woman about my own age. Fifteen-year-old Cui Cui, who grew up on windy days, is full of green mountains and green waters. Her eyes are crystal clear, and she is the son of nature. She has primitive kindness and pure loveliness, which should attract countless loves.

But at that time, I didn't like it. I think this woman is too naive. It is her shield to protect herself, and it is also a sharp weapon, stabbing people who love her again and again. Her inexperience and her implicit ignorance all became fatal fuses, leading to the ultimate tragedy. Only the last sad ending will haunt my memory forever, just like the bleak and warm colors in the movie with the same name, but it also reveals the cold air faintly.

This is a story that I have never understood, and it is also a world that I have never understood. The tea cave mountain city described by the author is only a border town at the junction of Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, but it really seems to be a quiet corner forgotten by time in the story. In that era of change, no matter how the unfortunate people in other places struggled, the sense of panic about life and death never seemed to pervade here. The busy Xiaohe Street, the diaojiao building where women gather, and the old boatman who is in charge of the ferry will transfer a handful of tobacco leaves after accepting a copper coin from a passerby in a difficult but kind way. There, even the most despised prostitutes in the world are always so energetic? . They can receive Sichuan merchants for their livelihood, or they can tie all their tears firmly to sailors with uncertain return dates and stay with ancient women? Struggle for a lifetime and live a good life? Courage and no regrets. Is a gentleman more trustworthy than a city that stresses morality and integrity? . Cui Cui cultivated by such soil, water and folk customs is not as simple as I imagined, but not as brave as I imagined. Just like her painful first love, in my opinion at that time, it was just a tragedy caused by simplicity and restraint. For such a simple triangle story, the author abandons the traditional plot elements, has no family opinions and parents' orders, but has more democracy and let go. But women still don't grasp their happiness, so they can only look back at the river and take away their love and hope.

At that time, I didn't understand the implication, and I didn't like Cui Cui's innocence and kindness. When these qualities become the whole of a person's personality, I lose the most basic loveliness. So, I left this story, forgot Cui Cui and the clear white river in western Hunan, and continued to experience my youth.

After two years, because I miss the blue sky in Xiangxi, I opened Border Town again. Cui Cui in the story is growing up and has reached the most important turning point in her fate. She finally chose to wait stubbornly, waiting for the young man to come back and pick her favorite Saxifraga. Beyond the story, I am also growing up, passing through the ripe years and facing the transformation of young people towards maturity. And when I read this familiar story again with this mentality and read the last sentence? This person may never come back, maybe he will come back tomorrow! ? At that time, the sadness and regret in my heart were still there, but I felt a little relieved, and I was no longer too obsessed with the ending of lovers not getting married because of those coincidences and misunderstandings. If two years ago, this story made me feel chilly in the warmth, then two years later, I not only felt the loneliness everywhere in the whole story, but also clung to how many warm colors were still dim, but they were enough to light my heart.

Two years later, I really think Cui Cui is really special because she is a woman. She should not only be the object of grandpa's love, the ideal in men's dreams, but also the complex that will never disappear in girls' hearts. When I read again, I no longer accused her of cowardice and forbearance, but liked her liveliness and frankness, and I also loved her reserve. Because this is the purest and truest side of every girl of this age.

Rereading the chapters related to Cui Cui, I saw two clues to promote the characterization and plot development. The most obvious nature is the triennial Dragon Boat Festival, which is also a clue throughout the whole article. The Dragon Boat Festival in the first year was brought by Cui Cui's memories. Like Chadong Mountain City, his first encounter with Nuosong seems to be a beauty still in time. Huang Yongyu once made woodcuts with this theme. In the painting, Cui Cui just lowers his head, but there is a shyness of looking back. Such a picture, even the simplest white, is enough to create colorful colors in people's hearts. Even if it rained all over the sky, it was not as sweet and beautiful as the Dragon Boat Festival experienced in Cui Cui's impression. The following year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Cui Cui and grandpa took shelter from the rain on Shunshun Diaojiao Building. The scene in the film is very warm and peaceful. The white duck and pointed jiaozi sent by Tianbao's family, as well as the discussion between the boatman and grandpa about Cui Cui's marriage, not only reflected the beauty of local human feelings again, but also provided a small opportunity for the next plot development. In the third year of the Dragon Boat Festival, everything followed, and then went to the final outcome. The significance of the Dragon Boat Festival in these three years to Cui Cui is self-evident, and it is also the most obvious embodiment of her feelings.

However, unlike the love I always thought two years ago, when I read it again, I had a little doubt about the feelings of those two men. Perhaps because there is not much pen and ink, the feelings of Tianbao and Nuosong are only reflected in the repeated marriage proposals. Cui Cui's innocence and beauty are different from other women, and it is this special attraction that attracts them. But from the beginning to the end, I think they just regard Cui Cui as the most beautiful thing to pursue. They can compete with each other and sing folk songs all night, but what they really want in their hearts is a thrifty woman who keeps house besides this pure crystal. I hope it's just my intolerance for men.

But at this time, Cui Cui really tasted the sweetness of love, glowing with the brilliance of a girl. When she heard the other person's name after swearing? Surprised and ashamed? After a night of silence, grandpa mentioned marrying Tianbao, and I would be ashamed and angry. In the face of grandpa's formal proposal, her mind is even more like electricity, and her heart will beat gently. Even if she is at a loss, she will pretend to wait for grandpa's decision calmly. And when things in the mind fail, the psychological description at this moment is still wonderful: Cui Cui understands that it is the old man who matches! Without looking up, she jumped up with a heavy heart and her face burned badly. She peeled the peas, threw the empty pods into the water and watched them flow leisurely in the running water, which made her feel much more relaxed? . Her consternation and extreme disappointment, as well as the psychological process of trying to cover it up, were exposed in seemingly random actions. Later, in the face of grandpa's tears, she was annoyed and confused, and she wanted to cry and felt no reason to cry. At this moment, I seemed to understand something I had never understood before. Cui Cui is not unwilling to boldly express her love, but her girl's implicit character and concern for her grandfather make her feel at a loss and can only respond in a non-responsive way. It seems unreasonable, but it's only human nature.

And this kind of humanity is exactly what I didn't understand at that time. Therefore, many roads have to be walked in person to know the ups and downs, and many stories can only be read and reread to appreciate the Chinese flavor. When I read another dark line, I suddenly realized that Cui Cui's path was not everything I had ever felt. There are four Cui Cui and? Bride? The two words are linked together, both ignorant of playing the bride when I was young and ignorant, and curious of chasing the sedan chair on the seed of love. She will blush with joy, love to hear the lingering songs in the tea cave and stare at a cloud and a star alone. Seeing this, I will look up and smile now. No matter how many different personalities God has given women, I feel so beautiful at this moment. So when was the last time the whole story appeared at grandpa's funeral? New bride? These three words will make you feel more sad than ever. At the beginning and the end of the dream, Cui Cui silently responded to the end of her young dream in such a stupid way. Facing the departure of relatives and lovers, Cui Cui has an unprecedented sense of reality at this moment. If the shyness in front of me is a pity, then her silence is closer to my soul.

Who says you can't live without crying all night? I think cool thin, who has never experienced the ups and downs of his youth, probably can't understand Border Town. It's as if the teacher emphasized again and again in class that the border town is simple, precious and hard to find, but I just didn't think so at that time. The author's language is really beautiful, plain as water but fragrant, and the scenery description is fascinating, but is it really unique? Now I have no doubt. Facing the overwhelming dust in the world, the suffocating feeling everywhere, and no longer carefully protecting myself, I miss the crystal clear water in the teahouse, the dazzling purple cloth in the peach blossom and apricot blossom, and the gentle dusk with a thin desolation. That kind of world has its own glory in Ming Che and its own meaning in simplicity. It can only exist in the past, in dreams, in memories, and once it is gone, it can never be found again. So how can I forget that mountain, that man, that yellow dog, that girl as big as me? She has the cleanness and freedom that I want to seize most, and her hometown is a distant place that I can't reach all my life. In the face of the beauty that seems to be never found again, how can my heart not miss it and how can it not be thin?

Similarly, in the face of the irreparable past, the author chooses to record with a pen. For those speculative eyes, he once said: Many people read my books as if they had bought gifts and returned pearls. You appreciate the freshness of my story, but ignore the enthusiasm behind the work; You appreciate the simplicity of my writing, but you ignore the sadness behind it. I don't know if I am also a person who bought gifts and returned pearls. I just want to read stories like Border Town, and I don't want to dig deep. I saw the passion and sadness behind, but I still want to give myself a hope. It's just that the word order is different, but can this be the regret left by the author, the teenager who played songs and his soul floated gently that month? Maybe come back tomorrow! ? .

Everyone may have loved only one person of the right age, such as the author and Cui Cui, and so should I. Then, we all left the rest of the years in the waiting, waiting alone. But even if I keep my eyes closed, after all, it is still in my memory, my dream is still in my heart, and the warmth of the past is still there when I close my eyes.

Since everything is still there, I have never left since I came, so even if my heart is getting thinner, nothing is unforgettable.

Border town post-reading model essay 2:

The weather turned cold, although I didn't see the fallen leaves on the ground, it seemed that autumn had come. The long summer in Guangzhou has just passed, and I can't wait to see you off outdoors at night. The wind is really comfortable, dry and the temperature is right. But after staying for a long time, I gradually feel a little cold. Later, I felt cold when I covered my clothes.

Mr. Shen's Xiangxi is refreshing and everything is so simple. In this refreshing place, there are many things that people can't imagine now: you can take a boat without money, but someone must be good at giving and you can leave without money; Someone on the ferry gave money, but didn't accept it. They are embarrassed to buy some tea and cigarettes and return them to the boatman. And love is even more incredible: singing two beautiful songs can make girls fly away with you; The agreement between a sailor and a prostitute is actually more credible than many modern loves. It is these incredible things that make us feel a little cold in the crazy city.

Of course, Tianbao's death should not be considered as the old man's fault. Just as the old man hinted at how to propose, he got off the boat and drowned without result. Of course, we can't be sure that the natural forest is deliberately seeking death. However, it is China people's implicit love that always shows extreme behavior in the case of extreme depression. Cui Cui's parents are another example. They fell in love, but were afraid to elope. In the end, they chose double suicide. At first, I really didn't understand why. After thinking about it, it was an extreme response to extremes. It can be seen that no matter whether it is vigorous or fresh love stories, ordinary people who live a small life can't bear it.

Home is a warm harbor. If there is no vast sea, bright and sparkling water drops will soon dry up; If there is no strong nest, the plump bird will die immediately. Cui Cui also has a home, an unusual home. Her parents left her when she babbled, and she lived alone with her grandfather with a typical rural personality and a loyal rhubarb dog. During the three-year Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival, we saw a slowly growing emerald green, a emerald green that bid farewell to childhood and entered youth, and a emerald green that changed from carefree to initial trouble. By her side, there are a group of people living. Tianbao, Nuosong, the old boatman and Yang live in a remote town. Seems isolated from the world. Cui Cui and her old grandfather are in the cave, and they seem to have a big family. This home is a cave with thousands of family members. Tea cave people are the representatives of simple China people. In that simple place, there lived such a group of people. For decades, the old boatman walked silently from east to west, and people from south to north used a bamboo cable that had been ground for decades to ferry to the east of the stream and to the west of the stream, shuttling between the two banks of the stream, busy in the transitional crowd. This gurgling stream has witnessed the hard work of the old boatman for decades.

Let's imagine that there is such a group of people in a remote place. They walk in all walks of life every day, busy with the joy of labor; They don't suspect each other and live in harmony; They have no secrets from each other, a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts, laughing and sharing the joy of life and complaining about the troubles of life; They are frank and frank, they will speak out their dissatisfaction loudly and express their love greatly. They try their best to help others, and others try their best to help them, not for return or a thank you, but because of the happiness they get from helping each other. Isn't this a bad life? This kind of life should be Tao Yuanming's paradise! Border town, this tea cave town, isn't it a paradise? It can even be said to be an ideal capitalist society. Time flies, compared with novels, decades have passed quickly. In China in 2 1 century, tall buildings have mushroomed and overpasses criss-crossed. The streets are bustling with high buildings, row upon row and colorful. Now, of course, there is no need for the old boatman to pull the bamboo cable to ferry people from south to north, and there is no need to feel sorry for overturning the boat and killing the cow. To be fair, people's living standards are not what they used to be. But is this all the loss? Is this bustling city really a paradise on earth? However, what is more distressing is the loss of simple folk customs and beautiful atmosphere. In the reinforced concrete city, there are no quaint and elegant wooden houses in distant towns over there.

People in the city seem to become as unchangeable as solidified cement and become philistines. In city life, people chase each other and are full of secrets. Because of prosperity, there is a conflict of interest; Because of his splendor, he has a pleasing beard. This sharp double-edged sword has brought the apprentice, but also cut away simplicity and harmony. We saw luxurious people on the speeding speedboat and hardworking and honest people on the ferry. Which ship should we board? In fact, at the end of reading, we can't help but sigh that there will still be a tragedy that no one can save in such a border town and such a pure town.

It is this frank and harmonious psychology that prompted the tragedy. In the city, two people struggle for the same goal, and they can unscrupulously adopt various means and strategies to win. What is the natural result? The winner is king, and the loser is the enemy? ; But in the border town, because I think of others everywhere, I have concerns everywhere. When we work hard for a common goal, we often give up, endure, and finally be disappointed, and lament for losing our ideals, resulting in two losers who deeply hate themselves and fall into endless pain. It is Border Town that contributed to the tragedies of Tianbao and Nuo Song, Cui Cui and Cui Cui's mother. Everything has two sides. Border town is no longer an illusory term. Perhaps, there are border towns everywhere in life. Perhaps, the border town is just a floating dream.

Model essay after reading Border Town 3:

Shen Congwen's "Border Town" is really beautifully written, and the novel is written as prose with beautiful artistic conception.

I have read some introductions of Border Town, and the people and things in it have certain symbolic significance, which has written the whole era. But as a general reader, I admit that I can't see through it.

Border Town shows us such a picture:? There is a small white tower beside a stream, and a family lives under it. There is only an old man, a girl and a yellow dog in this family. A small stream flows down the river, around the mountain, and flows into the tea cave river for about three miles. If people cross the stream and climb the hill, they will reach the edge of Tea Cave City within a mile. The stream is like a bow, and the mountain road is like a bowstring. There is a slight difference between distance and distance. This stream is about 20 feet wide, and the riverbed is made of big stones. Still water, even if it is too deep to sink, is still clear and transparent, and the fish in the middle reaches of the river can be counted. ? Nowadays, although the material construction of cities and towns seems to be developing rapidly, there is another kind of destruction behind the construction. Just like the natural environment, it is polluted like this: trees are cut down, the air is dry, the noise is constant and garbage is piled up. Such an environment has severely depressed people's body and mind. Therefore, people are so longing for the quiet and comfortable living space in the countryside. Perhaps this is also the thinking of the author of Border Town.

In today's era, the relationship between people seems so strange and utilitarian. For their own interests, everyone seems to be involved in the trend of fighting each other. While the architectural space is getting narrower and narrower, people's hearts are also narrow; In today's convenient transportation, the way of communication between people is so convenient, but the communication between people is so difficult. A wall not only isolates the living place between people, but also isolates the spiritual communication between people; A security door seems to avoid the intrusion of outsiders, but it also imprisons its contact with the outside world.

In Border Town, we can see people's simple, frugal, friendly and peaceful scenes. ? The person in charge of the ferry is an old man who lives under the tower. I lived for seventy years, and I have been staying by this stream since I was twenty. I don't know how many years have passed in these fifty years. Although he is so old, he should have a rest, but heaven forbid him to have a rest. It seems that he can't live without this life. He never considered the significance of his position to himself, but lived there quietly and faithfully. ? When writing the protagonist Cui Cui:? Nature has nurtured her and educated her, so she is naive and lively, like a small animal everywhere. People are so good, like deer on the mountain, never consider cruelty, never worry, never get angry. Usually, when strangers pay attention to her on the ferry, they look at strangers with naked eyes, as if they can escape to the mountains at any time, but after understanding people's inorganic heart, they play leisurely by the water. ? When writing about the smooth operation of the water terminal, the article said:? Although his career is very smooth, this generous person is willing to make friends, generous, able to help others, understand the hardships of people who go out and understand the feelings of frustrated people, but he is so impartial, honest and peaceful, and does not love money? . Speaking of two young people, it is so popular: strong as a bull, bold and open-minded, informal, friendly to relatives, not arrogant and lazy, flashy and flashy. ? What's even more amazing is that the puppy is very clever and sensible: sometimes I am on the boat with my grandfather Huang Gou, and I will work with my grandfather during the transition. The ship is about to dock, and my grandfather is greeting the guests. Slow down, slow down? At that time, the yellow dog jumped first with the rope in his mouth, as if he knew how to do his duty well, and held the boat rope tightly to the tugboat and approached the shore. ? Beauty is always sad? . The author of Border Town shows us a beautiful and harmonious picture of man and nature, but at the same time shows a helpless and confused face facing the tragic fate of life.

It was supposed to be a wonderful family. After her mother and father died together, Cui Cui lived with her grandfather since childhood, and their loneliness and sadness came to her mind from time to time. ? When dusk came, Cui Cui sat under the white tower behind her house, looking at the thin pink clouds burned by the sunset? 、? Listening to the chaotic voice of businessmen floating in the ferry, I feel a little thin and desolate. ? 、? When the sun rises, he feels the power of life. When the sun went down, he didn't think it was the girl who died with the sun. His only friends are the ferryman and the yellow dog, and his only family is the girl. ? Among them, it also shows us that, unfortunately, as? Water duck? The old man drowned in the water; Let Cui Cuixin run away from home with her singing parents; Grandpa, who lived with Cui Cui day and night, passed away quietly on that thunderous night. All this happened like a boulder to suppress Cui Cui's young mind. At the end of Border Town, the author wants to use his parents? Maybe come back tomorrow? Light the temporary hope in Cui Cui's heart. But? This man may never come back? Didn't it give her infinite confusion and confusion? A soul who has suffered the tragic fate of life since childhood wanted to find a home of love and redemption, but it never came true. Isn't this the portrayal of many people?