Excerpts and Appreciation of How Steel was Tempered

The events described in How Steel was Tempered took place in the historical period from 19 15 to the early 1930s. Pavel Colta King is the central figure portrayed by the author and the most successful image of the fighter in the book. Under the influence of the old Bolshevik Zhu, he moved from spontaneity to consciousness. He understands the social roots of life inequality and that if he wants to overthrow the old world, he must be a "brave and strong class brother" and a "determined steel warrior". In the great struggle to defend the Soviet regime, he realized that a person can only create miracles if he is connected with the motherland. He once said: "I am in favor of revolutionaries who think that personal affairs can't be compared with collective undertakings at all."

Paul always puts the interests of the party and the motherland first. In that era of blood and fire, Paul and his brothers galloped on the battlefield together, and in order to defend the Soviet regime, they waged an indomitable struggle with foreign armed meddlers and white bandits. In those years when the war wound healed and the national economy recovered, Paul devoted himself to peaceful labor with all his enthusiasm. His fighting spirit and desperate spirit show the lofty quality of the first generation of builders. In the process of building the railway, Paul's pankratov team "went ahead regardless" and worked at a "crazy speed".

Paul never knelt down and surrendered. He is always ready to give himself the heaviest blow. He has withstood all tests, as well as dealing with friendship, love, family and other issues, showing lofty ethical principles.

After Paul was paralyzed and blind, he was very upset and couldn't extricate himself. When the story developed to a very tense level, he had the idea of suicide. Suicide is tantamount to betraying the revolution-because of this, the muzzle of the pistol "stared at Paul's eyes with disdain", so he condemned himself with a ruthless and severe attitude and said, "Dude, what you usually say about being a hero is an empty talk! ..... Have you ever tried to beat this life! ..... Did you try your best to get rid of this hoop? Try to live even if life is unbearable. Make life more beneficial. Nothing is more terrible than being left behind. " For a blind young man named party member, all he needs in life is to continue working for the Party. He overcame the blow of tragic fate with strong perseverance and began the struggle to return to the team. Paul also practiced his life principle with his own life energy: "Life is the most precious thing for people, and life is only once for everyone. A person's life should be spent like this: looking back, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing; In this way, when he dies, he can say,' My life, all my energy. They all devoted themselves to the most magnificent cause in the world-the struggle for the liberation of mankind. "This is a true portrayal of Paul's fighting life and a profound summary of his revolutionary optimism.

Explaining the title of this work, ostrovsky said: "Steel is very strong because it is burned in a fire and cooled to a high degree. Our generation was also tempered in the struggle and hard test, and learned never to lose heart in life. " In shaping the image of Paul, the author reveals the inherent complexity and growth process of this image with inner monologues, letters and aphorisms. Paul's image is the most brilliant and typical representative of the socialist young generation. This is why the name Pavel Colta King can be heard all over the world, and how steel is tempered can become a life textbook for young people. At the same time, this novel is one of the best works in Soviet literature in the 1930s, both in ideological content and artistic form, and it is unique in the history of world literature in terms of the strength and depth of its influence on readers.

The famous book How Steel was Tempered was translated into Chinese by Iraq and America as early as 1942. Paul's image still shines with indelible ideological brilliance until today.

Appreciation of paragraph excerpts

1, the most precious thing is life. Everyone has only one life. A man's life should be spent like this: looking back, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of his meanness and vulgarity; On his deathbed, he can say, "My life and all my energy have been devoted to the most magnificent cause in the world-the struggle for the liberation of all mankind." Seize the time and live quickly, because an inexplicable disease or an unexpected tragic event will interrupt life.

Appreciation: This is a famous saying in How Steel was Tempered. Paul thinks that he is injured and it is difficult for him to take part in the work. When he recovered, he walked in the street and walked near the tomb of the martyrs. Paul is very sad. This is a famous monologue that inspires generations of young people to move forward. It expounds the meaning of life from the perspective of Marxist proletarian outlook on life. It reflects Paul's disappointment that he can't contribute to the people because of his injury. Paul therefore had the idea of cherishing time and living fast.

2. A snowstorm suddenly struck. Gray clouds are low on the ground, moving and filling the sky. Heavy snow fell one after another. In the evening, there was a strong wind, and the chimney made a whining roar. The wind chased the rapidly circling snowflakes in the forest, flashing left and right, screaming bitterly and stirring the whole forest. The snowstorm roared all night. The shabby house on the station can't keep the heat at all. Although the fire burned all night, everyone was frozen from the inside out. When I went to work the next morning, the snow was deep and I couldn't walk, but there was a red sun hanging on the treetops and there was not a cloud in the blue sky.

Appreciation: this is the weather when the railway is being dug, and the severe cold makes it more difficult to build roads that are not easy. This scene description shows the harsh environment at that time, creates a gloomy atmosphere, and highlights the difficulty of the project and the urgency of time. ",the chimney purred. The wind chased the rapidly circling snowflakes in the forest, flashing left and right, whining and stirring the whole forest. Here, anthropomorphic techniques are used to show the size of the snow and everything is shocking, so that people can clearly understand the bad weather.

City life is as usual. In the five small markets, people are bustling and noisy. There are two dominant intentions here: one is to ask for money all over the sky, and the other is to pay back the money on the spot. All kinds of swindlers work their magic here. Hundreds of sharp-eyed and quick-witted people keep moving like fleas. They have everything in their eyes but no conscience. This is a big cesspit, where maggots from all over the city gather. Their purpose is to cheat those "fools" who have never seen the world. There are few trains that discharge groups of people carrying bags from their bellies. These people are flocking to the small market.

Appreciation: What is described here is that in the newly liberated city, order has not been restored. People need the means of subsistence, so the market appears. The noise of the market is vividly written, and the vendors and customers in the market are compared to fleas, which is very vivid and highlights the image of people in the market. Fleas also wrote the opportunism of these people from another angle. The cesspits and maggots also illustrate the shamelessness of these people and the chaos of urban public security under the rule of reactionary forces.

4. One eye of octopus is bulging, as big as a cat's head, with dark red around and green in the middle. This eye sparkles. Dozens of octopus's long wrists are crawling like small snakes, and their scales make an annoying rustle. The octopus is swimming. He saw the octopus almost sticking to his eyes. Those wrists crawled on him. They are cold and sting like nettles. Octopus sticks out like a leech, bites his head, shrinks and sucks his blood. He felt his blood flowing from himself to the swollen octopus. The needle keeps sucking. The stabbing pain in his head is unbearable.

Appreciation: This is Paul's illusion. Paul was wounded in the battle. He was hit in the head by shrapnel and almost died. However, under the resistance of his tenacious vitality, he miraculously resurrected! Here is a metaphor to describe Paul's hallucinations when he was in a coma. Comparing pain to octopus and its thorns is very incisive and wonderful, and the feeling of pain is vividly written.

5. "In the mist before dawn, the Dnieper River glows vaguely; The river washed away the stones on the shore and made a slight noise. The river near the banks is quiet, and the smooth water surface is silver-gray, as if stagnant. In the middle of the river, the dark water is tumbling, and it can be seen by the naked eye that it is running downstream. "

Appreciation: The gloomy atmosphere before the war is rendered here. The river is quiet, but it can be seen flowing. What is written here is the current situation, and from another angle, it is written about the vitality of the Russian people.

6. For a whole week, the town woke up and fell asleep amid the rumble of guns and the ringing of gunshots. It was only late at night that it was quiet. Occasionally, a burst of random shots pierced the silence of the night sky, which was an ambush for opposing sides to test each other. At first light, it was busy around the gun emplacement on the station. The cannon has a black mouth and a terrible roar.

Appreciation: This is the beginning of the seventh paragraph, describing the Red Army's attack on Shchepetov Card. "For a whole week, this town woke up and fell asleep in the rumble of guns and the ringing of gunshots." Here, anthropomorphic techniques are used to describe the tragic situation in the local area, the fierce offensive of the Red Army and the strict guard of the bandit troops. "The cannon has a Darkmouth, which makes a terrible roar." Here, personification is used, showing the horror of the cannon and the ferocity of the enemy.

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