On the Function of Thunderstorm in Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm tells a series of stories that happened in a short day, but it involves the feud between Zhou and Lu for more than 30 years, profoundly exposes the darkness of feudal ethics, and shows the process of germination, confusion, strangulation and disillusionment of China's "new ideological trend" in a panoramic way. What I want to talk about here is the role of the image of Thunderstorm in this drama or literary work.

First, as a natural phenomenon, thunderstorm naturally becomes the natural background of drama, which leads to many clues. In the hot summer, a storm is quietly brewing, and before that, the humid and sultry weather made people anxious, bored and painful. So, just like many fish lurking at the bottom of the water can't breathe, many open lines and dark lines surfaced-Fan Yi couldn't stay upstairs, so he went downstairs to find his drought-striken fields; Lu Dahai couldn't wait at the concierge, eager to break into Zhou Fu for questioning; The window of the old living room was open and ventilated, but Zhou Puyuan insisted on closing it ... It can be said that thunderstorm, as a force invisible, intangible and even imperceptible to the audience, has been playing an important role in the development of the plot.

Second, thunderstorms set the stage for the ending. Sifeng and Zhou Chong ended up being electrocuted in a thunderstorm. Imagine this scene-there is such a thunderstorm, and two cracks are suddenly cut in the dark canopy, and the thunder that resounds through the sky wants to blow through the eardrum; The rain was pouring down, scratching the bluestone brick corridor. Rain curtain, real rain curtain, beads of rain the size of beans are connected into a long line, measuring the span and width between heaven and earth. The greatness and eternity of heaven and earth are established instantly! At this time, two villains like mustard beans rampaged, accepted the baptism of heaven and earth, and the smallness bumped into greatness, instantly impacting eternity. Besides being annihilated and swallowed up, what other fate can there be?

But what if there is no such thunderstorm? Then this drama will undoubtedly lack an intuitive and magnificent visual impact that lines and acting skills can't fill at all, and the climax part obviously lacks stamina; When reading, readers lose a sense of shock and deafness, and at the same time miss the heavy pace of historical innovation. Does this thunderstorm imply that the dark and dirty feudal ethics destroyed people's lives? Or is it a metaphor that the new forces will eventually wash away the dirty land and the backward and decadent decay? This is a tearful blank and an extremely noble tragic beauty.

Thirdly, Thunderstorm is a metaphor for the social environment at that time. Throughout the play, Thunderstorm shows the author Cao Yu's compassion and sympathy for the social ecology at that time, and deeply exposes and mercilessly lashes the feudal ethics. The afternoon before the thunderstorm, the weather was sultry and suffocating. Isn't this a symbol of the oppression and destruction of life by the feudal ethics of "cannibalism" This sense of suffocation mainly comes from the existence of feudal patriarch Zhou Puyuan-because of him, Fan Yi had to endure the loneliness of loveless marriage for more than ten years and the torture of abnormal love and unrequited love; Because of him, Zhou Ping committed incest twice, and finally committed suicide by shooting himself (Zhou Ping's lack of fatherly love and maternal love translocation caused him to hate his father and mother's "Oedipus complex"); Because of him, Shi Ping was humiliated before his death and desecrated after his death (Zhou Puyuan did not hesitate to destroy Shi Ping's innocence and reputation for his own reputation); Because of him, the Lu family was in trouble and was once cornered ... However, it is obvious that Zhou Puyuan's hypocrisy and treachery all came from the feudal ethics standing behind him-a fierce beast with a big mouth, lurking in the dark and a blood-red tongue.

Dawn is waiting not far ahead, but the storm and darkness before dawn are always unavoidable checkpoints. At this time, the old and new forces confronted each other and a fierce war broke out. This is an epoch-making noise and feat! Although a thunderstorm destroyed Zhou and Lu families, it is not difficult for us to feel the clue-"Listen to thunder in silence and make great contributions in invisibility." After the thunderstorm, everything revived!

The evolution of a society and times is always washed away by thunderstorms several times.