"Childhood" is the first part of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. It writes about a section of Gorky's life during his childhood from the age of three to ten.

"Childhood" is the first part of Gorky's famous autobiographical trilogy and is Gorky's best work. The trilogy is "Childhood" (1913), "In the World" (1916), and "My University" (1923). The trilogy describes the growth process of "my". From this we can understand Gorky's growth process. Gorky's creations in each period are closely connected with the pulse of the times at that time. The late 19th and early 20th centuries when Gorky lived was an era when Tsarist Russia's rule was declining. At that time, Russia's politics were extremely corrupt, the lower-level officials were living in poverty, and the entire society was undergoing major changes. After the failure of the first revolution in 1905, Gorky, like many others, began to think calmly about many issues: the reasons for the failure of the revolution; the nature of Russian society and the Russian revolution; the relationship between the Russian revolution and the Russian national cultural mentality; and the historical destiny of future revolutions. wait. When thinking and summarizing the experience and lessons of the failed revolution, Gorky once again turned his attention to the Russian national character and national cultural and psychological characteristics, and conducted an in-depth exploration of them. He reflected and analyzed Russia's unique national characteristics with a heavy heart. Cultural and psychological accumulation: ignorance and backwardness, selfishness and barbarism, short-sightedness, conformism, dehumanization, etc. These are deep-rooted philistine habits and are the enemies of the Russian people and the Russian revolution. Gorky deeply realized that awakening the people must be regarded as his unshirkable obligation and right. This is the direct reason for Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. At the same time, revolutionary mentor Lenin also encouraged Gorky to write about his childhood and teenage life. "Childhood" was born under this background.

"Childhood" tells the story of the growth of a lonely child "I" (Alyosha). The novel examines the entire society and life from a child's unique perspective. The grandfather's house where "I" stayed was a family full of hatred and shrouded in strong philistine habits. It was a suffocating family. In addition, the novel also shows the corruption, decline and destruction of the entire society at that time. Through the narration of "my" painful life in childhood, the novel actually reflects the writer's difficult life in childhood and his unremitting pursuit of light and truth. It also shows the broad social picture of Russian society at the end of the 19th century.

The work "Childhood" is a true portrayal of Gorky's childhood, not a purely fictional story.