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Lonely Journey Lesson Plan

As a hard-working educator, it is necessary to carefully design a lesson plan. The lesson plan is conducive to the improvement of teaching standards and the development of teaching and research activities. Come and refer to how the lesson plan is written! The following are 4 lesson plans on the lonely journey that I have carefully compiled. I hope they will be helpful to everyone. Lesson Plan for the Lonely Journey Part 1

Textbook Analysis

"The Lonely Journey" is an excerpt from Cao Wenxuan's novel "Thatched Cottage". The text shows the protagonist Du Xiaokang's mature and strong growth process in overcoming fear and loneliness in the life of herding ducks. Loneliness is a beautiful and cruel topic that life brings to life's growth. The novel is named "Journey of Loneliness", which contains profound meaning. In the process of experiencing and appreciating. It can not only expand students' horizons and enrich their emotions, but also inspire students to compare their own life styles and establish a belief in forging ahead. Develop the courage to overcome difficulties.

The character image of Du Xiaokang in the article became fuller during his growth. The excellent description of the natural environment in the novel (such as ducks, reeds, wind and rain) provides a broad background for the growth of the characters. Teach reading texts. The focus is to guide students to understand the important role of environment and detailed description in character portrayal and theme expression.

To this end, during the teaching process, students are guided to circle and outline during self-reading to quickly capture the main information; to enter the situation during reading aloud and understand the meaning of the work; to connect with reality during study and experience the feeling of growth. Preliminarily grasp the general principles of appreciating novels.

Knowledge objectives

1. Understand and accumulate words such as "thick, playful, well-behaved, expelled, hysterical, plummeting".

2. Understand the content of the novel and understand the meaning of the title.

Ability objectives

1. Clarify the plot of the story, analyze the characters, and grasp the theme of the text.

2. Understand the role of environmental description and detailed description in novels in expressing character, and master the method of appreciating novels.

3. Appreciate the exquisite, expressive and meaningful language of the novel.

Emotions, attitudes and values ??

Understand the character’s growth process, expand your horizons, enrich your emotional experience, establish a belief in forging ahead, and cultivate the courage to overcome difficulties. Teaching focus

Sort out the protagonist’s growth process and understand the important role of environmental description and detailed description.

Teaching difficulties

Connect with the reality of life and deeply understand the meaning of the novel.

Teaching methods

1. Reading method The language of the novel is plain and simple, without too much literary embellishment, which is in line with the simple and simple life of the young protagonist. The excellent description of the environment in the article plays an important role in expressing the characters and themes. Guide students to enter the context of the work and understand the content of the text through repeated reading.

2. Instruction method: By setting doubt points in teaching, students are guided to question and think, fully mobilize their subjective initiative, explore independently, enrich their emotional experience, and cultivate their creative thinking ability. Such as a deep understanding of the meaning of the title "loneliness".

Teaching points

Recite and perceive the overall meaning of the text. Sort out the plot and understand the meaning of the title. Taste sentences. Understand the role of environmental description and detailed description. Connect with the reality of life and expand your understanding.

Teaching steps

1. Introduction design

Music score "Sunshine is always after the storm")

What a coincidence, it was me just today My son’s birthday comes every year. I really don’t know what growing up means to a child. If this is the price we need to pay for growth: then "loneliness" should also be a problem in life that we cannot avoid. Today, we will walk into Cao Wenxuan's "Journey of Loneliness" to experience the lonely life experienced by young Du Xiaokang while herding ducks.

(Title and author written on blackboard)

2. Information links

About the author:

Cao Wenxuan was born in 1954 in rural Yancheng, Jiangsu. In 1974, he entered the Chinese Department of Peking University. Later he stayed in school to teach. He is currently a member of the National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association, a director of the Beijing Writers Association, a professor at Peking University, a doctoral supervisor in modern and contemporary literature, a visiting professor at the Lu Xun School of Literature of the Chinese Writers Association, and the director of the Chinese Contemporary Literature Teaching and Research Section of the Chinese Department of Peking University. He is the author of the novels "Goats Don't Eat Paradise Grass", "Thatched Cottage" and "Red Rooftops", as well as academic works "Research on Chinese Literary Phenomenon in the 1980s", "Confronting the Subtle", "Cao Wenxuan's Literary Essays", "Theory of Suffering Dimension - On Philosophical Interpretation of Literature" etc. The novel "Thatched House" won the 4th National Book Award (1999). The movie "That Grass House" won the 19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Screenplay, the 1998 China Film Huabiao Award, the 4th Childhood Award and the Film Critics Award, and the 14th Tehran International Film Festival Jury Special Award "Golden Butterfly" Award.

3. Overall Perception

1. Students read the full text quickly, initially perceive the content of the text, and understand the following words.

Projection:

(1) Phonetic

Xuan (xuan1) frolicking (xi1) depression (ao1) Yong (yong1) doping (chan1)

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Timid (qie4) Pout (jue1) Give (jj3 yu3) Forage (mi4) Tease (1iao2)

(2) Definition

Thick: rich, rich.

Playful: laughing and playing.

Tease: tease, provoke.

Confused: ① Looks like you have no idea at all. ②Looking frustrated.

Well-behaved: ① (words and deeds, etc.) agreeable to people's wishes and pleasing to others. ②Clever.

Expel: drive away, get rid of.

To plummet: describe a sharp decline in status, situation, reputation, etc.

Ignore: put it aside and ignore it.

Hysteria: describes extremely excited emotions and abnormal behavior.

2. Students read freely, use the three elements of the novel to summarize the content of the text, and talk about your feelings after reading the text.

Student answers, teacher summary:

The novel tells the story of Du Xiaokang who endured hardships in a difficult environment and gradually matured and became strong.

(1): In the novel, Du Xiaokang faces an unfamiliar natural environment. The process of psychological transformation from panic and loneliness to strength reflects the power of human beings: people overcome difficulties, overcome difficulties, and win; and they mature and strengthen themselves in the struggle.

(2): The text tells us: In addition to defeating nature, it is more important for people to defeat themselves.

(3): The novel enlightens us: teenagers should face difficulties instead of avoiding them. When you finally win, there is a sense of pride and growth.

生(4): A person’s journey from childishness to maturity is a desire and pursuit in life. Difficulties and setbacks are often catalysts for people's growth, making them mature and forge ahead.

3. Students silently read the passage about Du Xiaokang in the article. This is a novel. The plot unfolds in a lonely background. The characters do not speak much. Please quickly sketch out the characters in the article. Du Xiaokang's language. (Students read the text and outline the characters' language.) (Courseware display) I won't go to herd ducks anymore. 1. I want to go ashore and go home... 2. I want to go home... 3. Let's go look for them separately.

4. What kind of Du Xiaokang is behind each sentence? The teacher wants to take the first sentence as an example to tell the students how to appreciate the character's language. The remaining three sentences will be discussed later. Students can appreciate it themselves. When appreciating characters and language, you should pay attention to two points:

1. Contact related content. Such as when, where, and under what circumstances these words were said; the words are the voice of the heart. Pay attention to the speaker's mood and psychology.

That is to say, you cannot just read this sentence in isolation, you must pay attention to the context in which it is spoken.

5. *** Let’s also appreciate the psychology of the characters behind these three sentences

(1) The first sentence is displayed on the screen: A. Read and think. Teacher B's screen display background Let's first understand Du Xiaokang's situation before letting the duck go. It is written like this in the novel - (Courseware display.)

1. Among the children in Yau Ma Tei, even after they have studied until the sixth grade, none of them has a belt. They could only use a piece of string as a belt. Du Xiaokang had a belt when he was in first grade. It's brown, oily, and very tough. Grab one end, throw it up in the air, and hear a crisp sound.

2. Children of ordinary families in Yau Ma Tei actually only have two seasons of clothing throughout the year: one set of singles and one set of cotton-padded clothes. There is no transitional clothing in between. The weather in spring is already very warm, so I can only wear a winter cotton-padded jacket on my body. In autumn, the weather is already very cold, so I have to wear single clothes on my body and huddle up to resist the coolness. Du Xiaokang has clothes for all seasons. Throughout the year, you can add or remove clothes according to the cold or warm weather to adjust them well. Therefore, Du Xiaokang's body is very comfortable all year round.

3. About the time Du Xiaokang was in fourth grade, he became even more unique. Because he has a bicycle. Although this is just an old bike, it is a bike, and a complete bike at that. At that time, there were almost no bicycles in Yau Ma Tei. Even the teachers at Yau Ma Tei Primary School did not have a bicycle.

4. Du Xiaokang’s grades are particularly good. Therefore, Du Xiaokang has been the squad leader. Teacher C’s reminder: When his family was wealthy, his father responded to his requests and was obedient. But now he has to leave his mother who loves him, leave the familiar campus, and go to the unfamiliar and distant Ludang to herd ducks. Is he willing to go? The student answered that Du Xiaokang was a Du Xiaokang who could not consider his father and only thought about himself. Du Xiaokang is an ignorant, willful and coquettish person. : Du Xiaokang, who is used to living a wealthy life and cannot endure hardship.

(2)Look, in such a simple sentence, we can read so much. Okay, let's ask students to discuss and appreciate the remaining three sentences in the group, and use the sentence pattern of "a Du Xiaokang" to annotate the results of your appreciation. Remember that your conclusion must be supported by language in the article. (Students discuss and exchange, teachers inspect and guide.) Report and exchange: A is a homesick Du Xiaokang B is a sensible Du Xiaokang. C narrates the reasons, and reads the paragraph about just arriving in Ma Yau Tei and the paragraph about dreaming. Indeed, Du Xiaokang can hardly find anyone to communicate with here. The novel describes the dry dialogue between Du Xiaokang and his son: "Are you full?" "You are full." "Are you full?" "I am full." "Just wash the dishes in the river?" "Just wash the dishes in the river. Bowl." "Are you sleepy?" "No." Children like excitement and richness, but Du Xiaokang felt lonely and monotonous during class, as if he had been abandoned by the world. Ask the students to change the person's pronoun, change "Du Xiaokang" in the text to "I", and read paragraph 29 of the text freely. My loneliness at this time was a hundred times deeper and a thousand times thicker than when I first left home. It swallowed up the young Du Xiaokang. He finally said these words at night after seeing his mother in a dream. But how do you pronounce "sensible"? Teacher's presupposition: It didn't say "I won't go to herd ducks", nor did it say "come ashore". Although he said he wanted to go home, he didn't say he would give up his job and responsibilities. He is not as willful as he was the first time. He is Du Xiaokang who knows how to face difficulties.

(3) It seems that although Du Xiaokang is naive at this time, he is gradually growing up. So what about the third sentence?

What kind of Du Xiaokang did you read? By appreciating the period after A "separately" B "let's go", why not use exclamation mark and question mark C and read it in different ways? Du Xiaokang's inner calmness is a kind of maturity in the face of the storm. Continue to look for Du Xiaokang's mature paragraphs: paragraphs 37 and 38 of the text read ""Du Yonghe shouted "My duck" and almost fainted. Fall to the ground.

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"Du Xiaokang, at the critical moment, Du Xiaokang bravely shouldered the responsibility of his father. He

really grew up and matured. Kang Forgot He killed his father and chased a duck. "What does Du Xiaokang's performance mean? There are also sentences and paragraphs describing the harsh environment in the article - introducing side description techniques to express the characters. Read calmness

6. Introduce the ending: just four sentences let the We clearly felt the growth process of a little boy. His family was in decline.

The young Du Xiaokang suffered from the monotony of material life and the pain of spiritual life, but he finally shouldered the burden with his young shoulders. All this. We can say that the journey of loneliness is actually... the journey of growth! Writer Cao Wenxuan said this - (courseware display)

Some loneliness is actually some unavoidable elements in our growth process. If we want to grow up, we have to walk with these loneliness. (Cao Wenxuan's "Moving") Teacher: Du Xiaokang's lonely journey became a precious spiritual wealth in his future life. Whenever he encountered difficulties and setbacks, he We will all think of it. So loneliness is not terrible, difficulties are not terrible, and setbacks are not terrible. As long as we face them bravely, they are the catalyst for our growth.

The great writer Balzac said: Suffering is. The teacher of life. Finally, the teacher gave everyone a sentence from the writer Cao Wenxuan: If you have a way of dealing with pain when you are young, you can become a strong person when you grow up.

(Cao Wenxuan's "Bronze Sunflower". )

(The song "Invisible Wings" plays.)

Part 4: Assign homework

Activities and exploration

1. Collection and organization

2. Please write a narrative essay of about 400 words with the title "Footprints of Growth". p>

5. Blackboard writing design

Journey of loneliness

Cao Wenxuan

Character: Du Xiaokang (suffering hardships, gradually becoming mature and strong)

Ducks

Environment: The broad background of the growth of the characters in Ludang. Lonely Journey Lesson Plan 2

Teaching purposes

1. Learn the detailed description of the novel

2. Taste and appreciate the language characteristics of the novel

3. Let students try to understand the psychological change process of the protagonist. 4. Teach students to learn to grow up and learn to experience growth in daily interactions with others.

●Teaching key points and difficulties

Appreciate the importance of detailed description and environmental description in the novel to express the characters and themes. Function.

●Teaching method

Reading method, guidance method

1. Introduction of new lessons. >

2. Students read the text and initially understand the content of the text.

1. Students read the full text silently.

2. Name students to retell the basic content of the text.

3. Name students to read the text (some exciting passages). 4. Summarize the content and themes of the text.

3. Read the article and analyze the characters.

1. Students quickly silently read the passage about Du Xiaokang in the text and find out the details about Du Xiaokang’s growth process.

2. Thinking: How does Du Xiaokang’s psychology change as the storyline develops?

3. Discussion and exchange: Ask students to say a sentence according to the following sentence structure: I I think Du Xiaokang grew up like this: .

4. Students speak and express their opinions.

5. Thinking: Please change the title of the text and compare the title you changed with the original title. Which one is better? Why?

4. Read the text Beautiful points, in-depth appreciation.

1. Students read the text quickly and find the fragments about the description of the scenery in the text.

2. Students freely read aloud these scene description fragments, and then select the paragraph they think is the best and most wonderful to read aloud.

3. Instruct students to read aloud the passage they selected, and then explain their reasons for reading it aloud.

4. Use the same method to appreciate the fragments describing the details.

5. Conclusion:

There are successes and setbacks in growth, there are joys and sorrows, and this is life. In our lives, growth is an eternal theme. I hope that our classmates can compose a healthy growth song and grow into a strong and independent tree.

6. Assignment:

The hardships of life and the baptism of storms made Du Xiaokang grow into a little man. In your life, what kind of people and things affect your growth and give you useful inspiration?

7. Blackboard design:

Character plot and environment Language

Du Xiaokang’s beginning: Due to family financial difficulties, he had to drop out of school to herd ducks. Duck flock vivid

Panic Development: The process and feelings of driving ducks to the reed marsh with my father. Reed marsh expressive

Loneliness Climax: Encountering a storm in the reed marsh with my father. Wind and rain means

Strong Ending: The duck has grown up, and Du Xiaokang has also "grown up". Shen Chang Lonely Journey Lesson Plan Chapter 3

1. Teaching objectives:

1. Read the full text and summarize the story content of the text; work in groups, skip reading key paragraphs, and experience Du Xiaokang's mental journey while tending ducks.

2. Appreciate the sentences of environmental description, clarify the role of environmental description, and be able to imitate the use of environmental description to express one's own mood.

3. Learn the valuable quality of the protagonist who has the courage to overcome hardships and internalize it into your own character.

2. Important and difficult points in teaching:

1. Work in groups, skip to key passages, and experience Du Xiaokang’s mental journey while tending ducks.

2. Appreciate the sentences of environmental description, clarify the role of environmental description, and be able to imitate the use of environmental description to express one's own mood.

3. Teaching preparation:

Multimedia

4. Teaching process:

(1) Introduction

(Play the song "Start Over" before class until class begins.)

Question: Do the students know the title of this song?

Perhaps many things in a person's life can be repeated, but the course of life cannot be repeated, so when we encounter setbacks, we must bravely overcome them.

(Show the illustrations in the text)

Ask the students to look at such a lonely young man in a vast world. If you were this young man, what methods would you use to overcome your loneliness? Woolen cloth?

How did he overcome loneliness in the article? Today let us take a small raft to visit this peer.

(2) Read the text for the first time and perceive the content of the article.

1. Who is the protagonist of this article? What story is told about the protagonist?

2. Give the text a title based on the storyline and explain your reasons.

(The title is like the eyes of an article, through which ordinary readers can see the idea, center, content, etc. of the article.)

(3) Text study: Walking alone Journey and listen to the lonely heart.

1. The author titled this article "Journey of Loneliness", so what is this journey about? (Duck herding trip)

Logical plot: leaving home to herd ducks - on the way - arriving at the destination - life of herding ducks - under the ducks

 2. What kind of mental journey did Du Xiaokang have during this journey of herding ducks?

(Work in a group of four, skip reading the paragraphs describing Du Xiaokang in the article, find out the sentences that reflect his psychological activities, which can correspond to the various stages of the "Duck Herding Journey", and talk about it. What kind of psychology does the sentence reflect? )

(Read the relevant sentences aloud during analysis: individual students read them, the teacher reads them extensively, and the students read them together.)

 3. Summary: From the analysis, what kind of child can we see that Du Xiaokang is?

(Originally naive and weak, later he became strong, brave and responsible.)

His journey of loneliness is actually his journey of growth.

(4) Appreciate the sentences describing the environment.

What kind of environment did this lonely boy grow up in (what was the environment around him like)?

1. Please find sentences describing the environment (reed marshes, ducks, storms), read them gently, and talk about their functions.

Example: Sentence (verse 21) The reeds surrounded the boat like huge mountains.

Appreciation uses metaphors and exaggerated rhetorical techniques to vividly describe the deep and lush Ludang (scenery in the original sentence), contrasting the loneliness of the boat, and highlighting Du Xiaokang's "never escape" "feeling" (the role of environmental description).

The overall function: to exaggerate the lonely atmosphere, promote the development of the plot, set off Du Xiaokang's psychology, and create his strong character.

2. Guess: What kind of mood does the following text reflect?

When I was a child, I often stayed alone by the river. The sky was always blue at that time, and the shadows of wild geese flying north were always reflected on the blue water; the green grass was dotted with small white, white, and red flowers, and small white butterflies flew up and down among the flowers, and dragonflies landed on them. A string of dewdrops fell on the reeds in the distance. Seeing life happily busy, my heart was filled. I puffed up my cheeks and blew the whistle made of reed leaves, and the sound of "didi" would be heard. The sound spread far across the river, and even the noisy sparrows were quiet for a while. (Happy)

3. Practice: What kind of environment can you use to express your mood: happy, sad, excited, distressed, lonely...

Please choose a mood and set the situation yourself (for example, you got full marks on the exam; your mother went I am out of town and I am the only one at home; my friend is going to study far away; my father bought something I have longed for...) Talk or write.

Example: I was walking home with a full-score test paper in my arms. Birds were chirping on the branches, and the leaves were chatting softly in the evening breeze. It seemed that they too Congratulating me and encouraging me. The sunset shadow on the top of the mountain seems to want to take another look at me... (happy)

(5) Summary and expansion of the full text.

This child grew up in the reeds. He grew from a naive and weak boy into a brave, strong and responsible man.

Students, what have you learned from this peer? What life inspiration does this story give you?

(6) End the class with a message of appreciation, accompanied by the song "Ambition is in My Chest" (Jackie Chan).

Suffering is the teacher of life - Balzac

Good wood does not grow in good times; the stronger the wind, the stronger the tree. ——Mariotte

Those who have shivered in the cold feel the warmth of the sun. Only those who have experienced various troubles in life understand the preciousness of life. ——Whiteman

(7) Homework.

1. Please collect 8 famous quotes that can inspire your life.

2. Please find sentences describing reeds, storms, and ducks from the text and appreciate them (two sentences each).

Example: Sentence (verse 21) The reeds surrounded the boat like huge mountains.

Appreciation uses metaphors and exaggerated rhetorical techniques to vividly describe the deep and lush Ludang (scenery in the original sentence), contrasting the loneliness of the boat, and highlighting Du Xiaokang's "never escape" "feeling" (the role of environmental description).

Post-teaching reflection

On the basis of understanding the three elements of the novel, advance the study of the novel to the stage of appreciation and evaluation, which contains tips that are beneficial to improving students’ language ability and thinking ability. Training, I believe students can come with full interest and return with full harvest. Lonely Journey Lesson Plan Part 4

1. This is a novel about the growth of a teenager, which is more in line with the psychology and life of students. It should be interpreted from a young person's perspective and not too adult-oriented. The focus is on growth.

2. There are many detailed descriptions and environment descriptions in the novel, which play an important role in expressing the characters and themes, and should be carefully understood by students.

3. The language of the novel is also very distinctive, and only a few examples are cited in the "Text Discussion". You can let students find their favorite sentences in the text and taste them.

4. Difficulties and setbacks are often the catalyst for people’s growth, making them mature and forge ahead. By studying this novel, students can be educated on character, establish their belief in forging ahead, and cultivate their courage to overcome difficulties.

Overall understanding of "Journey of Loneliness"

Characters:

The character image of Du Xiaokang became fuller during his growth. He was originally a child from a wealthy family, but his family conditions suddenly plummeted, so he had to drop out of school and go herding ducks with his father. What a blow to him! Thus his "lonely journey" began. During his journey, he first entered "strange skies and unfamiliar waters" and felt fear and helplessness. "How far do we have to go? What does it look like ahead?" These questions always oppressed his young mind. When he arrived at Ludang, "when he saw the green waves of reeds rushing to the horizon", "he was scared" and "could not fall asleep" at night. Nature made him feel the insignificance and humbleness of human beings. After the fear, loneliness comes again. There is no one to interact with, life is monotonous and extremely lonely. Even with his father, he "didn't know what else to say". Such empty days made him particularly homesick, but he could not go back home. Later, he and his father got used to being alone. Since they couldn't "avoid" it, they could only get used to it. There was nothing they could do about it. So when he faced the mighty reeds, he no longer felt "panic". On a stormy night, he and his father struggled to catch up with the scattered ducks. When Du Xiaokang also defeated the storm and gathered the scattered ducks, "He started crying, but it was not sad. He couldn't explain. Why do I want to cry?" In fact, his crying was a cry of grievance and excitement. Because such a difficult life should not have been borne by such a young mind and body; he endured such "suffering" and "felt that he suddenly grew up and became stronger", so he cried with excitement. When he was surprised to find that the duck had laid eggs, he screamed excitedly, and his screams contained the pride and pride of growth.

Environment description:

The description of the natural environment in the novel is excellent, providing a broad background for the growth of the characters.

⑴ Ducks:

The description of ducks occupies a certain amount of space in the novel. The ducks marched towards the reeds and occasionally "squawked a few times towards the sky". The sky and the earth were empty, and the cries seemed extremely lonely to Du Xiaokang. At night, the ducks "surrounded the owner's boat" and often looked at it. You can sleep peacefully only if the owner is on board. The ducks' fear sets off the protagonist's panic; the ducks "feeling that they have become homeless wanderers" are a portrayal of the protagonist's psychology. The ducks grew bigger and bigger, "Du Xiaokang was destined to endure hardships here. And what tortured him were the ducks that he and his father carefully cared for and grew so fat." It can be said that ducks are the help of Du Xiaokang's growth.

When the storm came, Du Xiaokang bravely chased the ducks. He withstood the "ordeal", "grew up" and became "strong". "The ducks have also grown up and become real ducks." Both the ducks and Du Xiaokang have experienced their own growth and have grown strong in the "sunshine" of life.

⑵ Ludang:

Ludang is "like a green wave rushing to the horizon", boundless, giving people great psychological pressure, making Du Xiaokang "scared" and "cowardly" . When Du Xiaokang got used to a lonely life, he no longer "panicked" when he "faced the mighty reeds again." Fear is just a reflection of psychology. Ludang witnessed the process of psychological changes of the characters.

⑶ Wind and rain:

The storm in Ludang is extremely terrifying, with "thunder" and "like thousands of chariots rolling over from the sky", "storm", "hysteria", "the sky is dark and the earth is dark" , "As if the world has come to an end." The storm destroyed the duck pen and scattered the ducks. Du Xiaokang showed adult-like courage and strength, fighting in the storm. The storm gave him an opportunity and a stage to grow.

3. Language:

The language of this novel is also worth savoring. It is plain and simple, without excessive literary embellishments, and is in line with the simple and simple life of the young protagonist. The description of the scenery is accurate and detailed, such as "The ducks formed an inverted fan shape in front of the boat", which is described thoughtfully and meticulously; the description of the environment and characters is vivid, vivid and full of deep meaning, such as "The ducks have also grown up." "This paragraph actually reflects the protagonist's growth process, and has a metaphorical meaning beyond the language level. There are many examples in the text that reflect these language characteristics.