What is the background of this famous saying? Why did the author create the character John Christophe? Let's start with a French history.
In July 1870, France attacked Germany. Half a year later, the war ended and Germany won a total victory. Since then, there have been two different development trends between the two sides: France's hegemony in Europe began to decline, while Germany completed its reunification after the war and established the German Empire. The two countries signed the Frankfurt Peace Treaty, which was very harsh and laid the foundation for the outbreak of the First World War.
More than 30 years after the German-French War, although France was far away from the war and people's lives were getting richer, in sharp contrast, people's thoughts were getting poorer and the whole society was shrouded in nihilism. The world is going from bad to worse, and people are muddling along with the mood of eating, drinking and having fun in time.
Face the cruel reality. Romain rolland created a character like John Christophe and set off a wave of heroism in France.
The author said that his initial intention in writing this set of books was not to write for literati, but to hope that this set of books could directly touch the lonely soul and sincere heart outside literature. From 1904 to 19 12, Roman Roland has been serializing the story of John Christophe, which is regarded as the "long river novel" in the 20th century, reflecting not only the changing characteristics of the times at the turn of the century, but also rich ideological and cultural connotations and personality charm.
Roman Roland's heroism believes that it is not to make any earth-shattering events, nor to dedicate one's life to any cause, but a tenacious vitality that will not give up anyway, a passion to do my best. Because the background color of life itself is gray, no one can easily achieve success and happiness, and we live between one suffering and another.
Live and love as much as possible.
Let the unyielding vitality "John Christophe" enter your heart and inspire your heart!