The famous saying that books are the ladder of human progress comes from Gorky. Books have played an irreplaceable role in the history of human civilization. Books record human history, all new discoveries, all dreams and accumulated knowledge. Books are necessary for human beings to climb new heights and pave the way for human progress.

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This sentence emphasizes the importance of books. As the carrier of knowledge, books are beneficial to human progress. This sentence is often used to encourage people to read more books.

Gorky's early realistic works are mostly based on his experiences and feelings among riffraff, the most representative of which is the novel Cerca Shi, which describes the noble qualities of Cerca Shi, an old tramp, who is brave, independent, unyielding in money and safeguarding human dignity, indicating that although their mental burden is still heavy, they are much more noble than selfish and vulgar individuals.

In art, Celka fully demonstrated Gorky's superb skills in portraying complex characters in his early realistic works. These works not only strongly accuse the evils of capitalist society, but also try to reveal the inner pain of tramps and the struggle between old and new consciousness, and capture the characteristics of the times of working people's life. Their purpose is still to arouse people's positive attitude towards life.

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