Speaking of personality and straightforwardness, I can’t help but think of the writer Zhang Ailing. She is a talented woman in troubled times, a modern urbanite, and an explorer of human nature.
Zhang Ailing revealed that she had a clothes fetish because of the memory of childhood shame, which made her both wealthy and depressed. Wealthy because my father is a descendant of the middle class, and my mother is a Westernized noblewoman. She has lived in a wealthy family since she was a child, and had no worries about food and clothing. I am depressed because my father does not work properly, and my mother does not care about the family. The couple is a resentful couple, and their children are entangled in each other. At that time, Zhang Ailing was emotionally lonely, depressed, and entangled. Later, my parents divorced, and the relationship with my stepmother became even worse. She often wore her leftover clothes, which led to a fight, and she was beaten severely by her father. She was imprisoned for nearly half a year, and she couldn't easily escape! When she described her mood at that time in the article, she said that every time her feet walked on the street, it was like a loud kiss. She couldn't believe that she had regained her freedom!
However, Zhang Ailing has experienced the cultural influence of her parents since she was a child. She came into contact with "Dream of Red Mansions" at the age of eight, and watched "The Plum in the Golden Lotus" at the age of ten. She also likes to draw, which has done a good job for her later creative life. Preparation for arts and literature. Hemingway once said: "An unfortunate childhood is the cradle and treasure of writers." Contemporary writers such as Mo Yan and Jia Pingwa all experienced difficult childhoods, and their successful works also have the epitome of childhood life. It shows that childhood memories are very important to the writer's creation.
Zhang Ailing usually lives a very lazy life, goes her own way, and is not enthusiastic about things that do not concern her. She has a nickname "I forgot". She admits that she is only good at writing compositions. Zhang Ailing has a wise saying: "Do whatever you want to do immediately, otherwise it will be too late. People are the most uncertain about things." This is what she said and what she did.
He experienced a love affair with Hu Lancheng, a married man who was fourteen or fifteen years older than him, but later abandoned him because of the other's transference. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, she was invited to attend the first literary conference in Shanghai in 1952. Due to the special background of the times, everyone else wore blue Mao suits and Lenin suits, but she was the only one who was casually dressed in a cheongsam and a shawl, and stood out from others. She was criticized and she was restrained and fled to Hong Kong because of her unacceptable nature. After completing their studies in Hong Kong, they left Hong Kong for the United States and became friends with the elderly writer and screenwriter Lai Ya. After Lai Ya died of illness, he lived a life of progress and retreat with the moon, sleeping during the day and reading and writing at night. I miss my homeland but it feels like a world away and I have never been able to come back. Spend the rest of your life in infinite loneliness.
In the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1995, the police broke into the apartment and found her dead in the apartment. She was lying quietly on the camp bed, holding a bag with all the documents in her hand. She passed away silently in the simplest way. ! He has left precious spiritual wealth to mankind. He is constantly sought after by "Zhang fans" and will always live in people's literary dreams.
Among her many literary works, the most influential are five classic works: "The Story of the Golden Lock", money and desire; "Love in a Fallen City", love and marriage; "Red Roses and White Roses" Morality and desire; good guys and bad guys in "Blockade"; patriotism and love in "Lust, Caution". The final novella "Lust, Caution" only has 20,000 words, but she spent 30 years thinking about it before writing it. The plot is so intricate, and every progress is described as it must be. It was later adapted into a movie, and it deserves the title!
Through understanding Zhang Ailing’s life and character, I can better understand the connotation of her works and deeply explore the value of her thinking. It provides profound reference significance for our literary creation and exploration and research of human nature! The majority of literature lovers are crazy about her rich heart, outspoken personality, and her demeanor, which has been passed down through the ages like her classic works!
[The fifth issue of Wujie Academy]