1. In terms of characters, the author created the image of "bandits plus heroes", which broke people's inherent cognition of heroes and bandits and integrated the two most irrelevant images. "The most asshole and heroic hero" is almost a feature of the characters in the book.
2. The author adopted a unique image.
(1), the image of red sorghum. First of all, red sorghum symbolizes the tenacious fighting spirit and vitality of the people in Gaomi Township, Northeast China. In addition, Red Sorghum is also a testimony to the feelings of "my grandmother" and "my grandfather". In addition, red sorghum is an important raw material of sorghum liquor, which is a sacred symbol of the people in Gaomi Northeast Township, and can be courageous to exorcise demons.
(2) The image of "dog" is repeatedly mentioned in the book, and the author also wrote a chapter on "Dog Road". The image of "dog" here should have multiple meanings.
? Among them, "dog" symbolizes the ferocious Japanese. After the massacre, the bodies everywhere became the coveted objects of "dogs". The article has written many times that "hundreds of dogs, led by my black dog, green dog and red dog, are eating the rotting corpses with green eyes". At this time, the cruelty, cruelty and bloodthirsty nature of the "dog" is the symbol of the Japanese invaders. Like these hordes of "dogs", they have no sympathy, no human kindness, and only animal instinct cruelty and cruelty.
? In addition, the unity, courage and cleverness of the "dog" symbolize the unity and courage of the people of China. When Gao Gao's brigade was caught in the predicament of hunger and cold, under the strategy of "becoming pockmarked", Gao Gao's brigade stole more than 100 pieces of "my grandfather's" dog skin. The soldiers put them on their bodies and attacked the Japanese puppet troops in the biting cold. Since then, the "rubber brigade with dog skin and steel gun" has become a legendary team. Among them, it is sad that "Cheng" hanged himself after revenging his wife and children and failed to continue fighting against the enemy.
? Finally, the internal struggle and biting of "dog" on "corpse" also symbolizes the internal struggle of human groups and organizations.
? The image of "dog" written by the author is more like a metaphor for people. In the author's opinion, some behaviors and characteristics of human beings are very similar to "dogs". The characteristics of "dog" such as courage, intelligence, unity, fierceness and cruelty are also reflected in human beings. But human animal sexual behavior can be contained by self-regulation and moral and legal means. But that doesn't mean there isn't. Once it breaks out, it will be out of control.
(3) The uniqueness of narrative perspective. The events described in this paper are very unique, and the perspective can be switched back and forth freely without any sense of disobedience. When reading, if you don't pay attention, you don't know when the narrative perspective has changed. This is the magic of this book and one of Mo Yan's writing styles.
(4) The language is fierce, rude and bold. The language of the book Red Sorghum Family is not as beautiful as most literary works, and some even make people feel casual and rude. For example, "The Son of a bitch, the most heroic hero", and the peeling of Uncle Lohan and the humiliation of "Second Grandma" before being killed give people a very uncomfortable feeling.
(5) Anti-traditional thoughts. This is more reflected in the nondescript relationship between "my grandfather", "my grandmother", "second grandmother" and "uncle Lohan". However, this immoral moral relationship is not the theme of the author and this book. On the contrary, this relationship can better reflect the eclecticism and heroic characteristics of the character of "hero plus bandit", which is absolutely anti-traditional.