What is the symbolic meaning of spring silkworm?

Spring silkworm originally refers to spring silkworm, which is often used to express people's selfless dedication and is a symbol of hard work, wisdom and dedication. The literal meaning of spring silkworm is silkworm reared in spring, which is a kind of mollusk. It is black when it is young, and turns white or white-green when it grows up. When it becomes an adult, it will spin silk and wrap itself up, and finally break out of the cocoon and continue to reproduce the next generation.

A symbol of dedication

Spring silkworms have spent their whole lives weaving silk thread, which provides this precious material for human beings. Although it is small, its vitality is full of strength, and it has achieved the ultimate value with its own life, symbolizing selfless dedication.

Second, the symbol of sacrifice.

Spring silkworms can get such beautiful silk thread at the expense of their own lives. To some extent, the silkworm, like a brave warrior, protected us with its own life, which is a symbol of sacrifice.

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I. Silkworm and Silk Culture

Silk is one of the important inventions in ancient China, and the silk-making technology of spring silkworm is a unique technology in China. The story of silkworm and silk also promoted the development of silk culture in China to a great extent.

Second, the image of spring silkworm in poetry

In China's ancient poems, the images of silkworm appeared frequently. The poet expresses his great ambition, selfless dedication and the spirit of courage to sacrifice through the image of spring silkworm, so that readers can understand the beauty of spring silkworm more deeply.

Third, the enlightenment of Spring Silkworm to education

The spirit of dedication and sacrifice of spring silkworm is not only an example for us to learn, but also an important quality for us to educate and guide the next generation. Educating children has the same dedication and sacrifice as silkworm, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of individuals and society.

Fourth, the main content of the novel.

The story in the novel takes place in an ordinary village in the south of the Yangtze River. Old Bao Tong, an industrious and kind-hearted old middle peasant, and his youngest son Dodo, daughter-in-law and fourth grandmother, with great hope and fear, threw themselves into the big battle of spring silkworm, and their only hope was to repay the loan when the silkworm was harvested.

As early as the sericulture period, in order to prepare enough mulberry leaves for silkworms, Old Bao Tong borrowed money to buy twenty loads of mulberry leaves at a high interest rate of two and a half months. Silkworms need 30 loads of leaves before going up the mountain. At this time, the market soared. Old Bao Tong crustily skin of head with his last industry 15 bear mulberry leaves as collateral, borrowed a new debt. He believes that as long as there is a good harvest of spring silkworms, there is hope to repay all debts.

After more than a month's hard work day and night, the spring silkworm really got a bumper harvest. Old Bao Tong got the best silkworm flowers he had never seen in his life, and collected as many as 500 Jin of cocoons. Who knows that the cocoon factory closed down because of the invasion of Shanghai by Japanese imperialism.

The village didn't see half a cocoon collector. Instead, it was a creditor and a grain urging official. Old Bao Tong had no choice but to run to Wuxi, the largest silk reeling industrial city at that time, and reluctantly sold the best cocoons at a low price. The real money, excluding the travel expenses, is not enough to pay back the debt borrowed by the green leaves. In this way, old Bao Tong and their village owed new debts because of the bumper harvest of spring silkworms.