Where is the pioneering nature reflected in "Going Away at the Age of Eighteen"?

"Going Away at the Age of Eighteen" is regarded as Yu Hua's first exploration of pioneer narrative.

Its pioneering nature is mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, it is the pioneering nature of narrative language.

The language used by Yu Hua in "Going Away at the Age of Eighteen" has the characteristics of breaking through the convention, appearing strange, novel, exaggerated and uniquely beautiful.

In the article, he used many strange metaphors, such as using "upturned lips" to compare the tilted car hood, and comparing "apples rolling out of those broken baskets" to "like my nosebleeds".

"Flow out", comparing farmers who snatch apples to "toads".

There are also novel language combinations, such as "The few yellow beards on my chin are fluttering in the wind. They are the first beards to settle here."

The use of "fluttering in the wind" to describe the beard of an eighteen-year-old boy is extremely exaggerated, and the use of "settled" to describe the phenomenon of growing a beard is unique and novel.

?The second is the pioneering nature of the narrative structure.

This is mainly reflected in the anti-logic of the storyline.

When "I" treat each other politely, the driver is extremely rude to "me", but when "I" treat each other violently, the driver becomes extremely friendly.

When "I" thought that I had become good friends with the driver and was beaten by the mountain people for protecting his property, he just stood aside and looked at me coldly, or even laughed at me.

When "I" was beaten black and blue, the driver walked away with a red backpack containing all of "my" property.

These plots give people a sense of unfamiliarity and are unexpected.

Finally, there is the pioneering nature of the creative theme.

This violent novel written by Yu Hua goes against his previous warm-hearted approach.

Created a world full of violence, blood, deception, terror and sin.

This world is far from the world we know.

Especially in the 1980s when the novel was written, it was an era full of hope and an era when everyone sang praises for the times.

Yu Hua went against the trend of the times and boldly exposed the world of materialism, which reflected the anti-traditional attitude of the pioneer spirit.