What kind of person is Mr. Cao in Xiangzi the camel?

"Camel Xiangzi" Mr. Cao main events are as follows:

Xiangzi's employer, hobby of traditional art, because of the belief in socialism, so treating people leniently, by Xiangzi is considered to be a "saint". He was considered a revolutionary because of what the authorities said was his radical thinking when he was teaching, and fled to Shanghai to avoid the storm and returned to Beiping. Later, he was willing to help Xiangzi rebuild his life.

He was a small intellectual in the old society with a little money. Sometimes he teaches, sometimes he does other things, a middle-ranking person, a self-proclaimed "socialist", but also an aestheticist. He does not have deep insights into politics or art, but he is able to reflect his beliefs in the little things in life.

He wishes he could be a real revolutionary fighter and knows he doesn't have the ability. He shows a certain amount of concern and sympathy for the lower-class working people like Xiangzi, and he is able to use his own ability to solve the temporary problems of others. It can be said that he is a more upright and progressive intellectual, but his thinking is limited by the times, which makes him not become a real soldier.

The Character Meaning of "Xiangzi":

What happened to Xiangzi in "Xiangzi" proves that it is impossible for the working people in the semi-colonial and semi-feudal era to change their situation through their own hard work and personal struggle. The novel portrays many minor characters like Xiangzi.

Such as Tigress, Mr. Liu, Mr. Cao, Xiao Fu Zi, etc. Some of these minor characters have to depend on each other due to the separation of their families in the war, some are unable to bear the heavy burden of their families, and some of them sell their bodies in order to feed their brothers.

The tragedy of the toiling masses at the bottom of society is the tragedy of an entire era, in which every part of the people can't escape the same fate as Xiangzi, unless they recognize their own status quo, and unite to overthrow the cannibalistic society and system.