What is the greatest feature of the novel "Fortress Besieged"?

The artistic characteristics of "Fortress Besieged" can be described from the following four aspects: 1. Unique language style: 1. "Fortress Besieged" was written by Qian Zhongshu's "accumulation of money". The novel has no clear story clues, just some

A trivial plot "pieced together" from the author's trivial insights and experiences.

Generally speaking, a book with a trivial plot must have excellent verbal expression to become a successful work.

Qian Zhongshu's "Fortress Besieged" really uses language to the highest level.

2. Punch lines and psychological descriptions: Pleasant words and witty lines can be found everywhere in the works.

The author is also good at depicting delicate psychological descriptions of characters. By showing the inner activities of the characters, he highlights the characters' personality characteristics and promotes the development of the plot of the novel, making the whole novel more meaningful and leaving room for readers' imagination.

2. Profound critical themes: 1. Criticism of society.

Through the life course of the protagonist Fang Hongjian, the work criticizes the political malpractices and human beings in the Kuomintang-controlled areas in the 1930s and 1940s, including the corruption and depravity of Shanghai's maritime commercial port, the backwardness and occlusion of the inland rural areas, and the education and knowledge circles.

corruption in the world.

2. Criticism of culture.

This is mainly achieved through the description of "New Confucianism" and the shaping of the image of a group of returned overseas students or senior intellectuals.

3. Profound ideological foundation: "Fortress Besieged" not only refers to marriage, but also refers to the confrontation between Chinese and Western cultures.

The immediate background of "Fortress Besieged" is 1937 and the following years, which was the period when China was invaded by Japanese imperialism.

But to understand "The Besieged City", we must go back to modern times, especially since the Opium War. Under the powerful artillery and warships of the imperialist powers, China was forced to but historically began to contact the world. The ancient civilization of the Chinese nation and Western civilization

An unprecedented confrontation, collision, conflict and even intersection and integration began.

This cultural phenomenon is concretely and vividly reflected in a large number of international students, so it has typical significance worthy of dissection.

As a great scholar with knowledge of both China and the West, Qian Zhongshu almost inevitably had to understand the spiritual dilemma of the "siege city" from a cultural perspective, which resulted in a profound sense of loneliness and absurdity.

4. Distinctive satire art: 1. Satire on culture: "Fortress Besieged" is praised by many as the modern "The Scholars" because Qian Zhongshu vividly satirized intellectuals in this novel.

This kind of irony is based on the reasons of the times and human nature, as well as Qian Zhongshu's personal reasons.

The cultural satire in "Fortress Besieged" is more based on the historical platform of conflict and collision between Chinese and Western cultures, and this is one of Qian Zhongshu's focuses.

The first is to use modern culture to examine some shortcomings of traditional Chinese culture; the second is to ridicule the imitation of Western culture; the third is to explore the absurdity in the absorption of Western civilization and Western culture.

2. Satire on human nature: The satire in "Fortress Besieged" is more based on the anatomy of human nature.

For example, Fang Hongjian’s famous fake doctorate from Clayton University embodies the deception, vanity, weakness, helplessness of the environment, etc. in human nature. Another example is Li Meiting secretly eating roasted sweet potatoes, and Lu Zixiao using envelopes from the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The list goes on and on, including bluffing people, Miss Fan pretending to be an author and gifting books to herself using poor English, etc.