Analysis of characters in the novel "Fortress Besieged"

Fang Hongjian's failure in love and marriage is inseparable from his own cowardice. His vanity and face-saving psychological characteristics directly led to his repeated career setbacks.

When he returned from studying abroad and was praised by a local tabloid reporter for the fake doctoral diploma he bought from an Irishman, he "felt physically and mentally swollen, and his personality was much greater." Fang Hongjian was extremely "serious" about the diploma.

His utilitarian attitude became more and more intense in his life and work. His dream of teaching at a university and becoming a famous professor was dashed when the school authorities doubted his doctoral degree.

Fang Hongjian's vanity was vividly portrayed by Mr. Qian Zhongshu.

The living environment of Sanlv University made Fang Hongjian, who sounded highly talented and knowledgeable, feel disappointed. Under the "halo" of a fake doctoral degree, Fang Hongjian encountered embarrassment in every aspect of his life and work, from giving lectures to students after returning to China to

As a professor at Lu University, Fang Hongjian, who still has a certain sense of justice and a sleepless conscience, has been struggling to maintain his self-esteem and deceive and counter-deceit.

Fang Hongjian is undoubtedly a typical representative of old Chinese intellectuals. What does Qian Zhongshu want to tell readers by describing Fang Hongjian's love experience and confusion in life?

What is hidden behind Qian Zhongshu's evaluation and examination of old Chinese intellectuals?

Sun Yu, deputy director of the Lu Xun Museum, "Looking at Qian Zhongshu from Fang Hongjian", please stay tuned.

(Full text) There is a mystery behind why "Fortress Besieged" is so popular among readers, that is, it is an intellectual's text, and it is an intellectual's reflection and evaluation of the intellectual's own life.

Well, it depicts the psychological disadvantages of Chinese scholars, especially Chinese literati, and their living difficulties. So I say that many high school students are now very, very willing to read this book because they are inspired by Fang Hongjian.

, and also saw the shadow of our Chinese scholars today.

Today's intellectual community in middle schools and universities, these cultural people are not like back then, people are trapped in an absurd cultural dilemma.

That is to say, the embarrassment of literati described by Qian Zhongshu at that time, and the ideological scruples of this intellectual community, still continue today. This is a very important reason why this book continues to be a best-seller.

"Fortress Besieged" mainly describes Fang Hongjian, who studied in France at the age of 27, returned to China from studying in Europe, and then lived a life full of twists and turns within two years.

Well, after Fang Hongjian returned to China from Europe, he was unemployed at first and had no occupation. Later, he lived in his father-in-law's house. It turned out that he belonged to the lover his parents found for him and died before he got married, so he lived in his father-in-law's house.

, and later worked in a bank. While working in the bank, he developed romantic relationships with several women.

Qian Zhongshu's description of Fang Hongjian's love story while working as a clerk in Shanghai is very exquisite, deeply showing how such a cultured young man was frustrated in love and love.

How to fall into a confused dilemma, such a process.

For example, at the beginning of the novel, it describes his love affair with Miss Bao on the boat from Paris to Shanghai. He pursued Miss Bao, and Miss Bao also flirted with him, but in the end, he was dumped by Miss Bao when they got to the shore.

He was deceived, so in Qian Zhongshu's eyes, the kind of warm relationship between people is very, very rare.

Finally, he accidentally got married to Miss Sun Roujia. During his marriage, he originally had a very, very good impression of Miss Sun, a very quiet and intellectual woman. However, after they got married, they continued to have conflicts, and he fell into

Amidst the endless conflicts in his family, Fang Hongjian had almost no bright spots, whether academically, at home, or in society. He fell into a paradox, an absurd

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For example, what he said after he married Miss Sun.

He said: "After you get married, you will always find that you are not marrying the original person, but another person. If you had known this, you could have dispensed with the pursuit, love, etc. before getting married. When you are in love, the true nature of both parties is

They all converged, and after getting married, they still didn’t recognize each other, but the marriage was always simple, and no one knew each other before they got married.”

Fang Hongjian was very elegant in his conversation, like a scholar, but in the process of describing him, Qian Zhongshu felt that he was actually a person who could not take care of himself in life, and he was a person who could not establish himself in college.

A person who builds his own academic confidence and academic status.

And people who are in a mess in life and marriage.

He couldn't get what he wanted to pursue, and what he didn't want had to come. After he came, he originally thought it was a turning point in his life, but in fact it was the beginning of another tragedy.

So I think Qian Zhongshu showed a very pessimistic attitude toward marriage in "Fortress Besieged", but his own marriage was very happy.

Qian Zhongshu believes that people cannot predict their own future, and they must be teased by fate.

For example, before falling in love, he thought he was so beautiful and wanted to pursue the most beautiful things, but he couldn't get them. Instead, he got the things you didn't want. After you succeeded in pursuing them, you suddenly found yourself in an embarrassing quagmire.

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Fang Hongjian initially wanted to pursue something, look for something, and hope for something, but in the end you felt that this search, pursuit, and hope were slowly replaced by numbness, pain, and despair.

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