"Novel Intensive Reading" Wei Wei: "Collapse"

Editor's Note

Wei Wei is a truly proletarian revolutionary writer who writes for the people and for the motherland. His novels "The Orient", "The Red Ribbon of the Earth" and the numerous works he wrote during the war years have repeatedly shown that he came from the smoke of war. He came from among the soldiers, he was closest to the soldiers, he was the closest to life.

The huge work "Orient" has opened up a new situation for the creation of contemporary military literature in China. He told the growth story of Guo Xiang, a hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Let people see the fearless spirit of this oriental giant who died nine times and stood up from suffering, and let us remember this period of history that should not be forgotten through the color pen of art. Excerpts are "Collapse", the eleventh chapter of the fourth part of "The Sound of the River" of "The Orient".

Text reading

Collapse

Author: Wei Wei

(1) It is a narrow ravine no more than thirty or fifty meters wide, lined with seven treacherous peaks, tightly clamped to a secondary road. There is a small village close to the road, and on the edge of the village is a forest. (Environmental description, explaining the environment in which the characters of the story are active, and paving the way for the appearance of the characters.) ）

(2) Guo Xiang led the platoon to dig trenches in the woods. I had just dug less than half a person deep when I heard a buzzing motor sound from far and near in the north. (The protagonist of the story appears.) ）

>>> (1)-(2) is the beginning of the novel. Explain the location and characters of the story.

(3) "It's a tank!" Guo Xiang threw the shovel in his hand and shouted at the platoon leader Li he and the whole platoon, "Get ready to fight!" Before the words could be heard, a heavy turf-green tank had been revealed on the northern mountain beam. It stomped on a long cannon barrel and galloped down the hillside along the road in a big way. The rumbling noise shook the grass on the ground (an anthropomorphic technique, the shock of the tank being protruding from the side. The depiction of language, action, and portraits renders a tense combat atmosphere. ）

(4) "Report! I'll go fry first! The demolition team jumped out of a new soldier from Sichuan with a red face, carrying two anti-tank mines, jumped out of the trench and rushed up.

(5) The tank rushed to shoot a string of bullets at him, and he was momentarily flustered, and more than forty meters away from the tank, he threw the anti-tank mine out. With a roar, only a cloud of smoke was raised in front of the tank. As he spoke, the tank had already rattled in front of him, and he waved his arm, this time with too much force, and threw himself behind the tank. (The description of language, action, and psychology highlights that the little warrior is an active, courageous, and technically unfamiliar new warrior.) ）

(6) Guo Xiang was about to send a second man to blow up, and the tank had already accelerated and drove past the road. The light and heavy machine guns fought for a while, like a small gong on the tank, just to send it off. (Metaphor, a metaphorical sentence close to life, on the one hand, highlights the disparity in the power of the volunteer army and the enemy's weapons, and on the other hand lays the groundwork for the following volunteer army to capture the enemy under such a disadvantage.) ）

(7) The new warrior ran back, his face flushed, and with tears in his eyes, he said, "I didn't complete the task!" "The two anti-tank mines were also reimbursed. I don't know who muttered. (The depiction of looks and language highlights the chagrin and complex emotions of the new warrior.) ）

(8) Needless to say, Guo Xiang was also very upset. Ten anti-tank mines, already two less. However, when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back and changed his mouth: "Qin Derang, there is nothing, look at the next time!" ”

(9) Then say loudly to the whole platoon: "Everybody calm down! Don't see the rabbit and don't throw the eagle, the demolition man must get close and then fight! (With slang metaphors, the language description highlights Guo Xiang's composure, calmness, and guidance as a company commander.) ）

(10) While talking, a second tank appeared on the northern mountain beam, filled with infantry wearing steel helmets. The tank, also equipped with a radio, was moving down the hill while shouting in stiff Chinese: "Chinese soldiers! Follow us to Seoul! There's a girl waiting for you..."

>>> (3)-(10) Development of the novel. The new soldier voluntarily applied to blow up the tank and failed.

(11) "Fight this! Guo Xiang shouted loudly.

(12) As he spoke, he grabbed a submachine gun from the correspondent's hand, aimed it at the infantry on the tank, and fired a shuttle. Watched as the infantry rolled down from the tanks. But the tanks continued to advance. (The details of language, movements, and demeanor reveal the superiority of the enemy in the equipment and the difficulty of the battle.) ）

(13) "This big guy, if he can't blow up anymore, will have an impact on the mood of the warrior." Guo Xiang weighed in his heart and was about to send an old soldier to blow it up, only to see the squad leader Hua Zhengfang shake the anti-tank mine in his hand and say in a pleading voice: "Company commander, tell me to go!" Guo Xiang nodded and said, "Little Hanako! But accept the lesson of the last time! (Psychological depictions highlight Guo Xiang's inner entanglements; the depictions of dialogue and actions highlight the huabanchang's urgent determination to kill the enemy and defend the country, and Guo Xiang's words are long.) ）

(14) Hua Zhengfang jumped out of the trench and approached the tank like a small swallow. (Metaphorically, the agility of movement) The hand bounced off, and with a loud bang, the tank burst out a large cloud of purple-red flames and immediately burned. Without rolling out a few steps, I stopped moving. "Hit! Hit! The warriors jumped up and shouted with joy. Everyone's emotions also rose like this red flame (pun intended). Immediately, two new soldiers ran over and said, "Company commander, let me go next time!" (Scene description.) There were sounds, colors and movements, and the soldiers were elated at finally blowing up the enemy tanks. ）

⑮...... (Omitting here is better than many languages.) ）

>>> (15)-(15) The climax of the novel. Hua Zhengfang successfully blew up the tank, and the soldiers cheered.

(16) The enemy who rushed over was about half killed, and the remaining dozen, seeing that things were not good, turned around and ran towards the small village. (The Volunteers reversed defeat and turned the occupation around.) Guo Xiang was preparing to send a squad to eliminate the enemy who had fled into the village, and Qi Dui came over and said, "Let's see some political offensive!" "Yes! I forgot not to mention it. Guo Xiang nodded, held his forehead and thought for a moment, asking, "What did that 'gun surrender and not kill' say?" What Noham? ”

(17) Luo Xiaowen immediately picked up and said, "Haro! Geverap, Noham! (Giveup，noharm！ )”

(18) "Yes! That's it! Guo Xiang said, "Xiao Luo, you will lead the shout!" ”

(19) Xiao Luo immediately circled his hands into a horn and shouted in a shrill voice. The crowd also shouted, "Harrow! Geverap, Noham! (The crappy transliteration of the warrior adds some drama to the brutal war.) ）

(With his profound thoughts, rich emotions, and heroic spiritual realm, Wei Wei has created for us many heroic images such as Guo Xiang, commander of a certain company of the People's Liberation Army, a new soldier, and Hua Zhengfang, a squad leader, and truly reproduced the magnificent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.) ）

(20) This shout, sure enough, worked, and it did not take long for a white flag to be extended from the window to the south. The white flag swayed repeatedly, and a heavy voice came over: "Figure-to! (Surrender)... Figure - To! (Surrender)..."

(21) One by one, the captives came over with their heads bowed, peeked at them with frightened eyes, and at the same time invariably took down their watches and large gold rings, and trembled and held them on the palms of their hands... (Detailed depictions of demeanor and movement portray the captives' funny, frustrated, and frightened minds.) ）

(22) Everyone immediately shook their hands and refused.

(23) The captives looked at each other and looked at the warriors with a puzzled look. As if to say: What's going on? Why is there such a thing? Standing in front of you is a strange army that cannot be understood!

>>> (16)-(23) The ending of the novel. The enemy surrenders.

(Excerpt from Wei Wei's novel "Orient", with deletions)

(The overall style of war literature is serious and sad, but the highlight of this novel is that it reveals a hint of humor and humor under the overall tone of serious sadness, and the basic melody is optimistic heroism and romanticism.) ）

Knowledge construction

The novel's conversational narrative //

1. Promote the development of the plot. The plot needs to be unfolded in the form of a dialogue that tells the reader what the characters are doing and what they are going to do next. (The plot of this article unfolds step by step with the dialogue between the new soldier Qin Derang, the company commander Guo Xiang, the squad leader Hua Zhengfang, the soldier Qi Dui, Luo Xiaowen and others.) ）

2. Shape the character. Dialogue can directly reflect the personality characteristics of a character, enriching the image of the character. Officials speak in a unique way, the small people have a lot of colloquialism, and the professor's dialogue is more logical, which not only makes the characters fuller, but also makes the reader more immersed. Guo Xiang is a bit "gag", which is his unique and distinctive personality characteristics. When the tank failed, he instructed the soldiers to "not see the rabbit and not throw the eagle". When the victory is in hand," Guo Xiang nodded, held his forehead and thought for a moment, asking: "What does that 'gun and not kill' say?" What Noham? His hidden dialogue language and the ridiculous humor of your comings and goings are rarely seen in the previous red classics, or are unique.

3. Arouse reader empathy. Excellent dialogue can always provoke the reader's inner emotions, so that the reader can easily follow the mood and sorrow of the characters for a sense of substitution experience, and resonate with the characters or authors. This is the unique charm of the novel. Throughout the novel, the character "laughing" can be said to be a high-frequency word, and the cruel side of war is through clever transformation techniques to pull this fierceness back to the high ground of optimism.