Desert island survival is a super concept.
Under the realistic method, it is survival, testing people's bravery, wit, the accumulation of common sense of life and the ability to resist blows.
Under the method of imagination, it is a world that can be created by itself, and the characters, environments, and livelihoods can all be realized according to their own ideas.
Under this concept, human nature can be tested and imagination can be exerted, so many classic works are related to "desert island survival", the British Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" is also, and the French Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" is also.
The difference is a science fiction literature, one is a realist literature, about a theme of two types of style creation, what is the difference in writing?
The series of "Writing Lessons in Easy Little Masterpieces" edited by Liu Jianwei, vice principal of Tsinghua Affiliated Primary School and senior teacher of Chinese, "Following the < Robinson Crusoe > Writing Characters" written by Guo Qimeng, a primary language teacher at Tsinghua Affiliated Primary School, and "Following the Imagination creation of < Mysterious Island >" written by Wang Yurui, director of Tsinghua Affiliated Primary School, are explained from different emphases.
The book has a background introduction to the story, detailed descriptions of action descriptions, scene descriptions, language descriptions, direct lyricism, foreshadowing and other annotations, as well as an overview of thinking and appreciation after reading a chapter, which is a set of template textbooks for writing and reading comprehension.
In the 19th century, when Verne lived, the development of science and technology and natural science received unprecedented attention from people, so using this as a background, the scientific fantasy based on scientific basis and adding artistic processing became the mainstream style of Verne's creation. He himself is known as the "father of science fiction" and influenced the creation of science fiction literature in later generations.
In "Mysterious Island", environmental descriptions, imagination and all-knowing perspectives are featured, the protagonists are wandering on a desert island, and after the survey, they rush to name them, Franklin Mountain, Grant Lake, Overlook Hill, Reptile Corner... Everything is full of novelty and optimism. Catching seals makes a blower, and with a blower you can make iron, this emphasis on the result rather than the arduous process in the middle is indeed very different from reality.
The key point of imaginative creation lies in the world of one's own creation, being able to interpret itself or use rhetorical techniques to personify it. Because it is an imaginary creation, it is necessary to build up the relationship between the environment and the characters, so the scene description and environmental description occupy a large part of the book.
And Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" creates the image of Robinson as a brave, intelligent, adventurous and uncompromising adventurer through 28 years of living on a desert island with tenacious will and extraordinary wisdom.
The creation point of this book is on the characters, how to shape the character image successfully through language, action, portrait, psychology, etc., show the character characteristics through specific events, let people feel the growth and change of the protagonist, and like him because of the charm of the character, which is different from "Mysterious Island".
Connecting stories and environments with characters is the key to creating realistic literature. The protagonist is the driving force of the development of the story, the supporting role is created around the protagonist, and the character relationship network of the main supporting character is constructed, and the character is not static, do not face, it is very important.
No matter what kind of creation, it is inseparable from the accumulation of knowledge. Verne said: "The accuracy of my depiction comes from the fact that I had long been accustomed to collecting many excerpts from books, newspapers, and various scientific magazines long before I wrote novels. These excerpts are categorized and provide me with an invaluable treasure trove of materials. ”
Read more books and accumulate more, in order to create "effortlessly".
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