Previously, I wrote an article about "Breast Fat Buttocks", which can be regarded as "overturning the case" for the protagonist of the book, Shangguan Lu, because many people misunderstand this character image and denounce it as a woman who does not abide by women's morals or even fornication, but as long as you read this book carefully (and understand it), you will find that this understanding is seriously wrong.
This article is a supplement to the previous article in response to the stupid misunderstandings of some ignorant netizens. In the previous article, I gave a detailed account of Shangguan Lu's misfortune and explained the author's intentions. You can find this article on my homepage and read it first, and then come back to this article, which will help you understand this article.
The title of the previous article is: Slandering the mother figure in "Fat Breasts and Fat Buttocks" is not only ignorance, but also a great sin. Of course, if you don't read this article, as long as you read it carefully, you can understand. I'm afraid that some people are ignorant, and they don't read carefully, or even don't read, and they are stubborn and emotional.
First, the meaning of "to whom this book is dedicated" is that the author is very careful to use the book to express his feelings towards someone, usually from the bottom to the top, from the humble to the respectful, or to those who are of high moral character. It is a mistake to interpret "I dedicate this book to my mother" to mean that the author wrote based on his own mother.
Second, narrating in the first person is one of the common expressions in novels, and the "I" in the novel has nothing to do with the author, and it is a serious mistake to regard "I" as the author. Lu Xun's "Xianglin Sister-in-law" and "Kong Yiji", Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe", and Natsume Soseki's "I Am a Cat" are all in the first person.
Third, art originates from life and is higher than life, and the characters in the novel can find shadows in life, but it is not a one-to-one correspondence. Character creation can be the combination and grafting of the characteristics and experiences of multiple characters in real life, and there will also be artistic processing to produce a concentrated amplification effect, rather than being transplanted from the original.
Fourth, Mo Yan's original intention was not to agree with Shangguan Lu's behavior of "not abiding by women's morals" in the book, but to show the oppression and cruelty of feudal ideology to women. The husband couldn't have children, and he couldn't divorce at that time, so in order for Shangguan Lu to not be abused by her in-laws, and in order for her to gain family status, her aunt drunk her and opened Pandora's box.
Fifth, of course, there are many women who keep festivals in China, and there are many great mothers who are festive, loving and capable, but literary creation is expensive in innovation, and it is taboo to write what others have written, and it is understandable that the author chooses to write what others have not written.
Sixth, literary creation taboos the facial makeup of characters, and pays attention to the complexity of characters' personalities, and even the contradictions and conflicts of their own personalities. Therefore, in "Rich Breasts and Fat Buttocks", Sha Yue first resists Japan and then descends to Japan; Sima Ku resists Japan to the end but is anti-communist, chivalrous and gangster......
Seventh, in the novel, it is arranged for Shangguan Lu to give birth to a boy with the Swedish missionary Maloya, which is a plot need, not a "worship of foreigners". On the one hand, Shangguan Lu had to have more daughters before giving birth to sons, and on the other hand, Shangguan Lu had to be tortured and finally converted to religion. Putting the two together, Maloya must be put last.
Eighth, in the novel, it is written that Shangguan Jintong loves breasts, and there is a lot of space written about breasts for this, but although this is not suitable for children, it is definitely not yellow, this description is shameful for Liu Baiyu, Wei Wei, Peng Jingfeng and others, but in fact, they are too sensitive. I understand that the author's intention was to show his weakness and incompetence, and that his soul is forever inferior.
Ninth, except for his mother Shangguan Lu, the other main characters in the whole book are not positive. Although the mother Shangguan Lu was praised by the author, in order to show the persecution of feudal thoughts, the author had to arrange the much-criticized so-called "non-observance of women's morals" behavior. Even the narrator, Shangguan Jintong, is not considered a positive character.
Tenth, there are absolutely positive characters in the book, and it also shows the strict discipline and courage of the army under the leadership of the party. Ji Qiongzhi is high-spirited and not bribed. The militia captain Jin Cai's family was buried alive, and Jin Cai regarded death as his home, shouting "Long live the Communist Party". The army led by Lu Liren was highly disciplined and cared for the people.
Eleventh, the book reflects the hypocrisy of the Japanese army in slaughtering civilians and saving people. The Japanese devils entered the village and killed many people. At this time, Shangguan Lu gave birth to twins, but they did not breathe, and were confirmed as stillborn by the midwife, and the Japanese military doctor rescued the two babies and took pictures to promote "Sino-Japanese friendship" to the world. History has been similar.
Twelfth, the book exposes the wanton killing of the returnees. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Sima Ku led his soldiers back to his hometown and retaliated by massacring revolutionary cadres and revolutionary masses. The militia captain's family was buried alive by the lion cub under Sima Ku. The little lion killed 99 people in one day, and in order to make up 100, he had to bury his aunt Guo Ma alive.
Thirteenth, there have been works that have written about the image of a mother who breaks through ethics and morality, but the reasons and degrees are different. For example, Roushi wrote "The Mother of a Slave", and Lao She wrote "Crescent Moon". Although the reasons and degrees are different, they are similar in nature, and they are all forced by society.
Fourteenth, the book exposes human nature very profoundly, fully reflecting the personality changes and psychological distortions of people in a specific environment, even kind people will do unkind things under certain conditions, and sometimes they don't know it, but think they are correct and righteous.
Fifteenth, the title of the book "Breast and Fat Buttocks" is indeed easy to cause a lot of misunderstandings, some famous writers also raised this issue, and suggested that the author change the title of the book, for example, some people suggested changing it to "The Golden Boy and Jade Girl", but the author thinks that it has been released, so there is no need to change it.
When Mo Yan finished writing this book, he was mentally prepared to be scolded. Therefore, scolding can't hurt him anymore, it's just that the scolder himself is addicted.
I have written a number of articles against the prosecution of Mo Yan and the interpretation of Mo Yan's works, and some people may think that I am a fan of Mo Yan, but in fact, I am not. I only worship Su Shi and Premier Zhou.
Careful people will probably find out from my article in this area that what I object to is actually taking Mo Yan's works out of context. Many people's understanding just comes from Mao Xinghuo.
It can be said that few people who have made trouble with Mo Yan's works have read the books he used as evidence, but they just transferred some screenshots from the Internet and heard hearsay. Some of them can't understand it.
"Dream of Red Mansions", Lu Xun said: Economists see "Yi", Taoists see lewdness, geniuses see lingering, revolutionaries see rows, and gossips see palace secrets.
The Dongwu Zhuzhu Maker said: Those who read "The Golden Vase Plum" and have compassion are also bodhisattvas, those who are afraid of the heart are gentlemen, those who are happy are villains, and those who take effect of the Dharma are beasts.