Everyone is not unfamiliar with the short stories of the Russian novelist Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, of which "Chameleon" is a more classic one.
A man is bitten to the finger by a dog, and the on-site verdict of a police officer is fascinatingly written by Chekhov, who is on the side of the man when he is unsure of the dog's owner; the officer who is on the dog's side when he learns that the dog's owner is the general.
Such a back-and-forth attitude change, one will say that the dog is a mad dog to be slaughtered, one will say that the puppy is cute, it is completely to see the owner behind the dog, the owner's status is high, then even the dog is also stained, this is really juice is the true portrayal of "dog fighting".
Chekhov had insight into the character of this kind of person as early as the 19th century, and this kind of wind made the rudder man not out of print, but only derived more refined.
Many people in the story do not dare to take a stand in front of right and wrong, they no longer take sides, and they know that it is safer to join the onlookers, which may be the smartest way to protect themselves.
The police officer in the story is a double-standard person, with different standards in mind to judge the merits of things, and his yardstick is power, not the facts themselves.
Chameleon is a kind of lizard, can change the color of the skin at any time to adapt to the needs of the environment, chameleon color change is nature's choice, is for the needs of survival.
The chameleons in the crowd are also the result of choice, and Chekhov uses the pen to create a "survival of the fittest" selection law. The far-sighted Ochumelov identity is that of a police officer, and this identity gives him the power to deal with the judgment of this man-dog dispute on the street, that is, in this incident, he perfectly interprets the color-changing skill that makes the reader stunned.
This kind of person is often good at combing interpersonal relationships, because this requires the Tao, and the words said before the situation is unclear, to have the ability to come back, but also to be round without showing traces, this is a kind of survival capital.
Chekhov was only 24 years old when he wrote "Chameleon", and the young man used the pen in his hand to write one satirical story after another, accusing the social phenomena of the time and calling on the public to see the face of the ruling class. ”
To know that chameleons change around, they don't know what kind of color their base color is, in order to survive, color change is already an instinctive conditioned reflex, which is also the sad point of this type of person, because they can't be themselves anymore, maybe they don't know their true thoughts at all, but just inertial use of social laws to think about problems.
It is a real pleasure to read Chekhov's short stories, and you can use the fragmented time to travel through the forest of words, to see what his spiritual world is like, to follow the guidance of his pen, to wander through his human stories...
Autumn is the harvest season, in this autumn to read the book "Chekhov Short Stories Selection", there are familiar articles and short stories read for the first time, the biggest gain for writing is still convinced that concise writing is the goal of pursuit, can use the shortest words to express the most profound ideas.
As the translator Li Huifan said: "His works are based on ordinary daily life, but they show major social problems, the content is profound, there is no rhetoric, no tall image, no great joy and great sorrow, but in the "faint" sorrow or smile, the profound thoughts and fiery feelings are integrated into the most inconspicuous details of life..."
Meet again, "light, is the strongest taste" in this autumn.