Belikov, the protagonist of "The Man in the Sleeve", created by the world-class short story master Chekhov, is a sad and pitiful character.
As children, we laughed at his indifference and stubbornness; when we grew up, we found that each of us was more or less "Byrrikov". Read "The Man in the Set" again, watch his choices, reflect on himself, and break the barrier in his heart.
Belikov was a Greek language teacher. As a teacher, he should have been open-minded and open-minded, and had a unique perspective on different things. However, he was not the same sad being. He has a withdrawn personality and is reluctant to communicate with others.
Even with students and colleagues, he always left in a hurry after class, never drinking or chatting with friends. Not only that, but in terms of clothing, Belikov wrapped himself tightly.
On sunny or rainy days, he wears boots and carries an umbrella. In life, the same is true. When he went out to take the car, he had to set up a tent; the family house would never leave the windows open; when he slept, no matter how hot or stuffy, he wore thick pajamas and hid his head in the quilt. This is not obsessive-compulsive disorder, but Belikov's escape from the world and his desire to maintain the same order of life.
One of the things he used to say was, "Don't make any mistakes!" For this reason, Belikov can really be regarded as "painstaking.". However, we all know that immutable is not the same as stability. A person's life is actually meaningless, even boring.
But it is the surprises and sudden surprises that our daily lives create that give life color and meaning. Like salted fish, living a life that is even repressed day after day is both a disgrace to oneself and an irresponsibility to life.
We certainly do not exaggerate to the point of being "isolated" like Belikov, but it is undeniable that we sometimes have Belikov's shadow in us. As Gibran wrote in I Despised My Soul Seven Times: "For the first time, when it was supposed to be enterprising, it pretended to be humble. "Between difficulty and ease, the latter was chosen.
Between change and invariance, unchanged was chosen. Most moaners are actually weak and tolerant. The heart wants to change, but it is always a short man in behavior. Some people use busy work as an excuse, some people use Buddhist life as a shield, and other people are always consuming their hearts.
There is nothing more sorrow and pity for adults than this, sinking in self-knowledge and soberness. It is also true that change does not necessarily lead to good results, or even worse. However, if it has always been a life as calm as stagnant water, it is actually a waste of life. We envy people who live colorful lives because of change, because they work hard to make progress, then we must bravely take the first step and take off the Belikov-esque "sleeve".
A character is multi-faceted and three-dimensional. Like Belikov, he is on the one hand a defender of old traditions and a victim on the other. If he is only too stubborn and conservative in some small things in life, it is just a blank stare.
But Belikov's tragedy also lies in his treatment of his marriage. One day, a new historical teacher from Ukraine arrived at the school--- Kovalenko and her sister Valenka. To everyone's surprise, Belikov, with the help of the headmaster's wife, slowly walked with Huarenka.
But how beautiful it is, how tragic it is. Belikov thought with fear that he was about to assume the responsibilities and obligations of marriage, and how much change this would bring to himself! For him, who adheres to the rules, this is absolutely impossible.
When he saw Warrenka and Kovalenko riding together to school tired and happy, Belikov felt not joy, but fear and incredulity, anger. Two people with completely different ideological values eventually parted ways in one small thing after another.
Belikov was almost about to seize his happiness, but he forgot that he was in "prison". It was a cage he had encircled for himself, and he was not allowed to have the slightest transgression. This is also his sadness, not that the times abandoned him, but that he closed himself off. The self-absorbed one is always trapped by himself.
As with Belikov's self-stagnation, we should also reflect on whether we will do the same. Fear of change, lack of courage to stop losses in time. Only indulge in the glory or failure of the past, or succumb to the "stability" of reality? Only accept fragmented information, do not systematically comb and think. Passively accepting, clinging to the idea of "waiting for help"?
Anything that progresses is "if you don't advance, you will retreat." Guarding your own small square world, all you can see is a square sky. People in this era clamor that they just want to live in their own world, don't want to be disturbed, don't want to deal with the people around them.
On the other hand, he complains about the indifference of the people around him. The individuals in it, going with the flow, the bad money expelling the good money, can the world still be better? Only when you are good will the world be better. If everyone were to close themselves off, the fate of the world would also be chaos. Spring to autumn, winter and autumn.
"Heaven and earth in a flash", change is a subject that the times will never change. Those who stand still will definitely be abandoned by the times.
Of course, it is undeniable that neither we nor Byrikov is just a grain of sand in the torrent of the times. Belikov was an extremely tragic figure during the Tsarist dictatorship, weak, self-contained, stubborn, and backward. His own personality is one of the reasons why his final death is meaningless and even makes people clap their hands, and the era is also one of the influencing factors.
The era is a big mountain, and the floating masses are a grain of ash. A grain of ash cannot affect a mountain, but a mountain can easily interfere with the trajectory of a grain of ash.' Ordinary people's lives: birth, schooling, marriage, work.
It's only a few stages, but how can you easily explain the pain in three words and two words? In many corners of the world, things are happening that we can't imagine. Some people are experiencing suffering that we find incredible, and some people are trying their best to find food and clothing. It was the best of times and the worst of times.
But who is the better or the worse? In Maugham's book "The Chains of Life", because of physical disabilities and unsound families, the shackles that imprison Philip for life - inferiority; in the movie "My Sister", the feudal etiquette of son preference persecutes women, so that the sister is forced to bring a brother who is not close to her when facing the major choices of life;
In "The Moon and Sixpence", the dream of pursuing oneself as a painter is ridiculed by the outside world such as family and friends; the couple who are not equal but want to be together need to break through the shackles of reality and self-heart; individuals who want to remain maverick need to break the courage of the public colored glasses; young people want to gain a foothold in the big city and need to break the regional discrimination and status prejudice. "Man is in chains." We seem to gain a lot, but in fact we lose a lot. For example, freedom, creativity, courage, sincerity, and so on.
Belikov's final outcome is lamentable. Then as readers, as adults, we should have an intellect and a choice--- we can also not be "Byriv". The tragedy of the Belikovs is that he is closed and never willing to accept anything new; that he is conservative, does not dare to jump out of the "cage", does not dare to have any change; that he is pedantic and cowardly, and does not dare to throw away the "sleeve" installed on him by the times. We hate people like that, so we should avoid being like that.
Have an open heart that is open and willing to accept new things; be flexible and change at the right time; be brave and be the best version of yourself in the worst of times. I've also seen many people defined, labeled. Some people bravely say no and make a change. Some people only consume their hearts, and eventually hesitate and are trapped in their own side of the world. At that time, he was 56 years old on the hot search
The self-driving tour aunt is the representative of the brave walk out of the first half of her life without seeing the light. In the first half of his life, he cooked soup for his family, and in the second half of his life, he wandered alone. Her behavior has attracted the attention and love of many young fans, and even started live broadcasts, advertisements, interviews and other things that she has never been exposed to before.
This "young" aunt has made herself a light, regardless of age. No one is very skilled at unfamiliar things from the start. However, the lost journey is long, and there will be a return. The sadness of adulthood is also that they dare not let go, and they are not willing to let go.
Most people live in the eyes of others, being pointed out by others. Female celebrities in the entertainment industry have plastic surgery happened from time to time, why? Why are they already beautiful enough to go through? Because they can't let go of the critical eyes of fans. However, life is your own, so why should others interfere? The sorrow of the Belikov style is that he only listens to the life principles of others, is anxious all the time, and consumes himself excessively.
In fact, how can a person who is really serious about life have time to worry about the future? It's good to be able to handle the matter in front of you. We need to stop the senseless mental attrition and focus more on what we want to accomplish.
In this way, the heart will be filled, and there will be no serious self-doubt and retreat. We have seen the tragedy of "Belikov" and hope that you and I can live seriously and not become the next "Belikov".