第一篇:郑丰喜自传小说汪洋中的一条船读后感
我们一出生便学会了爬行,爬行可以说是我们每个人的人生中必然经历的阶段,然后随着我们逐渐的长大才慢慢的学会了直立行走,可郑丰喜从出生便一直爬着行走,因为他一出生便跛脚,直到考大学那年在好心人的资助下按上义肢,才像普通人一样站立起来,他用自己的一生诠释了“天道酬勤”这四个字,郑丰喜自传小说汪洋中的一条船读后感。
郑丰喜的一生出现了三次转机,第一次是能和其他普通的孩子那样上学,第二次是以优异的成绩考上了大学,第三次是在好心人的帮助下按上了义肢。郑丰喜之所以可以得到改变自己命运的机会,并且通过努力把握了这三次机会,可以说是和他的性格有着密不可分的关系的。在郑丰喜身上可以看到积极乐观的人生态度,像野草般坚韧不屈的精神,这和他小时候同赵老伯流浪卖艺的经历是分不开的,郑丰喜在这段经历中看到各种不同的人,感受到了生活艰辛,体会到了人世间的酸甜苦辣。更重要的是他在和赵老伯卖艺流浪的经历中逐渐融入到了社会中,虽然依然会被许多人嘲笑侮辱,虽然自己还是会对自己跛脚而感到自卑和不好意思,但为了生活郑丰喜不得不面对各种各样的人,而小时候的这种经历会让他对社会和社会中的人不会产生排斥心理,才能让他对于人生有着上进和积极的态度。
郑丰喜小时候差点被洪水淹死,因为反抗别人对自己的侮辱,差点被自己的家人抛弃。这些让人痛苦与可怕的经历并没有让郑丰喜堕落悲观,反而是使他变得更加的坚强,不向命运屈服,他凭借着自己的毅力硬是跛着脚也学会了骑自行车,干农活儿,自己在河边打水,虽然每次做完这些事儿,身上都会流淌许多鲜血,但他觉得这并不可怕,也不觉得后悔,因为他用自己的实际行动证明了自己不是废物,普通人能做的事他也能做到,读后感《郑丰喜自传小说汪洋中的一条船读后感》。
郑丰喜能顺利的完成自己的学业,一方面是通过自己的努力,另一方面同好心人的帮助是分不开的,学校的校长没有因为他是残疾儿歧视他,学校的老师给予了他许多的关心和照顾,在好心人的帮助下他按上了义肢,实现了能直立行走的愿望,这些经历让郑丰喜深深的体会到了人世间的关爱,更让他相信在这个世上好人比坏人多.郑丰喜毕业够当了老师,并娶到了一位美丽的妻子。他通过自己的努力过上了普通人的生活,可这种生活并没有过上多久便患上癌症而死去,让人感叹到上天的不公,这样努力、乐观、上进、坚强的一个人,经历人世间这么多痛苦,才过上幸福的生活就把他收了去,可是郑丰喜的精神不会死,会一直留在我的心中。
郑丰喜虽是汪洋中得一条破船,却乘风破浪,度过了无数狂风暴雨的日子,虽然前面依然暗礁密布,黑夜重重,但他在成功中变得越来越坚强,越来越自信。
第二篇:小说《喜福会》读后感
小说《喜福会》读后感
今天晚上花了两个多小时,把《喜福会》(The Joy Luck Club)这本小说看完了。之所以看这本书,其实只是因为公选课需要读这本书的关系,但是当我读完了之后,发现这本书其实还是很不错的。虽然在公选课的经典书单里面这本书不那么经典,但是我觉得比起其它的书可能这一本反而要更加接地气一点。
这本书里面设定了四对母女,而书中的故事基本上就是围绕着母女之间因为代沟产生的矛盾展开的。这些故事之中有的关于成长,有的关于婚姻,但是我觉得这些故事无疑都围绕着一个关键,那就是女人的幸福。书中的四位母亲,都是成长在战争年代,有的富有有的贫穷,但是都因为机缘巧合有了人生的转折,来到了美国。她们不懂得怎样说一口流利的英文,但是却希望自己的女儿们能够在这里走向成功,获得幸福,不会走母亲们的老路。这种强烈的、带有中国传统色彩的愿望,与从小成长于美国文化的女儿们身上产生了巨大的碰撞。女儿们大都能够理解母亲们的苦心,然而却不能够接受他们母亲的想法。以至于他们都陷入了困境,然而在母亲的帮助下,又再次收获了幸福。
书中给我印象颇为深刻的大概是母亲们的故事。比如说琳达拥有对自己的强烈追求,而用自己的智慧获得了自由;又比如安梅见证母亲的命运而对自己的命运有着强烈的掌控欲望,这种不向命运屈服或者更直接的说不向男人屈服的特质最终遗传到了她的女儿露丝身上。而祖孙三代,也代表了从屈服、觉醒到抗争的三个阶段。比起女儿们的故事,母亲们的故事更加奇异更加特别,也更加发人深思。
然而这本书也并非完美。在我看来,作者采用了分镜头的方法,每一章都可以看做一个简单的故事,而所有的故事又隐隐有一条线索穿行其中可以让它们联系在一起。这样的写法现在渐渐流行了起来,比如说非常热门的《冰与火之歌》。分镜头的写法固然可以让故事不断切换到第一视角,让故事叙述更加方便而真实,但这种方式也造成了读者阅读的困难。尤其是其中有一些事件发生的时间并不明确,导致了故事间的因果也不甚清晰。所以这也可以说是这本书的一点瑕疵。
除此之外,对于我来说,或许还有一点不满意的就是这本书的中译本。这译本给人的感觉过于生硬,感觉译者对中美文化间的差异与相似没有深入了解,翻译技巧也有一定的不足。导致不少语言上的妙处需要注释来点出,损失了原文的趣味。当然,我还是很愿意再读一读这本书的原文或者其他的译本。
第三篇:看《喜福会》小说后的英文读后感
The Reading Report about The Joy Luck Club Reading the novel is not the first time of my knowing The Joy Luck Club.When I watched the film , the meaning of the title , the theme of the novel , the reason for the arrangement of stories from four mothers and their daughters and other important things were all unknown to me.But I knew that was my type for it is about feelings between mothers and daughters , and especially chinese speaking Eglish.Amy Tan , a Chinese American writer , is the author of the book in which she explors the mother-daughter relationships.Originally , the relationships between mother and daughter seem to be quite complex in a family but in Amy Tan's work , it is perfectly typical for its portrayal of conflicts between the traditional Chinese mothers speaking shabby English and the open wholly Americanized daughters who just wear a Chinese face but speak fluent English.I never think it is richly dramatical , and instead these kinds of conflicts , in fact , truly ecists in many Chinese immigrants' family.The novel is written impressively and deeply especially , I think , in understanding of mothers' love for their daughters for reasons that the previous experience of her with her mother provided the basis for her novel.It is said that the exprience of anthor is similar to that of Jingmei woo.Maybe , the novel implies the deep and complex feelings of auther for her mother and her closest relatives in China.It gives me a greatly deep impression that the book is begun with Feathers From a Thousand LI Away.It penetrates the mothers' hope and love for their daughters through a swan's feather.Through the old woman's words “In America I will have a daughter just like me.But over there nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husband's belch.Over there nobody will look down on her, because I will make her speak only perfect American English.And over there she will always be too full to swallow any sorrow!She will know my meaning, because I will give her this swan—a creature that became more than what was hoped for.” and the mothers' former tragic sufferings , we will find that all the mothers are in hope of their daughters never suffering from their sufferings.And the mothers waited, year after year, for the day , they could tell their daughters it is their hope through a feather of the swan in perfect American English.At first , it is a little difficult to understand the reason for these words.However , through the whole novel , in fact , you will find the old woman represents the four mothers , the feather of swan embodies the hope of mothers for their daughters.These sentences show implicitly the feelings of author and her understandings for mothers.In fact , in the Joy Luck Club , the feather indeed is gained by Jingmei Woo.And from the beginning to the end ,the feather has been existing.Only if one high-quality novel , like a perfect verse , needs you spending much time reading once more , you will understand something.I thought that the novel is loosely plotted and is in disorder.But the fact verifies that I am wrong.Through the whole story , the novel begins with the death of Jingmei's mother and ends in Jingmei visiting China to see the twin-half sisters whom her mother had been forced to abandon when the Japanese attacked China many years ago.What's more , in detail , the stories of four mothers and four daughters have relative connections in theme about love between them and the mothers' hope for their daughters.And the theme shows the comflicts and harmonization between different cultures.Then I think why the author titled the novel “ Joy Luck Club ”.I am puzzled by it and the purpose of writer.The name of club made mention of by Jingmei's mother.And the author directly titling the novel the name of their meeting implies her feelings for her mother.I can guess that the title originated from a kind of hope or belief.According to mothers' former sufferings , they were not happy.Even at the present , all of them hides the previous tragic experiences.Maybe , the club is a place where they can pretend to be happy or avoid the past memory or worries or even the shock of culture.Reading the novel is as we are reading our life and then think our past , present and futere.Especially , the conflict between Waverly Jang and her mother impresses me most.Waverly is a woman who is quite independent-mined and intelligent , but her mother's constant criticism is terribly annoying.She once had a gift for international chess.however , when she realized her mother taking advantage of her achievement and talent to show off in public , especially to the strangers , she felt terribly ashamed and annoyed.She shouted to “ you can not make me ”.From then on , her mother felt cold at Waverly and were particularabout her favorite things.In fact , I think Waverly felt sacred subconsciously at letting her mother down and something that she did was aimed at flattering her mother.When waverly brought her boyfriend , Rich , to her families , her mother just smiled but she still was particular about Rich's appearance , having many spots on his face.Description about the conflicts of manners between Chinese tradition and American notions has given me a greatly deep impression and quite interesting.These words of “ And then he had helped himself to big portions of the shrimp and snow peas , not realizing he should have taken only a polite spoonful, until everybody had had a morsel.” vividly express the American character of being casual which counts as discourtesy in China.The part of Rich criticizing her mother's cooking is quite funny and impressive.Our Chinese habit of making disparaging remarks seems to be extremely common.Being modest and avoiding showing off are parts of Chinese traditional manners.Her mother complaining about “ This dish not salty enough , no flavor ” , in fact , was a cue to eat some and proclaim it it the best she had ever made.But the Rich did not understand.From the following description of her mother being horrified , I judged that her mother was strongly objective against Rich and even their marriage.Waverly also had such an opinion.But I am wrong and from their conversation I understand something more important.Mother is the only one that understands their daughters or sons in the world.And none of the mothers do not love their children.And the heaty conversattion can make a strong bridge between the different generation or even the peonple from the different cultures.I find that if you would not like to tell your hearty words out , others are not able to know what you are and what you think.People each have different opinions about the same things.Waverly had thought that her mother disapproved of her marriage and hated her Rich.However , her mother's meaningful words surprised Waverly and even me.Just be particular about who I really care for and love.It occured to me that whoever we hurt is always who we really love for reasons that others would not care for our complaint.Yes , who will care for those who you do not love ? The answer is known by us fron the beginning to the end.It is the love for Waverly that her mother has been showing her.Waverly , a wholly Americanized girl , never trully knew her mother and was ignorant of the love for her.Indeed , the language and the culture did make a great difference in the exchange of feelings , which is a terribly high barrier between Waverly and her mother , also between other three mothers and their daughters.But love and understandings , finally will prevail over others.Personally , through the whole novel , the conflict between mothers and daughters , virtually , is that of the cultures between the East and the West.Mothers represent the classic, traditional Chinese culture but the daughters are the symbol of just , free , open and modern American one , which are two kinds of contradictory elements.However , through the whole novel , it is easier to find that finally they can understand each other and be in harmony.When Jing-Mei saw her twin-half sisters , she was surprised at this kind of familiarity.“And now I also see what part of me is Chinese.It is so obvious.It is my family.It is in our blood.After all these years, it can finally be let go.” shows that Jing-Mei understood her mother's stubbornness and love and was struck by mother's greatness.The resolution of the contradiction shows that the cultures of the East and the West can be in harmony with each other.
第四篇:看《喜福会》小说后的英文读后感
The Reading Report about The Joy Luck Club
Reading the novel is not the first time of my knowing The Joy Luck Club.When I watched the film , the meaning of the title , the theme of the novel , the reason for the arrangement of stories from four mothers and their daughters and other important things were all unknown to me.But I knew that was my type for it is about feelings between mothers and daughters , and especially chinese speaking Eglish.Amy Tan , a Chinese American writer , is the author of the book in which she explors the mother-daughter relationships.Originally , the relationships between mother and daughter seem to be quite complex in a family but in Amy Tan's work , it is perfectly typical for its portrayal of conflicts between the traditional Chinese mothers speaking shabby English and the open wholly Americanized daughters who just wear a Chinese face but speak fluent English.I never think it is richly dramatical , and instead these kinds of conflicts , in fact , truly ecists in many Chinese immigrants' family.The novel is written impressively and deeply especially , I think , in understanding of mothers' love for their daughters for reasons that the previous experience of her with her mother provided the basis for her novel.It is said that the exprience of anthor is similar to that of Jingmei woo.Maybe , the novel implies the deep and complex feelings of auther for her mother and her closest relatives in China.It gives me a greatly deep impression that the book is begun with Feathers From a Thousand LI Away.It penetrates the mothers' hope and love for their daughters through a swan's feather.Through the old woman's words “In America I will have a daughter just like me.But over there nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husband's belch.Over there nobody will look down on her, because I will make her speak only perfect American English.And over there she will always be too full to swallow any sorrow!She will know my meaning, because I will give her this swan—a creature that became more than what was hoped for.” and the mothers' former tragic sufferings , we will find that all the mothers are in hope of their daughters never suffering from their sufferings.And the mothers waited, year after year, for the day , they could tell their daughters it is their hope through a feather of the swan in perfect American English.At first , it is a little difficult to understand the
reason for these words.However , through the whole novel , in fact , you will find the old woman represents the four mothers , the feather of swan embodies the hope of mothers for their daughters.These sentences show implicitly the feelings of author and her understandings for mothers.In fact , in the Joy Luck Club , the feather indeed is gained by Jingmei Woo.And from the beginning to the end ,the feather has been existing.Only if one high-quality novel , like a perfect verse , needs you spending much time reading once more , you will understand something.I thought that the novel is loosely plotted and is in disorder.But the fact verifies that I am wrong.Through the whole story , the novel begins with the death of Jingmei's mother and ends in Jingmei visiting China to see the twin-half sisters whom her mother had been forced to abandon when the Japanese attacked China many years ago.What's more , in detail , the stories of four mothers and four daughters have relative connections in theme about love between them and the mothers' hope for their daughters.And the theme shows the comflicts and harmonization between different cultures.Then I think why the author titled the novel “ Joy Luck Club ”.I am puzzled by it and the purpose of writer.The name of club made mention of by Jingmei's mother.And the author directly titling the novel the name of their meeting implies her feelings for her mother.I can guess that the title originated from a kind of hope or belief.According to mothers' former sufferings , they were not happy.Even at the present , all of them hides the previous tragic experiences.Maybe , the club is a place where they can pretend to be happy or avoid the past memory or worries or even the shock of culture.Reading the novel is as we are reading our life and then think our past , present and futere.Especially , the conflict between Waverly Jang and her mother impresses me most.Waverly is a woman who is quite independent-mined and intelligent , but her mother's constant criticism is terribly annoying.She once had a gift for international chess.however , when she realized her mother taking advantage of her achievement and talent to show off in public , especially to the strangers , she felt terribly ashamed and annoyed.She shouted to “ you can not make me ”.From then on , her mother felt cold at Waverly and were particularabout her favorite things.In
fact , I think Waverly felt sacred subconsciously at letting her mother down and something that she did was aimed at flattering her mother.When waverly brought her boyfriend , Rich , to her families , her mother just smiled but she still was particular about Rich's appearance , having many spots on his face.Description about the conflicts of manners between Chinese tradition and American notions has given me a greatly deep impression and quite interesting.These words of “ And then he had helped himself to big portions of the shrimp and snow peas , not realizing he should have taken only a polite spoonful, until everybody had had a morsel.” vividly express the American character of being casual which counts as discourtesy in China.The part of Rich criticizing her mother's cooking is quite funny and impressive.Our Chinese habit of making disparaging remarks seems to be extremely common.Being modest and avoiding showing off are parts of Chinese traditional manners.Her mother complaining about “ This dish not salty enough , no flavor ” , in fact , was a cue to eat some and proclaim it it the best she had ever made.But the Rich did not understand.From the following description of her mother being horrified , I judged that her mother was strongly objective against Rich and even their marriage.Waverly also had such an opinion.But I am wrong and from their conversation I understand something more important.Mother is the only one that understands their daughters or sons in the world.And none of the mothers do not love their children.And the heaty conversattion can make a strong bridge between the different generation or even the peonple from the different cultures.I find that if you would not like to tell your hearty words out , others are not able to know what you are and what you think.People each have different opinions about the same things.Waverly had thought that her mother disapproved of her marriage and hated her Rich.However , her mother's meaningful words surprised Waverly and even me.Just be particular about who I really care for and love.It occured to me that whoever we hurt is always who we really love for reasons that others would not care for our complaint.Yes , who will care for those who you do not love ? The answer is known by us fron the beginning to the end.It is the love for Waverly that her mother has been showing her.Waverly , a wholly Americanized girl , never trully knew her mother and was ignorant of the love
for her.Indeed , the language and the culture did make a great difference in the exchange of feelings , which is a terribly high barrier between Waverly and her mother , also between other three mothers and their daughters.But love and understandings , finally will prevail over others.Personally , through the whole novel , the conflict between mothers and daughters , virtually , is that of the cultures between the East and the West.Mothers represent the classic, traditional Chinese culture but the daughters are the symbol of just , free , open and modern American one , which are two kinds of contradictory elements.However , through the whole novel , it is easier to find that finally they can understand each other and be in harmony.When Jing-Mei saw her twin-half sisters , she was surprised at this kind of familiarity.“And now I also see what part of me is Chinese.It is so obvious.It is my family.It is in our blood.After all these years, it can finally be let go.” shows that Jing-Mei understood her mother's stubbornness and love and was struck by mother's greatness.The resolution of the contradiction shows that the cultures of the East and the West can be in harmony with each other.
第五篇:《采桑子》(叶广苓的自传小说)读后感
最近痴迷地阅读叶广苓的小说《采桑子》,心中唏嘘不已,《采桑子》(叶广苓的自传小说)读后感。这是一部十足的京味自传体小说,讲述民国以来满族贵胄后裔生活的长篇小说,一幅描摹人物命运、充满文化意蕴的斑斓画卷,一曲直面沧桑、感喟人生的无尽挽歌。一个世家的衰落,一群子弟的遭际,展现近百年间中国历史的风云、社会生活的变造与传统文化的嬗变。“采桑子”本为词牌,满族著名词人纳兰性德所著《采桑子·谁翻乐府凄凉曲》。叶广苓借用作为其书名。
顺便提一下,个人认为现代的京味小说应该首推叶广苓的家世小说,那是真正的京派文学,而不是王朔为代表的京痞文学;当代的海派文学/小说当属王安忆的作品,而不是附庸风雅的淳子、马应龙等等极力渲染上海人、上海生活的小资老资的沪上文人。
从民国初年到抗战期间,京、津确有一奇特的群体:有文化、没职业,有教养、没技能,衣着寒酸、举止高雅,手不能提却能写对联画画,肩不能挑却能拉山膀起霸;对人有礼貌,说话有分寸,举止有风度,文墨有根底,穷愁潦倒,目空一切。。等自己一点点有了人生经历和阅历后,对他们渐渐有了了解,方才知道他们是无辜的,这是一场残酷的民族悲剧。他们(文化教养和品德素质比汉人高得多)缺乏谋生技能或命运坎坷不是个人造成的,而是清朝皇上赏赐特权那天起就决定了他们的命运,同时也断了他们日后的生存之路。正如邓友梅评价的,“天下没有不换的朝代,也没有永存的特权!”
叶广苓,女,1948年10月生于北京,满族,祖姓叶赫那拉,中共党员(自述:我是隆裕皇后的亲侄女,慈禧太后的亲侄孙女,作品《采桑子》的后记中提及:叶赫那拉是一个庞大而辉煌的姓氏,以出皇后而著名,从高皇帝努尔哈赤的孝慈高皇后到景皇帝光绪的孝定景皇后,叶赫那拉氏中先后有五位姑奶奶入主过中宫,至于嫔、妃之类就更不在话下了——辛亥革命后,这个家族才简姓“叶”。小说里面称为统姓“金”);中学就读于北京女一中,后考入北京七二一护校,1968年分配来西安,在黄河厂卫生科任护士。1983年调入《陕西工人报》社,任副刊部主任,同年进入中国人民大学新闻专业函授部学习,1990年至1992年,在日本千叶大学法经学部学习。1995年调入西安市文联,在创作研究室任专业作家。现为中国作家协会会员,陕西省作家协会理事,西安市文化艺术联合会副主席,西安作家协会副主席,西安市政协委员。叶广苓的小说可以分为三大类型:家世;下乡;游学。三大类型分别集中于三大地域:北京、西北、日本。三大类型中以家世写得最好。《采桑子》以纳兰性德的 《采桑子》词句为篇章。一句一篇,六篇珠玑相连,一气贯之。篇以词显,词以篇彰。纳兰容若《采桑子》中感于人世无常的百无聊赖在这里豁然荡开来,一时悲凉 之雾遍布红尘——嗟尔宇宙之大,四顾惟见茫茫。犹如苍凉古战场上一声寥落的马嘶,四野回荡、余音袅袅却终落得无迹可寻、不知所终。难怪作者六篇写就仍缀上 一篇“曲罢一声长叹”以做终章。看来总有太多不尽之意寄于言外,总是言有尽而意无穷,非人力可尽为也!
《采桑子》是一部自传小说,主要人物简介:
金载源(作者的父亲,满族称呼父亲为阿玛):有清廷授予的镇国将军头衔,曾留学日本,毕业于日本庆应义塾大学。生有七子七女,20世纪50年代初期逝世于北京。
大福晋:瓜尔佳氏,清廷责任内阁大巨裕成之女。生有长子舜铻、五子舜锫,长女舜锦、三女舜钰。
二夫人:张氏,安徽桐城人,康熙保和殿大学士张廷玉后裔。生有二子舜镈、三子舜錤、四子舜镗、六子舜针、七子舜铨,二女舜镅、四女舜镡。
三夫人:陈氏(作者的生母),北京人,贫民出身。生有五女舜铃、六女舜镘、七女舜铭(作者叶广苓本人)。
金舜铻:长子,国民党军统高官,1949年去台湾,20世纪90年代末病逝于台湾高雄。
金舜镈:次子,国家一般干部,“文革”期间自杀。
金舜錤:三子,文物鉴定专家,生子金永日。
金舜镗:四子,一般工人,生有三子。
金舜锫:五子,无业,1947年在北京后门桥冻饿而死,留有一子金瑞。
金舜针:六子,早殇。
金舜铨:七子,画家,有一女金青青。
金舜锦:长女,著名京剧票友,嫁北平伪警察总署署长宋宝印之子北平德国医院副院长宋家驷。
金舜镅:次女,嫁袁世凯管家沈致善养子沈瑞方,生有一子两女。
金舜钰:三女,北平中共地下党员,1947年遭国民党杀害。
金舜镡:四女,中国古建专家,有一子一女。
金舜铃:五女,国家干部,初嫁金世宗二十九世孙完颜占泰,后改嫁王姓局长,有三子,读后感《《采桑子》(叶广苓的自传小说)读后感》。
金舜镘:六女,协和医院护士长,退休后从商,任某公司董事长。
金舜铭:七女,作家(作者本人)。
邓友梅的序酣畅淋漓地写尽了我的感触,那也是我的感触。以下转载在此。
评论家发明“京味小说”一词已有多年,我一直没弄明白其界定标准。我猜除了“用京白写京事”之外,还必须得有点“味儿”,不然怎么叫“京味”呢?按这标准,近年亮相的年轻高手中,有两人作品我读着最解渴:袁一强写的京杠房别无分号;叶广芩写的老宅门儿自成一家。一俗一雅。俗得不粗卑,雅而不拿捏,不易!
叶广芩的“京味小说”多取材旗人上层。不是九王多尔衮进北京或乾嘉盛世时的贝勒贝子,是宣统退位废了黄带子砸了铁饭碗的旗主儿们。
大清皇帝为保江山不落外族之手,进关后多次颁布旨意,要把粗犷剽悍、骑射见长而文化落后的满洲一族改造得既通经史翰墨又富尚武精神,专事统治事务;一面发给铁饭碗使旗人生下来就无衣食之虞,同时禁止他们务农经商学手艺,断了他们从俗的后路,只留下习文练武,入考场或进教场一条路。筛选后尖子走进高层统 治集团;一般的仍留旗下做保卫大清的基本队伍,但一改进关前目不识丁的传统。变成识文断字有文化的巴图鲁了。举个例子,“单弦岔曲”的风格意境、遣词用字 在北方曲艺中最为高雅。就因为它是八旗兵丁军旅中的“业余创作”,所以也叫“子弟书”。可见早在乾嘉之时,满洲旗兵的文化水平已为绿营兵望尘莫及。
有一利必有一弊。享有衣食、教育特权的同时,八旗子弟就渐渐生疏耕织渔猎等劳动技能。几百年后大清朝一垮台,特权一丧失,才发现后学会的本事换不来口粮,换口粮的本事又都不会了,一下子从人上人跌落到了窝囊废地步!于是从民国初年到抗战期间,京、津等地出现了一个奇特的群体:有文化没职业,有教养没技能,衣着寒酸举止高雅,手不能提却能写对联画画,肩不能挑却能拉山膀起霸。只可惜书画还不到卖钱水准,唱做仍停留在玩票阶段。他们对人有礼貌,说话有分寸,文墨有根底,举止有风度,穷愁潦倒却又目空一切,有的汉人就带着不友好的情绪说他们“倒驴不倒架儿!”坦白地说,多年的阶级矛盾、民族隔阂,使一些汉族同胞心里存有偏见,对旗人的处境往往嘲笑多于理解,鄙视多于同情。我小时就听过不少挖苦旗人的笑话。成年之后我结交下旗人好友,对他们有了深入的了解,才悟到这是一场残酷的民族悲剧。坦白地说,论文化教养和品德素质,旗人的平均水平远比我们有数亿文盲的汉族高。他们缺乏谋生技能或命运坎坷不是个人智能、品行、性格造成的,而是因为从老皇上赏赐特权那天起就断了他们日后的生存之路。天下没有不换的朝代,也没有永存的特权!从一个京城平民的命运,一个八旗世家的兴衰,折射出中国历史的发展、社会生活的变动,这为写作人提供了宝贵、丰厚的矿藏。从“五四”后老舍、曹禺、梁实秋等前辈开创性的作品开始,写这类京味文学的人时隐时现,不绝如缕。解放初期活跃一阵(见早期《说说唱唱》《北京文艺》《北京新民报》副刊),“反右”后沉寂了。改革开放的80年代,文学新 时期中掀起一个高潮。众多高手同台亮相:汪曾祺、林斤澜、刘绍棠、浩然、陈建功、中杰英、赵大年、袁一强……一个赛过一个能耐。而叶广芩应算是最近出现、也最年轻的一位能耐人。
叶广芩的作品好就好在“够味儿”,不仅有京味共性,还有她叶赫家的个性!好比穆柯寨的“炒疙瘩”,一样的面,她炒出来就另个味儿!
头一条是有“墨香”。不造作,不拿捏,从容舒展中流露书卷翰墨之气。“谁翻乐府凄凉曲,风也萧萧。雨也萧萧,瘦尽灯花又一宵”,把题目连起来竟是半阙 纳兰词。难得她用得那么自然而现成。读其作品又令人禁不住感到“谁念西风独自凉,萧萧黄叶闭疏窗,沉思往事立残阳”的意境。叙事写人如数家珍,起承转合不 瘟不躁,举手投足流露出闺秀遗风、文化底蕴。内行看门道,这文风这品位,装不出来学不到家,只能是生活磨炼环境熏陶先天素质后天修养多年浸泡酿造而成。这 里也少不得邓少平同志领导改革开放这个时运因素。她这份才华若早出现几十年,不划入另册也在除“四旧”中被清除了!
光有黑香不算好,这作品还有革命意识、时代特征,可算是源于生活又高于生活。作者是受过社会主义教育,经过革命磨炼,又有了城外生活作参照之后,这才回头审视自己冲出来的那个“旧世界”的,所以看得清,想得深,揭得透。
正因作者曾从属于那个社会群体,文学写作什么都能作假,惟感情作不得假,于是她在批判、否定那些过时、陈腐、消失了的一切时,字里行间又剪不断理还乱 地流露出认同、怀恋的情结。这从社会学、政治学方面说,或许是不宜赞同必须澄清的成分,但在文学上恰好成了不可替代的“这一个”,使这些作品有了特殊的艺 术魅力。
叶广芩是多面手,在这之前她也写过别的题材别的风格的小说,也不错。但我认为惟有在写这批京味小说时她才发现了自己特有的灵性。写作这行要以己之长比人之短才有你存在的竹值。
写小说的不一定会评小说。我爱读叶广芩的小说,但要把它说明白却力不从心。好在书已出版,是耶非耶,读者自有明断。
彤霞久绝飞琼宇,人在谁边。人在谁边,今夜玉清眠不眠。
香销被冷残灯灭,静数秋天。静数秋天,又误心期到下弦。
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谁翻乐府凄凉曲?风也萧萧,雨也萧萧,瘦尽灯花又一宵。
不知何事萦怀抱,醒也无聊,醉也无聊,梦也何曾到谢桥。
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非关癖爱轻模样,冷处偏佳。别有根芽,不是人间富贵花。
谢娘别后谁能惜,飘泊天涯。寒月悲笳,万里西风瀚海沙。
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桃花羞作无情死,感激东风。吹落娇红,飞入窗间伴懊侬。
谁怜辛苦东阳瘦,也为春慵。不及芙蓉,一片幽情冷处浓。
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拨灯书尽红笺也,依旧无聊。玉漏迢迢,梦里寒花隔玉箫。
几竿修竹三更雨,叶叶萧萧。分付秋潮,莫误双鱼到谢桥。
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谢家庭院残更立,燕宿雕粱。月度银墙,不辨花丛那辨香?
此情已自成追忆,零落鸳鸯。雨歇微凉,十一年前梦一场。
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而今才道当时错,心绪凄迷。红泪偷垂,满眼春风百事非。
情知此后来无计,强说欢期。一别如斯,落尽梨花月又西。
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明月多情应笑我,笑我如今,孤负春心,独自闲行独自吟。
近来怕说当时事,结遍兰襟。月浅灯深,梦里云归何处寻?