What is the theme of Lao She's Teahouse?

Teahouse is divided into three acts, with the rise and fall of Yutai, a big teahouse in old Beijing as the background, showing the social outlook of Beijing and the life changes of different people from all walks of life during the 50 years from the late Qing Dynasty to the Northern Warlords' period to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

Every scene was written in an era, and people from all walks of life in Beijing came out of this big teahouse. The whole drama shows a huge historical picture, which vividly illustrates the inevitability of the inevitable demise of old China and the inevitable birth of new China.

In the three-act drama Teahouse, * * * has more than 70 characters, 50 of which have names or nicknames. The identities of these characters vary greatly. Some of them have been members of parliament, some have been directors of gendarmerie headquarters, some are old people of the Qing Dynasty, some are leaders of local evil forces, some are storytellers, fortune tellers and peasant women. All kinds of characters constitute a complete "society"

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Creation background

1958 In May, the author Lao She published an article entitled "Answering Several Questions about Teahouses" in Script magazine, explaining how Teahouses were written: "Teahouses are the intersection of three religions and nine streams, and can accommodate all kinds of characters. A big teahouse is a small society. Although the play has only three acts, it has been written for 50 years. In these changes, political issues are unavoidable.

But I'm not familiar with senior officials in the political arena, and I can't describe their rise and fall positively. I don't know much about politics either. I only know some little people who often go to teahouses. Then, if I gather them in a teahouse and reflect the changes in society with the changes in their lives, won't I reveal some political news sideways? In this way, I decided to write Teahouse. "

Brief introduction of the author

Lao She (1899- 1966), formerly known as Shu Qingchun, was Manchu. 19 18 graduated from Beijing normal university and worked as a primary school principal and a middle school teacher. /kloc-published his first novel, Jason Chung, in 0/923. 1924 went to the Oriental College of London as a Chinese lecturer, and wrote novels such as Lao Zhang's Philosophy, Zhao Ziyue and Erma.

1930 returned to China, taught in cheeloo university and Shandong University successively, and wrote novels such as Cat City, Divorce, Camel Xiangzi and Short Story Crescent Moon.

After the founding of New China, he was recalled to China and wrote 23 plays such as Longxugou and Teahouse, and novels such as Under the Red Flag. 195 1 was awarded the title of "People's Artist" by the Beijing Municipal People's Government. During the Cultural Revolution, he was humiliated and threw himself into the lake.

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