Appreciation of Turgenev's Classic Fool

Once upon a time, a fool lived here.

He lived a comfortable and peaceful life for a long time, but gradually, rumors spread everywhere that he was an out-and-out big man.

The fool felt embarrassed and secretly wanted to dispel these annoying rumors.

Suddenly it dawned on him that a perfect plan was born in his silly mind. Therefore, he did not hesitate to practice his ideas.

A fool met a friend in the street, who praised a famous painter.

"Come on!" The fool cried and said, "Don't you know that painter has long been out of breath?" I didn't expect you to know. Really out of date! "

The friend was taken aback and immediately agreed with the fool.

"The book I read yesterday was really great!" Another friend told him.

"Come on!" The fool cried, "Why are you ashamed?" This book has no nutrition at all, and people have long understood the truth inside. Don't you know? Really out of date! "

Similarly, this friend was taken aback at first, and then agreed with the fool's point of view.

"My friend XXX is really a very powerful person!" The third friend told him, "What a talent!"

"Come on!" The fool cried, "XXX? This smelly guy, he cheated all his relatives of their money. Everyone knows about it. You are really behind the times! "

Similarly, the third friend was surprised, and then quickly agreed with the fool's point of view and broke up with his friend. From then on, whoever praises anything in front of fools will be refuted by fools in the same way.

Sometimes, a fool will add in a reproachful tone: "Do you still believe those cliches that sound authoritative?"

"Too hard! Too poisonous! " The fool's friends began to comment on the fool, "How clever his head is!" " "

"Besides, his eloquence is also very good!" Others echoed, "Yes, yes, he is quite talented."

Later, the editor of a magazine found a fool and recommended him as a professional commentator for the magazine column.

Therefore, a fool criticizes everything and everyone with his consistent attitude and way.

Now the fool who once despised authority has become an authority, and young people worship and fear him.

These poor young people, what can they do? According to common sense, there should be no blind personality worship, but in this case, if you don't worship fools, you will find yourself quite backward!

Among a group of cowards, fools are complacent.

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Guide reading

Why are fools so close to authority?

"Fool" was written by Turgenev in view of the phenomenon that some critics in Russian literary world only paid attention to criticism at that time, but did not seek achievement.

Fools are not only stupid, but also mean. "A fool criticizes everything and everyone in his usual manner." In fact, he is ignorant, selfish and deceives the world. He just caught people's vanity. Because of vanity, people often show humility obediently. As a result, sad scenes are being staged. People hate fools, but they are full of enthusiasm and call him a "genius". A fool scares a group of fools, gives orders and directs them. This is the ideological and critical circles in Turgenev's eyes, a symbol of the spiritual world of a backward nation. There are some pseudo-authorities that restrict and direct people's thoughts, consciousness, values and concepts, but these pseudo-authorities have no effect on social progress. They just belittle others and raise themselves.

When Turgenev wrote down the topic of "fool", he was dismissive and hateful in his heart. Having said that, the author's concern for the country and the people is hidden in the article. Turgenev deeply felt the harm it brought to the country and society in view of the proliferation of Russian selfish desires after the reform of 186 1. Out of kindness and lofty ideals of human morality, he angrily wanted to expose and criticize this phenomenon.

Therefore, he took great pains to write this wonderful article in the form of folk oral stories. We can't ignore the kindness and love of the author hidden in the article. He said "poor young man". A "poverty" is not only a sympathetic understanding of the latecomers, but also a euphemistic exhortation, and these young people are Turgenev's hope.