Appreciation of Literary Characters in little reunion's Daughter-in-law

Little reunion's daughter-in-law is one of the series of characters in the novella Biography of Hulan River published by Hong Xiao 1947.

Hulan River, a small county town in the northeast in the 1920s, is full of various sounds and colors, but it is rigid and monotonous. Throughout the year, according to the festivals that come one after another like lanterns, people will have activities such as jumping, singing yangko, lighting river lanterns, performing and visiting temples. , has a lively and grand atmosphere, but with the original color. People living here think and live according to the habits handed down for thousands of years.

Hulan River was in tears. After the death of little reunion's daughter-in-law, it is said that a white rabbit cried sadly from time to time at the east bridge of Hulan River, crying like a sad song. If no one responds to her request, she will cry until the cock crows at dawn and keep calling for the desire to "go home". However, little reunion's daughter-in-law can never go home again. She bid farewell to Hulan River.

Hulan River knows her past and present. Little reunion's daughter-in-law, twelve years old, has black hair and a thick and long braid that hangs down to her knees. She is naive, simple and strong, and her dark face exudes the fragrance of the soil of Hulan River. "/kloc-more than 0/3 years, cardamom early February." Unfair fate, so that this young girl, suffered bad luck, fell into the abyss of darkness. Little reunion's daughter-in-law, who was not old enough to get married, was betrothed to the driver's family, Khufu, as a child bride.

Just arrived at my husband's house, natural and graceful, attractive. Unfortunately, however, people around her judge her by the customary standards of feudal morality, thinking that everything is not "standard": "too generous", "she has no shame at all, and she eats three bowls on the first day when she comes to her mother-in-law's house" and "she grows taller at the age of twelve", which is also irregular. -Because the neighborhood public opinion says that little reunion's daughter-in-law is not like little reunion's daughter-in-law, which makes her even more.

The first is being beaten. My mother-in-law firmly believes that "which reunited daughter-in-law is not angry" is a natural creed. Only when the daughter-in-law is humble can the mother-in-law succeed. The effective means is to fight, not to fight. So he bluffed, cursed and hit, "eight times a day, three times." If it is not enough, it will be supplemented by hanging. Sometimes, she burns the soles of her feet with a red-hot iron, and sometimes she locks them with chains, which is extremely cruel. Little reunion's daughter-in-law has a rebellious spirit, and she can't accept being beaten. Her mother-in-law twisted her thigh and she bit her mother-in-law. Otherwise, she will go home crying. She cried loudly, crying and screaming. Little reunion's daughter-in-law became thinner and thinner after being beaten for more than a month, and her spirit was in a very tense state. "When she sleeps at night, she suddenly sits up and looks scared. Her eyes are always full of tears." Mental torture and physical injury have made her pale, emaciated and dull, completely losing the charm and luster of a strong girl. Little reunion's daughter-in-law is ill.

Then, in order to catch ghosts, little reunion's daughter-in-law was further tortured. She is crazy, but she is described as a ghost. To exorcise ghosts, you must summon the gods. "Jumping off a building to exorcise ghosts" is the spiritual activity of Hulanhe people. Hulanhe people believe in God's intervention in people's affairs and pray for God to avoid disaster. With the changes of culture and times, the foolish psychology formed by this long-term feudal culture has become a spiritual world beyond human and natural forces, intimidating and ruling people. People firmly believe that the great god can cure diseases. Hu Jia's mother-in-law invited the Great God and Er Shen to drum and drum to attract ghosts and gods. Following the advice of some well-intentioned people, they also used paper to tie people, borrow soil and worship the Great Immortal to exorcise evil spirits and treat diseases for little reunion's wife. DE gruyter did not hesitate to spend fifty dollars to draw a post to tell fortune, which made little reunion's daughter-in-law swoon and look abnormal. If little reunion's daughter-in-law is beaten by her mother-in-law, she dares to bite her mother-in-law to show her resistance, refuses to admit her sins, and shows her stubborn character; Then, after the grand act of evocation, the spirit of little reunion's daughter-in-law was severely destroyed and she was unable to resist. The forces of ignorance and conservatism are like an iron cangue, weighing heavily on the shoulders of a timid young girl. How can she resist this unfortunate fate!

Hu Jiatiao's spirit jumped over the odds, and even used "bathing" to exorcise ghosts in public, further torturing little reunion's daughter-in-law.

One evening in winter, Lao Hu's family beat gongs and drums to prepare vats, roosters and boiling water. Inside and out, people are watching. Before taking a bath, little reunion's daughter-in-law played with the glass balls given to her by other children. She held it in front of her eyes and played it with her fingers. In a short time, she was stripped naked in public and carried into a vat. She jumped and shouted as if she were running for her life. The man standing by the tank kept pouring hot water on her head, and her face flushed. Later, she didn't even move or cry. Sweat all over his face, his face flushed, as red as a piece of red paper. Repeatedly, little reunion's daughter-in-law was scalded by hot water three times and splashed by cold water three times. Once burned, once fainted. Little reunion's daughter-in-law has been tortured to death.

On the deathbed of little reunion's daughter-in-law, her mother-in-law secretly cut off her big braid, and then said to people, "I fell down after sleeping all night." Mother-in-law deceives people into believing that little reunion's daughter-in-law is a "little monster". In this way, Hu Jia can "divorce his wife" as an excuse. Little reunion's daughter-in-law was accused of being a "monster" after her death, thus tragically ending her short tragic life.

Lu Xun said: "The victim of the soul is a tragedy higher than tragedy." The tragic story of little reunion's daughter-in-law's death profoundly reveals the souls of people poisoned by feudal thoughts. Hong Xiao deeply felt the poison of feudal traditional thought for thousands of years from his own personal experience, and with keen intuition, he made a touching description in his works with lyrical style. On the one hand, it truly describes the tragic death of little reunion's daughter-in-law, causing people's infinite sympathy and regret; On the other hand, it truly describes the innocent people who tortured little reunion's daughter-in-law, and even makes people feel that little reunion's mother-in-law is also very pitiful. "She also thinks and lives as a victim according to the habits handed down for thousands of years".