A work written when something bad happens.

Graham

Graham's life is not happy at all. He was introverted and taciturn until he was 38 years old. At this time, he has published two works, The Golden Age and The Days of Dreams, and is a very prestigious writer. Then he met his future wife, Elspeth Thomson, the daughter of the inventor of pneumatic tires, a 35-year-old girl. Ellespers decided at first sight that Graham was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, which sounded romantic, but it wasn't. Elspeth is eccentric and crazy. What she likes is probably Graham's fame and Graham's secretarial position in the Bank of England. In a word, it was she who took the initiative to attack Liulin, who might be a little scared and a little happy, so she accepted her love.

Quoting the sentence in the article "Graham is an easily persuaded person", they started to write to each other, but the style of this love letter was completely unexpected. They seem to be competing to see who can speak in a child's voice better, and everyone has a cartoon nickname. Later, when they got engaged, Graham's friends didn't like elspeth, even a little afraid of her. They asked Graham if he really planned to marry her, and Graham just said "maybe" with a straight face.

This marriage is naturally a tragedy.

Elspeth got pregnant almost immediately after they got married, and then their son alastair, a little mouse, a little boy I thought was very happy, was born. Alastair was born blind in one eye, and the other eye seems to have strabismus. In this regard, the Liulin couple's reaction is to escape. They fantasize that their son is a genius, and this reaction has also caused a greater tragedy.

Graham is obsessed with his son's obsessive-compulsive disorder, always talking about how talented "little mouse" is, while Elspeth writes sentimental poems all day. When his son was 6 years old, he moved back to Cook Dean, where he lived as a child, and a few weeks later began to write the story of Wind in the Willows. And with the growth of the "little mouse", the story is also improving day by day.

2. Historical records

Sima Qian

Sima Tan, Sima Qian's father, was appointed Taishiling, and his wish to write a general history of ancient and modern times was not realized. Before he died, he asked Sima Qian to fulfill his long-cherished wish. Later, Sima Qian's stepfather Taishiling began to write historical records, which was finally completed after more than ten years.

3. To the Hunter and Son of the Wolf Jack London had a very unhappy childhood. He is an illegitimate child born in San Francisco, and his biological father is a fortune teller. Later, my mother married John London. They had eleven children, and my stepfather was in a bad situation. Jack London spent his childhood in poverty. At the age of eleven, he went out to do odd jobs to make a living. Working in a cannery at the age of fourteen, working ten hours a day and getting a dollar, is already very good. Not long after, this boy, who was just 14 years old, borrowed some money, bought a boat and joined the raid on a private oyster farm, hoping to improve the poverty situation by this means. He was caught by the fishing patrol in the sneak attack and was punished as a coolie. Soon, he gave up the business of "oyster pirate" and went to the Far East as a sailor. Sailing life has increased knowledge and broadened horizons, and poverty, exploitation and violence everywhere have been deeply impressed into Jack London's immature mind.

After returning from the voyage, the situation has not improved. 1894, 18-year-old Jack London joined the Keeling Army, which was part of the unemployed organization led by populists at that time to "March" into Washington. The leader of this "March", Kausey, was arrested in Washington for "trampling on the lawn of Congress" and the March organization was banned. Jack London retired from the "March" and continued to live a wandering life. Prisons and police stations became his frequent places.

Years of wandering did not make Jack London lose confidence in life. He pursues knowledge strongly and is unwilling to give up himself. Even in the dilemma of wandering and being arrested for "wandering" at any time, the book is always his companion. 1896 At the age of twenty, he even entered the University of California. However, the doors of universities are not always open to the poor like Jack London. 1897, he was forced to drop out of school and went to Alaska for gold with his brother-in-law. The "golden dream" was soon shattered and he went home seriously ill.

One road is blocked, and one thing hits a wall. Jack London is eager to write. He has rich life experience and is full of sympathy for the poor. At the age of 23 (1899), he published his first novel to the hunter, and at the age of 24, he published his first collection of short stories, Wolf's Son. In these works, the life of gold miners is Jack London's favorite theme.