Mr. Lu Xun said: "Tragedy is to destroy beautiful things for others to see". Stevens's paranoid and surly, abruptly made his supposedly beautiful life bleak, cold and ruthless.
Traditional Chinese thought believes that "filial piety comes first", not to mention three years of filial piety and various grand mourning ceremonies and etiquette. Stevens was so busy on the eve of his father's death that he didn't even have time for company. This kind of behavior may be considered a kind of transgression in the traditional Chinese concept. My father was sick before his death, but he still insisted on his job. The so-called "dedication", "dignity" and "responsibility" passed down between father and son really need me to understand.
As a female reader, the most sympathetic character in the article is Miss Kent. "Since ancient times, I have been passionate and spared hatred, but I have been ruthlessly hurt by being passionate." Miss Kent was fond of Stevens. It may be from the first time I saw him, or it may be in everyday life. Miss Kent regularly brings flowers to Stevens' study; when she sees Stevens reading "Paradise Lost", she has that kind of affectionate look in her eyes; Miss Kent and Mr. Bain are in love, I hope Stevens Stevens can be a little angry or jealous, but all the emotions he should have are covered up by the so-called calmness and professional ethics. Everyone has emotions and desires. Miss Kent yearns for the right to be loved. After hinting again and again, even after confession, she gets sad and disappointed again and again. She uses wine to drown her sorrows, washes her face with tears, and finally marries someone who is fundamentally in her heart. people who don't love. After many years, I had a daughter, and because of the word "habit", I fell in love with my husband. How unfortunate it was that Stevens did not find love in her own life and ruined Miss Kent's happiness. If the two of them can be like the man and maid in the book, and they can give up the so-called "professional rules" for love, they should be very happy.
Stevens can definitely be described as an excellent employee, doing his due diligence and making no mistakes. Then can I also say that he just lived as a beautiful machine, suppressing his emotions and restraint. Filial piety gets in the way of work, and love is absurd. There is only work in the eyes, ruthless without love.
Articles are written in the form of memories. Stevens should probably thank his current boss. For more than 30 years, he finally had a chance to breathe. It turns out that the outside world is not so depressing. The comfortable and magnificent scenery of mountains and rivers, and the real warm human feelings can also make people feel better. Unfettered.
Stevens' character is supposed to be due to a variety of reasons. His father's words and deeds, the Nazi environment at the time, the housekeeper's historical professional ethics, etc., may have become the shackles on Stevens' back. Angry at its ruthlessness, but sad at its misfortune. Stevens has missed too much in his life, hopefully he can get a new lease of life after the trip.
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