Excerpt and Appreciation of "Childhoods"

2024-09-17 04:49

"Childhoods" was a novel by the Soviet Union's Nikolayevich Calvino, first published in 1944. The novel uses the childhood experiences of the protagonist, Alyosha Bolsheviks, as a clue to show the life, social and political situation of the Russian countryside in the early 20th century. The following is an extract from 'Childhood': I still remember that day when I was a child, I went to play in the forest with my friends. We climbed up a very high mountain peak and flew kites at the top. Suddenly a bird was blown away by the wind and we chased it into the valley. There, we found a small pond with a few small fish. We caught them and prepared to bring them home to Grandpa. Appreciation: The text depicted children playing in the forest, chasing birds and catching small fish, a carefree childhood. At the same time, this passage also shows the kindness and innocence of the children. In order to find the bird that was blown away, they did not hesitate to take risks and search for it in the valley. This kind of innocence and kindness was a common quality of children and a common theme in Calvino's novels. In addition, this passage also reveals the life and social conditions of the Russian countryside in the early 20th century. In the novel, Aliosha and his friends were playing on the top of the mountain. They found small fish in a small pond and caught them to bring home to their grandfather. This description showed that life in the Russian countryside was relatively simple and scarce. People mainly relied on natural resources to survive. At the same time, this passage also reflected some problems in Russian society in the early 20th century, such as political corruption and class division.