To Live by Yu Hua - 1068 Words

â€Å"Better a live coward than a dead hero†, a proverb passed down by the Chinese since ancient time, it coexisted with China’s constantly in volatile state and periodical social unrest. Coincidentally, the saying resonates with the life of Fugui in the novel â€Å"To Live† by Yu Hua, a prominent novel which touched many souls and emotions within and outside China. Meanwhile life, a key component and a main theme of the novel, is being valued and portrayed vividly through Fugui’s life, demonstrated by the use of literary devices and among them characterization evident. Fugui first had the thought of taking his life when he lost his family fortune to gambling, driven to the edge of despair, â€Å"He wanted to hang himself [myself] with his [my] belt and be done with it.† (P28) However, Fugui did no implement this into action when he â€Å"realize [d] that he [I] had not the slightest inclination to take off his belt.†(p28) Life still had a me aning for Fugui at that point, taking away his own life was merely a way to â€Å"punish himself [myself]† (p28), he was confound and did not know the direction of life, the impulsion of taking away would only lead to more desire to live, the moment when life is eminent to death a human being would come into realization that life is precious. However fugui’s value of his life did lower due to the misfortune, as he sates: â€Å"When your life has been reduced to the level mine had, you really dont care all that much.† (p47) Fugui once was a man at the very top ofShow MoreRelatedEven though Yu Hua, the author of novel To Live, is also the scriptwriter of Zhang Yimou’s film To1500 Words   |  6 PagesEven though Yu Hua, the author of novel To Live, is also the scriptwriter of Zhang Yimou’s film To Live, the philosophies of life in the novel and the film are apparently different. The most impressive part of the novel is the â€Å"excavation† o f humanity: having experienced the loss of wealth, family and friends, Fugui is still attempting to live in this world. By telling the readers the miserable life of Fugui, the novel actually more wants to show the dark side of Chinese society. 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