What is thought-provoking is that in the drama "Parental Love", too much of the plot is actually a description of rural residents.
In the play, Jiang Defu is the most concerned character. He was originally a rough man in the countryside, but after becoming famous, he gave up his main room and chose An Jie, an educated woman in the city. This image can be seen as a derogatory.
After getting married, Jiang Defu was transformed by An Jie because he did not pay attention to personal hygiene. Every morning when he gets up, he goes to the kitchen to clean his room. For breakfast, my favorite food is steamed buns and porridge, and the bread and milk made by Anjie make me can't get enough, and as for Western food and coffee, that's not a problem.
The play reveals a common misconception that rural residents are "five big and three coarse" people, who can neither enjoy high-quality food nor live a high-quality life, and what they pursue is only basic food and clothing.
For Jiang Dehua, she and An Jie's personality at the beginning was completely different, she and Jiang Defu also did not pay attention to personal hygiene, but An Jie was reluctant to mention her. As time passed, the conflict between the two gradually increased.
In the end, the two had a fierce argument, but Jiang Dehua's quarrel lacked logic and did not understand what An Jie said. Whether you agree with it or not, her voice is very high, giving a very pungent impression.
Wang Xiu'e and Zhang Guiying are both women from the countryside, needless to say, especially Wang Xiu'e, her ugliness is difficult to look at. In the countryside, women are always scandalized beyond recognition. In drama, rural women are often portrayed as nagging and uneducated, lacking in literacy and paying attention to personal hygiene.
Was it the screenwriter who deliberately made himself look unsightly, or was it really the case with rural women in that era? I guess that's probably a bias. However, when we compare rural areas with urban areas, we do perceive certain limitations of rural life.
Why doesn't AnJie want to go to Qingdao?
When Jiang Defu expressed his love to An Jie, he never mentioned that he would be transferred to other places to work in the future, but An Jie obviously did not have an in-depth understanding of the phrase "iron battalion and flowing soldiers".
Therefore, when she learned that Jiang Defu planned to go to the island for construction, her heart was full of anger, thinking that Jiang Defu was a complete **, and firmly refused to go to the island with her to live.
Although Jiang Defu had the opportunity to stay at the school, he was determined to build the island, a decision that was learned from the principal's wife. She advised An Jie not to become a drag on the development of Jiang Defu, because Jiang Defu is especially suitable for growing up on the island.
However, this made Anjie even angrier. The man who has always claimed to love her deeply, at critical moments, only thinks about his own interests and has no love for her at all.
When a woman finds the right partner, life becomes peaceful. Anjie's mother and family live in Qingdao, where she spent her childhood, so she didn't want to leave. The most critical point is that the island that Jiang Defu is about to go to is too small.
Even shouting loudly on one side of the island can be heard clearly on the other side of the island. There are many places on the island that are uninhabited, but there are some people who live on the island and live the life they want. Anjie is accustomed to everyday life in the metropolis, and she craves Western food and coffee, but on the island, such conditions do not exist.
If Lao Ou hadn't been labeled as a rightist, the city's political environment would have become unstable, and her social status would have become particularly unique, and she would probably choose to stay in the city and let Jiang Defu live without a family.
It has been verified that AnJie's ** is accurate. The environment on the island is really bad, with no running water** and no toilet facilities, which Anjie can't tolerate but feels helpless.
In such an extreme environment, all Anjie can do is adjust his mindset in order to adapt to the daily life on the island more quickly. He knew that working in such a difficult environment would cost him a lot. Otherwise, the only person who may suffer is herself.
This choice made by An Jie, although it is not important to endure hardship, it limits the vision and vision of his children. In his opinion, he should be an ordinary child, so his choice is also normal. In the second half of the story, we can observe that despite Anjie's wealthy family, their education style is not as good compared to the children of the Antai family.
Jiang Defu and An Jie's family members are labeled as rural and urban residents.
Jiang Defu's relatives in the countryside have a cheerful personality, and they go to An Jie's house to eat and take, always wanting to take advantage of some small advantages. Whenever I see the futon on Anjie's bed, I can't help but want to touch it.
In the original, the main difference between city dwellers and rural dwellers is not because of their accent or clothing, but because of the way they handle affairs and strategies.
In the countryside, people shouted loudly, while city dwellers remained calm. Rural people may feel blushing and thick because of a needle tip and a thread, but city dwellers don't care.
If urban dwellers are able to remain calm, rural dwellers will struggle to maintain their calm.
Jiang Defu's family always longed to go to Jiang Defu's home to enjoy a hearty meal, and the most excessive thing they did was to take some towels, scarves or pillows.
However, the behavior of city dwellers is different. Antey always brought various items with him every time he visited the island, but Anjie didn't ask them to bring anything back.
But in fact, Antai and An Xin are the real beneficiaries. Thanks to Jiang Defu's careful arrangement, their descendants can get a high-quality job opportunity.
Antai's way of treating Jiang Defu is completely different from his brother-in-law, he is more like Jiang Defu's subordinate, and his respect and cautious attitude towards Jiang Defu are by no means what rural residents show.
When Antai arrived at the island, she brought delicious candy to Jiang Defu's children, and Jiang Yaning and Jiang Yafei said they had never tasted such delicious candy.
Indeed, despite Jiang Defu's wealth, there are always some items on the island that are difficult to buy, which also reveals some clues in the limited field of vision.
With just 10 packets of peach cakes, the children can dance with joy because in their opinion, the most delicious food on the island is undoubtedly peach cakes. In their opinion, peach cake is a joy and happiness. If you can achieve the freedom of peach crisp, then you will feel very satisfied.
However, on the outskirts of the island, there are many delicious foods that they have never tasted. They are a group of people who are excluded because they are not able to enjoy the food that they can enjoy as much as they do when they live on land. Jiang Yafei, a person confined to an island, was almost thirty years old when she first tried Western food.
It's not just the basic needs of life that are restricted, but also the rich imagination.
Jiang Yaning is An Jie's most optimistic child, because she loves reading, and An Jie has always wanted to train her to be a writer. In the depths of An Jie's heart, she believes that being a writer is her most satisfying job.
Therefore, she showed all her books to Jiang Yaning to read. She said that I like to read books because reading books can make people more beautiful, smarter and more confident. Although Jiang Yaning was immersed in the book, she could never truly understand how beautiful the women described in the book were.
Anjie deeply regrets that his children are so pitiful, and if they can't watch movies and get in touch with the wider world, their imagination will continue to be shackled and they won't be able to produce high-quality works.
Whether or not the screenwriter deliberately disparages the rural dwellers, there are certain limitations to living on a small island. If you are a rural person, you must learn to adapt to this environment. Just as most people aspire to enter the metropolis with the aim of pursuing a higher level of development and avoiding restrictions.
However, the big city should not be just a goal we pursue, nor should it be a utilitarian pursuit. No matter where we are, our vision and pattern, as well as the down-to-earth ability to realize our dreams, are the factors that constitute a person's greatest competitiveness.