Zhang Guilan, the woman who was abandoned by Jiang Defu, her fate is as Jiang Defu repeatedly mentioned in the script, she is a woman who has no choice but to marry back under the words of the matchmaker ordered by her parents. He has never loved her, and he has not been heard from for five or six years, just like Jiang Dehua's husband.
In the original book, Jiang Changyi once said to his youngest daughter: "When my mother married your father, according to the customs of my hometown, your father was much older than me. Not long after your father got married, he followed the old sixth regiment passing by our village, and this trip was five or six years without news, and his life and death were uncertain.
During those five years, my mother was like a widow. As a woman, you should know better than I do. Later, my mother and my uncle fell in love and became pregnant with me. "In the countryside at that time, left-behind women were so pitiful. Zhang Guilan is one of them, not only does she have to do farm work, take care of her in-laws, but also take care of a husband who has left the country.
Jiang Dehua was also one of the countless rural left-behind women in that era, who was charged with Kefu and was bullied by her mother-in-law to do more farm work. However, they were only a microcosm of the countless rural women of that era. Zhang Guilan, who was discovered by Jiang Defu, never refused to say whose child was in her belly, and Jiang Defu never guessed that it was his brother's. So she was driven back to her parents' house without even a letter of resignation. A person returned to her parents' house while pregnant, gave birth to Jiang Changyi, and raised him with hard work. In the countryside of that era, an abandoned woman and an illegitimate child were all stared at and ridiculed.
Although Jiang Defu's brother is still alive in the countryside, Zhang Guilan probably hates Jiang Defu in her heart. So when she died, she instructed Jiang Changyi to recognize Jiang Defu as her father, not her biological father who was still living in the countryside. In Zhang Guilan's heart, the suffering and injustice of that era were only vented before she died. She hopes that Jiang Changyi will come to the door to add blockage, and it is also for his future. However, she didn't want to see Jiang Defu's life too smooth. After all, the work "Parental Love" reflects the sadness of that era.
This is the memory of an era and the tragedy of a woman. In "Parental Love", we can see a lot of miniature characters and reflections of real life. And the fate of these characters is part of this era.
In my opinion, the reason why "Parents' Love" can become a classic is not only because of its wonderful storyline and the superb acting skills of the actors, but also because it can reflect the sadness of the times and the helplessness of the fate of the characters. In today's era, we should cherish a peaceful and happy life, and at the same time, we should also pay attention to the forgotten history and the fate of people. Only in this way can we better understand the past and better face the future.
The works in "Parents' Love" won the "Chinese Literature Anthology Award" in 1992, and such works have a profound imprint of the times. Zhang Guilan's experience is very sympathetic, but the poor person must have something to hate, and the last thing she should do is have a personal affair with Jiang Defu's eldest brother. Just as Jiang Defu's youngest daughter questioned Jiang Changyi: "Your mother is asking for herself, who made her not to abide by women's morals!" ”。
At that time, Jiang Changyi, who was already the general manager and chairman, defended his mother: "Yes! My mother is asking for herself, who let her not abide by the woman's way and have an affair with her eldest brother! But if she keeps her way and is not with my father, won't your father divorce her when he returns? Would your father take a peasant woman who couldn't read a single character with her little feet tied to her feet and go into the city? ”。The author, Liu Jing, was born on an island, and her writing materials and inspiration are based on reality. is like a couple on the Internet who disappeared during the war years and saw each other again some time ago: "I have never married, but after 54 years, I am waiting for your children and grandchildren."
For a rural couple like Zhang Guilan and Jiang Defu, who have no feelings, her husband has not heard from her for five years, and she is also a rural woman who is more pitiful than a widow. However, her pity does not excuse her mistakes. Although she became the blamed character in this marriage, Jiang Defu could not completely escape responsibility.
He stood on the moral high ground, married a wife and had children in a grand manner, but disappeared for four or five years without any news, is he really not at fault at all? An Jie, a city woman, snatched Zhang Guilan's husband and always thought he was a hillbilly. However, the author Liu Jing has always been on the side of rural women, because in her real experience, rural women are a vulnerable group.
It's infuriating to snatch everything that originally belonged to a rural woman. An Jie, a girl from a capitalist background, was reluctant to marry Jiang Defu at first, she felt that this rustic man was like a countryman, overly obsessed with the bus, and even sat on a stop on the first blind date, his nails were full of dirt, but he pretended to stick a pen that he didn't necessarily use. Her dislike for Jiang Defu is obvious, but she did not marry him because she was persecuted.
The book does not record how Jiang Defu's speech convinced An Jie, and the reason why An Jie married Jiang Defu was mainly because of his identity. On the one hand, she dislikes Jiang Defu, and on the other hand, she is intoxicated with the rich life after marriage, and enjoys the sense of superiority that this identity brings to her. The transformation from a capitalist to an officer's wife allowed An Jie to learn to reconcile with herself in her marriage, and she told herself: I have gained too much, isn't this the highest psychological satisfaction?
However, for Jiang Changyi and Zhang Guilan, An Jie is the city woman who stole everything from them. Just like Jiang Changyi said, An Jie is vain, she looks down on rural men, but she covets the spiritual enjoyment they bring. At the end of the book, Jiang Defu and An Jie's love has changed qualitatively, but in the early stage, their love is not worthy of praise and praise.
An Jie is a woman who values her spiritual life, and she covets the vanity and beauty that her title brings. So she couldn't accept Jiang Changyi's existence, even at the beginning of her marriage, she knew that Jiang Defu was a second-married man. However, for Jiang Changyi and Zhang Guilan, An Jie is the city woman who stole everything from them.
In Liu Jing's eyes, An Jie represents a type of person - urban women. They are often seen as sorry for rural women. Because of this, Jiang Changyi's behavior seems despicable, but he is so despicable that he is justifiably despicable. He once said: "I know it's despicable, but without the meanness of that time, how could I be where I am today?" ”
The tone and emotion in this dialogue are strong, reflecting the young daughter's complex feelings for her mother and her deep sympathy for the rural people. She didn't think An Jie's behavior was worthy of praise and praise, but felt ashamed and helpless. These conversations reflect deep reflections on social injustice and prejudice. She sat there, feeling a peculiar uneasiness, as if under some kind of trial, for her mother, for the city women who had taken away the happiness of rural women.
In the book, An Jie and Zhang Guilan do not just represent themselves, they each represent a type of people. Like the only indirect encounter in the TV series, the huge difference between the two is striking. The confrontation between rural women and urban women cannot simply be called confrontation. Zhang Guilan is pitiful, but this pity has nothing to do with Jiang Defu and An Jie. Zhang Guilan, Jiang Defu, and An Jie, three people who didn't have much intersection, became a sad marriage under the tragedy of the times.
Is Zhang Guilan wrong? This is like Jiang Dehua's experience, her husband has never returned, and she has waited until the end, what if her husband comes back after marrying Lao Ding? There is a lot of uncertainty in the process. For a newlywed woman, what she needs is the companionship and security of her husband, but what she is after is given by another man. Her mistake seems understandable.
Is Jiang Defu wrong? As a man, he broke through the world outside and failed to fulfill his duties as a husband, also because he didn't love Zhang Guilan, and he didn't hear from him for four or five years, which can even be forgiven. What young man would be particularly family-oriented? Jiang Defu seems to be not wrong, and he can even be said to be a victim.
Is Anjie wrong? Even though the author Liu Jing is very dissatisfied with urban women in the book, thinking that they are vain and selfish, and they look down on them while forcibly occupying rural men. But this does not mean that An Jie is wrong, she just conformed to the trend of the times and chose a man who pursued herself, and they also paid a lifetime of romantic pursuit and ideal life for this.
Three people, each of whom paid a heavy price for this marriage. Zhang Guilan lives in the countryside, lives a life of being scolded by others, and has a miserable life; Jiang Defu in the original book was deceived by Jiang Changyi for more than ten years and never knew the truth; And An Jie, looking at the frank snoring man next to her, she spent her life to reconcile. I think their sorrow is created in the context of a special era. Although "Parental Love" is too beautiful, the plot in the original book is cruel and heart-wrenching.
But we should know that in those days, many things happened helplessly, people drifted with the tide of life, and the fate of many people was changed because of this. On the stage of life, we have all had various roles, and not all of them are beautiful images.
On the battlefield of reality, they also have their own ups and downs and confusions, and deep in their hearts, there are also some waves that are difficult to calm down. Maybe the truth is like a mirror, real and cruel, but it will make us look at the world more clearly. Although it may sting our eyes, it is this sting that allows us to learn to face the ups and downs of life rationally.