Youth Faction

Author: Wang Qiyi
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Awarded the Excellence Award in the First Global Chinese Youth Writing Competition. A slight and real groan occurs somewhere in me when I get closer to you. The tragic beauty of youth, a champion in online clicks! Life is elsewhere, but where is elsewhere? No one knows, no one is willing to know. If a person commits the crime of violating the law of proportion, making a small thing bear a large volume—such as a small boat carrying too much volume, a small body consuming too much food, a small heart burdened with too much power—the result will always be complete destruction. —Plato. The pain of growing up is vividly depicted in simple narration. The interweaving of innocent narration and recollection allows readers to feel the questions, pains, losses, and yearning for pure love in growth without distance. The revelation of youth's pain in the work is both sorrowful and genuine, possessing a heart-stirring power. The work expresses the protagonist's transcendence over the twists of youth and a sudden realization in looking back, as well as a desire for pure emotions. Regarding the cruelty of growing up, the work does not focus on external displays but on the protagonist's psychological choices. Using narration as the warp and recollection as the weft, the work is rich in content and profound in depth, carrying a relatively strong aesthetic significance. This "Crown Series," a collection of excellent works from the competition, includes six outstanding long and some short and medium-length works. Some things don't need to matter, like failure; some things aren't afraid to try, like attempting. Try to use your pen to record your unique youth, and in years to come, you will be moved by your own brushwork—this is also your life's wealth.