Wildfire Bath

Author: Yajun
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: He ultimately failed. Ideological idealism was shattered in reality. He repented and became mentally ill. His transcendent spirit and personal character drove him to the path of suicide. When a person is pushed to the point of contemplating life and death, there is a possibility of spiritual rebirth. Camus said, "The only truly serious philosophical problem is suicide." The absurd era creates absurd lives and destinies. During the Cultural Revolution, Erui, a youth intellectual from a Nationalist officer's family, voluntarily went to the countryside to change his discriminated fate. He aimed to rise to prominence in the name of revolution and ideals. He lived out his idealism, trying to stand at the forefront of the era. He not only worked hard but also often harmed himself, finding spiritual solace and satisfaction in it. However, the pursuit of revolutionary idealism clashed with human nature and the reality of the countryside. This conflict brought Erui pain, disaster, and the distortion of his personality. Ultimately, he failed. Ideological idealism was shattered in reality. He repented and became mentally ill. His transcendent spirit and personal character drove him to the path of suicide.