Manli

About This Novel

The novel "Manli" begins with a dialogue between "I" (Sister Sha) and my friend Tong Fen, which leads to the story of Manli. Manli is an innocent and enthusiastic patriotic girl who blindly joins a certain party in order to realize her ideal of "sacrifice everything for the justice of the country". However, after personally participating in revolutionary work, she witnessed the chaos, corruption and intrigue within the party. The disillusionment of her ideals caused her to suffer a mental breakdown and was admitted to the hospital. She confessed her failures and regrets in her diary. Through Manli's experience, the novel reveals the difficulties and disillusionment faced by passionate young people in the pursuit of their ideals under the social background of that time. The novel "The Landlord" depicts the experience of "I" (an urban intellectual) getting along with a simple and kind-hearted landlady and her family during summer vacation. By describing the landlord's diligence and contentment and the rural people who "only care about their conscience", it contrasts the hypocrisy and worldliness of the city. The story of the "Miss Cave" told by the landlady also satirizes the collapse of superstition and reflects the wavering of traditional concepts in the changing times. "To the Old Owner of the Plum Nest" is a letter written to "my" friend "the old owner of the Plum Nest". The letters express a cherished friendship and hope despite seeing the world's "big flaws." The three novels jointly explore the conflict between ideal and reality, the confusion of the spiritual world and the pursuit of pure beauty.

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