Dragonfly Diary
by (japan) Fujiwara Michizuna's Mother
About This Novel
"Dragonfly Diary" is divided into three parts: the first, middle and second parts. The narrative spans half of Dao Tsuna's life. Based on different creative periods, the narrative and emotion of each volume present a different look. But the emotional entanglement with her husband and family has always been the keynote of the narrative throughout. The story in the first volume begins with Kaneie's proposal and records the process before and after the marriage. You can feel the helplessness, uneasiness and pain of Michizuna's mother in a polygamous marriage. With marriage as a turning point, the positions of the hero and heroine have been reversed. Michizuna's mother has changed from a pampered aristocratic lady and one of the "three beauties of this dynasty" with proud literary talent, to a passive state waiting for the arrival of Kanye's family. The happiness of starting a family did not last long, as her husband married a new man, followed by jealousy of the new high-ranking woman and an even longer wait. In the diary records, Michizuna's mother candidly talked about her depression, disappointment, jealousy, and concern about the honor and disgrace of other women in the relationship. The social life of the upper-class nobles, Japanese songs and exchanges, and the gathering and separation of relatives and friends of her mother's family were also interspersed. The middle volume is full of reflections. Based on the content of "my" marriage, the author focuses on describing the emotional relationship with her husband and family, showing "my" state of mind. It is generally considered to be the most "diary" among the three volumes of "Dragonfly Diary". In addition to the family, this volume also records real social events, such as the "Anhe Change". In the context of big history, with the continuous entry of new lovers, it shows the further deterioration of the relationship between "I" and my husband and family. In a state of near-desperate melancholy, Dao Tsuna embarked on a journey, hoping for help from gods and Buddhas. She began to think about life in harmony with nature, and almost wanted to become a monk. In the end, she was forcibly taken down the mountain by her husband. After reflecting on her heart through the repetition of daily and extraordinary, stillness and movement, Michizuna realized that her relationship with Kane was irreversible, and even seeking help from gods and Buddhas would be of no avail, so she tried to give up her attachment to Kane and began to rethink her own possibilities as a woman in life. In the second volume, the strong love and hatred for her husband and his family are no longer recorded in the record. The author begins to regard his family as an objective existence and observes it from a distance. The husband's promotion to a high position seems to have nothing to do with the author's world. Although I also recorded a few times when Kanye came to visit me when there was a fire nearby, but overall the psychological distance has become longer and longer. The focus of the diary is on the children around me.
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