People Shouldn't Despair, but They Shouldn't Hope Too Much Either
by Zhao Gang
About This Novel
"A Green Migratory Bird" is a highly difficult piece of Chen Yingzhen's novels. It contains political and ideological criticism in the form of an obscure allegory. "One green migratory bird" is not just a general hope, but has a more historical referent. The three main characters in the novel represent the three possible subject states and ways of facing the "future" of Taiwanese intellectuals in the 1960s. The outline of Zhao Gong hides the criticism of the Kuomintang's rule and the lamentation of the mental and personality state of intellectuals; the young teacher Chen lacks subjectivity and only wants to live in a distant future, which is the object of the author's criticism; the low-key Ji Gong is the core character of the novel, carrying the author's exploration of a way out.
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