Ordinary World

When I opened the book "The Ordinary World", I read another kind of sentiment: it is about the struggle against fate and the unyielding pressure of life. With my own efforts and struggle, I have won space for the survival and life of myself and my family. Ordinaryness is the true nature of life. Each of us is very small, fragile and insignificant to this vast world. This world is also ordinary. Sorrow and joy, life and death, poverty and wealth, and changes in world affairs are nothing more than ordinary things in the long course of history. It was also the first time I learned that in order to complete a novel, I had to live in a wilderness for several years, read through newspapers from ten years ago, record various events, and flip through newspapers until my fingers were worn to reveal capillaries. These things may sound ridiculous, but they had a huge impact on me. The story not only shows the difficult living conditions of ordinary little people, but also strives to write about their beautiful hearts and perseverance in overcoming difficulties. The protagonists Sun Shaoan and Sun Shaoping were the poorest young people struggling in that era, but they continued to strive for self-improvement and relied on their own efforts to fight against their fate. Sun Shaoan is a striver based on his hometown and determined to change his destiny; while Sun Shaoping is an idealist who possesses knowledge of modern civilization and is eager to integrate into the city. Their stories constitute the bipolar experiences of ordinary people's life struggles in Chinese society.