This is a story about poor intellectuals in the 1970s who, forced by life pressure, went to big cities to find a way to make a living.
The protagonist of this article is a poor scholar in a small village. This year, his family's harvest was not good, so he had no choice but to come to a big city. He worked hard and tirelessly in the big city, and found his love in this city, a son of a wealthy family. However, he had no choice but to go against his destiny. He traveled to several big cities, and finally bowed his head before the demons of society and life. In the end, both of them walked towards a road of no return.
What Li Qian faced was not only the pressure from life. If it was just this, he would not have gone to this road of no return. In fact, it was more pressure from his family. At that time, people were conservative and feudal. How could they accept such "immoral" homosexuality? In the end, they were both indirectly killed at the hands of their parents.
Li Qian is like many people who go to big cities to make a living. They work hard for so long but get nothing. Even if there is a big rise, they will eventually be defeated by the big fall.
Not many people will succeed as long as they work hard. To paraphrase a sentence from Tomb Raider Notes: "What is more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart."
In big cities, people are unpredictable, and no matter how hard you try, you will be defeated by those who are unscrupulous. One day, you may suddenly find that the person who betrayed you is actually your best friend to whom you can give your back.
Let's talk about the title of the novel, why it is called "Lost in the Deep", because the darkness and terror behind the big city are like the unknown depths of the ocean. The protagonist finally lost his original dream in this endless deep sea, forgot his original intention, and became the person he least wanted to be.
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