The Wayfarer (Ming Ai)

Review of "The Traveler", The Scent of a Flower. This is a cruel and realistic story, which is very special among the many lively and lively love stories in Aiba - it is not about poignant love, nor about deep-seated hatred. What pulls this story forward and brings out the author's thoughts is not the characters in the author's works, but the very cruel main contradiction in the article - the survival contradiction between the nomadic people and the Sand Waterfall people in the barren and desolate environment. This contradiction dominates the entire story and guides the characters throughout the story. At the same time, a faint fragrance from flowers always travels with cruelty. Since this story is a bit long, I'll summarize it first. In the winter when Gaara was twenty-five years old, a group of nomads (Tatars) came to Sand Waterfall and asked Sand Waterfall to give them supplies for the winter. When they left, they would leave behind the dried lambs and llamas to pay off their debts. Gaara agreed, but he did not expect that the outside nomads would affect the security of Sand Falls. Later, under the pressure of the elders, he had no choice but to cause a blizzard where the Tatars lived. The blizzard killed many people. Gaara died. The surviving Tatars left Sand Falls in the next spring and continued to be nomadic. Why did Gaara kill the Tatars? ——Because they destroyed the security of Sand Falls. Why do the Tatars want to disrupt the security of Sand Falls? ——Because they are poor and want to steal things to sell, or maybe there is human nature involved. Why are they poor? ——They are nomadic people, and the grassland is barren and not enough for them to survive the winter. Why is the grassland barren? ——Then you have to ask Heaven. If we really want to investigate, either the people in the oasis are too greedy, reclaiming the land, grazing on a large scale, making the land barren, or the climate on the continent is simply unfriendly to this country - then you really should ask God. Sand Waterfall is already poor in resources, and when it encounters a group of nomads, how come conflicts don't happen? In "The Traveler" you can see the mutual discrimination and suspicion between the two groups: the Tatar leader secretly laughed at Feng Ying's hair, and the people of Sand Waterfall called the Tatar people barbarians. The two groups were inherently incompatible. The author describes these two people very realistically, especially the Tatar people. When Gaara and the four of them went to the Tatar people's tent as guests, the description of their tents and food was very detailed. It was almost like a two-dimensional comic book. The author's description made me feel that the Tatar people really existed. This hard and tough people (obviously the author did a lot of homework, and the Tatar people have prototypes). Similarly, the description of the sand waterfall is also real and detailed, as if it really exists. However, I always feel that there are too many descriptions of these living environments, and the characters and storylines are a bit inferior under these descriptions. Generally speaking, this article has put a lot of effort into description, thereby weakening the plot and making the characters distinct. However, the characters in the article are not typical enough, and they do not play a role in promoting the storyline (nor can they support it). In that general background, they are pushed by the environment. For example, Gaara, as the Kazekage, on the one hand stood on Sunagakure's side and bargained with the Tatars, but on the other hand he insisted on respecting the Tatars (for example, he helped redeem Pastia, paid Pastia with rat oil, and went to Tatars as a guest). But later, the Tatars violated Sunata's interests, and with the pressure from the elders, he had to attack the Tatars. ——And this is caused by the intensification of the main contradiction. Unlike other articles that are the same over and over again, Gaara plays a Kazekage here, not a savior. He cannot suddenly turn into a grassland and let the nomads go there without charging interest, nor can he deal with the elders alone. He surrendered. Of course, I think that is not surrender. Due to that form, he had to do it. When the conflict broke out at the end - that is, Gaara manipulated the storm and attacked the Tatars - I felt that the author's writing style could have made it more grand and majestic, making the suffering more profound, the sadness more infectious, the tenacity more unyielding, and the readers' experience deeper. Unfortunately, the author's consistent writing style made this climax seem depressing, not sharp enough and pointed directly at the heart. Here, many people may think that this is a dark story, but I want to say that the story is tragic and hope is eternal. The Tatar people finally wiped away their tears, left the sand waterfall, and became nomadic again. This was the case for Pastiya's ancestors. This is the end of disillusionment and the beginning of hope, even if hope is a root of disillusionment. In the second half of the article, the conversation between Pastia and Gaara happens to be the essence of the entire article. The following is the original text: Pastia nodded. She took out the naan bread from her chest, bit off a small piece and started chewing it mechanically. "Really..." She said, "I've heard the story about that sword god." "Pastia laughed heartily and regained the vitality of her muscles through chewing. "What do you think," she whispered, Like mentioning a secret thing, "If, one day, the sword god returns, the Western Continent, here, will be restored to life again. When the time comes, let your city walls be covered with grass and the rivers flow with honey and milk. " Gaara cast his gaze into the distance, where there were white snowflakes everywhere, "I hope so," he murmured, "but that's just a myth. " ——No one can save this barren land. " Rich grassland, honey and milk, what a wonderful life this is, isn't this what they yearn for? I think there is no benefit to a story that is dark and realistic. Art is meant to be based on reality and is higher than reality. If even our spiritual world has given up hope, then what hope can we have for our real world? Although there is no shortage of so-called novels on the market that explore the darkness of human nature and society, the calculation is that when realism was prosperous, the realistic novels written by those masters still contained beautiful things that were enough to support belief. Why should we blindly pursue darkness? I always believe in the existence of truth, goodness and beauty. Society is indeed dark, but we must not forget the light. If there is no hope, can despair and hatred carry our lives and keep us alive? I guess this is what the author wants to express. The author also said at the beginning of the article: "——If you can pass through a person's heart, why not leave a flower." The fragrance of this flower is just what a person traveling through the desert needs. Therefore, the author deliberately describes the emotions between characters in "The Traveler". Friendship, love, family affection, especially family affection. For example, Gaara has always doted on Takamaru, giving him sweets when Takamaru asked for them, and picking him up when Takamaru wanted to hug him (I especially remember when they came out of the Tatar tent, Gaara was in a bad mood and walked away without hugging Takamaru. Takamaru cried and told Naruto that Gaara didn't want him anymore. It was so touching). Gaara wrapped him in a layer of sand when Takamaru said he was cold. Gaara used his best to pamper this One-Tail Jinchuuriki. For example, Kankuro and Takamaru don't get along well, because Takamaru didn't get along with him when he was a child (see "END"). He tried his best to be nice to Takamaru, but was rejected by Takamaru. He also wanted to play the role of a serious father, but failed. He and Takamaru are a father and son with an estrangement. The father tried his best to be nice to his son, but the son was still too young. Another example is the family ties of the original character Pastia. From the article, it is not difficult to tell that she is a trouble-making girl. She has been in the Mist Ninja's prison and was detained by Sand Falls, but her family redeemed her time and time again. When she was threatened by Sand Falls, she would be dropped into the wind and drowned to death. Her father also threatened Sand Falls. After she escaped, her family planned where to hide her - these family ties are not fake, we can all meet them in reality. Love, Matsuri's unrequited love for Gaara, her silly behavior after buying Pastia's divination card also left a very deep impression on me. The girl in her early twenties described by the author is very cute. Matsuri's one-sided expectations, hopes, and slight uneasiness for Gaara in that paragraph are vivid. Cold reality is the main theme of this story. Within this main theme, there are also various vivid characters struggling in this story, adding a warm color to this not-so-good story. These are the fragrance of this flower of hope. At this point, let's talk about the dark emotions buried in this background. Because it is slightly related to "END", the undercurrents between Gaara, Naruto, and Sasuke in "Traveler" are very obscure. If you haven't seen the former, you may not be able to see it. The appearance of Naruto is an anomaly, whether in the original work or in the fanfic. If there is no Uzumaki Naruto, it is very likely that Gaara will be the same as before meeting him. But after meeting Naruto, Gaara is still alone. It is impossible for a soul that has been dry for a long time to become rich just because of an encounter. No one can do this. In the original book, Naruto was to be the savior, and Gaara was just a person who happened to be saved by him. If the young ninjas can still retain a pure mind, then when they reach their youth, that purity is gone, really gone. Naruto and Gaara are still like that on the surface, but Gaara is always wary of Konoha and Naruto, and Naruto wants to kill Gaara. But if you want to say that they have no affection at all, that's not true. This relationship is very subtle: so Naruto will take the trouble to find Gaara, and Gaara will be unhappy with Sasuke's appearance. There is one small detail. After Gaara carried out the mission of killing the Tatars, he lay on the table. Temari said to Naruto, I know you always have a way, and then Naruto kissed Gaara. Did you see that sentence, how many undercurrents were revealed - Temari wanted Gaara to rest, and Gaara rested (at least it seemed), she was very happy, and said to Naruto that you have a way - there is a way to make Gaara fall asleep, so why did Gaara fall asleep? ——Performed a mission that consumed a lot of chakra, and Gaara's health was not good. It can be known from the scene where Gaara slept to death when Takamaru and Matsuri saw it. Naruto knew it, so the elders put pressure on Gaara to carry out this mission. It was likely that Naruto was inside to add fuel to the fire. The purpose was achieved, and Gaara died. But... Naruto loves Gaara. No one would kiss someone they don't like. However, the author cleverly did not point out that maybe Gaara was not dead, but just slept to death. This is a suspense, and it looks like there will be a next installment of "Traveler". The strange cruelty of emotional deterioration is secretly displayed here. I wonder if you have noticed it? Maybe it's too obscure to understand? Finally, this is a very long review. Thank you very much for reading this. I wrote this long review purely out of my love for "Traveler". I think that "The Traveler" can be said to be the most outstanding work of Aiba in the past six months. The author's writing style has been very mature. Sand≮Wu≯ Sand tells us a realistic story with her always calm and rational style. This story has no romantic love or vain fantasy. She presents a slightly cruel story in front of us. Whether to watch it or not is our own choice. Of course, there are still some shortcomings in the article "The Traveler". Please refer to the first half of the review. The author can still improve it to bring his ability to a higher level. My verbosity will stop here. Finally, I quote the author: - If you can pass by a person's heart, why not leave a flower. END 2010-11-8 BY: K Thank you everyone for watching~!

I really like this type of text, it has a European and American feel. I feel that I can write an original short and medium story, and I don't even need to use the settings of the original work, just write about the villages, deserts, and camel bells that I describe. The first thing I thought of was "The English Patient" Finally, the whole article looks very exquisite! I feel like there seems to be a foreshadowing... Maybe I'm overthinking it? But I think this ending should reflect what stopped the blind man from getting angry. I thought this was not OOC, but just the story of another group of people with the same name. Parallel space? Another world? Laugh.

I almost suffocated to death after taking such a breath.

Can't quite understand. . . . .

The dark style is not in line with my values. As expected, I still like people who can be innocent, cry and laugh.