Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 566
Author and Reader.

These five big characters are written on the blackboard.

Zhang Zhongli stood on the podium and asked with a smile, "Everyone, what do you think of when you see these five words?"

The students had different expressions. Zhang Zhong continued, "Let me ask everyone a question first. Should the author have readers in his heart? Raise your hand if you think so."

Some people raised their hands.

"Those who think they shouldn't raise their hands."

Another group of people raised their hands, but far less than half of them raised their hands twice.Comparing the two, more people think they should.

Zhang Chong said with a smile, "It seems that there are still many people who haven't thought about it. Let me explain this question again. Do you think that literature and art are just about expressing the author himself, or do you want readers to get the emotional thoughts that the author wants to express from this expression? Come on, raise your hand if you think you should."

"Raise your hand if you think you shouldn't."

Fewer hands were raised this time.

"It seems that after I explained it once, you still have no answer in your mind. This student, if I remember correctly, you raised your hand twice and thought that readers should not be considered, right?"

The one named was a female classmate, who stood up unconsciously at this moment, "Yes, teacher."

"Then can you tell me why you think so?" Zhang Zhong asked.

The female student thought for a while and said, "I read Lawrence's theory before, he said 'art for myself', I think a writer can only keep the creative impulse in his heart by putting aside others, art is expression, and expression is Intuition, intuition is the simple synthesis of the mind in which emotion and image intersect to produce concrete new life."

She mentioned Lawrence, and there was some whispering underneath.

Zhang Zhong frowned, knowing why other students were like this.

Most people are seldom willing to talk about Lawrence in public, especially girls, because Lawrence's works have always been very straightforward and unabashed.

In many of his works, the description of sex is very explicit.

In the past, the British court filed a case for investigation under the name of "obscenity" because of the sexually explicit description in "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

Seeing the performance of other students, Zhang Zhong decided to change the subject.

Let's change the subject first. I would like to ask everyone, what kind of attitude should be used when evaluating a literary work? "

Some students raised their hands and said, "Teacher, I think evaluating a work is the same as evaluating a person. We should be value-neutral."

"Value-neutral." Zhang Chong smiled, "It's a term I often hear in the field of psychology, so I want to ask, how can it be considered value-neutral."

"After determining the research object, we must give up any subjective values, and observe and analyze strictly with an objective and neutral attitude, so as to ensure the objectivity and scientific nature of the research." The student replied.

Since the student mentioned a word often used in psychological counseling, Zhang Zhong continued, "How can we be value-neutral?"

This question is a bit big, and the students can't answer it for a while.

Zhang Zhong continued, "Now if there is a man who loves you, for example, this person is me. I am a married man. I have been with my wife for several years, but now I am more and more interested in my wife. No feelings, I also met a young girl recently, I want to divorce my wife and marry this girl. Do you think I am right?"

Many students shook their heads.

"It seems that many people don't agree with my approach, so do you want me to still be with my wife?"

Some students nodded.

"Okay, let's change the angle now. Suppose my wife is your older sister. Your older sister is a man with a heart like me. Do you still want me to continue to be with your older sister?"

The students who nodded just now were suddenly at a loss, yes, if my sister married such a scumbag, I definitely hope they can break up.

But when things happen to others, why do you think men should return to the family?
Just now they even felt that it was good for their original partner to let this man return to the family.

"I'm not saying that value-neutrality is bad, but I just want to tell you that value-neutrality is not a simple word. We are all human beings, and we all have our own experiences and feelings. So I hope that when you look at literary works in the future, you can look at literary works from different perspectives. This different angle does not refer to techniques and content, but allows you to watch from different perspectives. Don’t be blinded by your own experience, otherwise experience will become a cage that traps you. Well, let’s put this question aside Next, let's go back to the author and the reader."

……

After the morning class, Zhang Zhong drove home and received a call from Wang Kewang on the way.

"Zhang Zhong, I have a heartless request." Wang Kewang's tone was a little embarrassed.

"Let's not be so polite, let's just say what you want."

"It's like this. You know that our "Poetry Forest" is going to hold a poetry conference. Inspired by your poem, I want to set the theme of the poetry conference as 'time', and I want to put your poem on the In the theme brochure of the conference, I wonder if you would like it." Wang Kewang expressed his thoughts.

Zhang Zhong smiled and said, "Is that all? Since this poem has been given to you, you can decide how to do it yourself. There is no need to ask me."

"So you agree?"

"agreed."

"Then I'll thank you on the phone first, and I'll thank you in person later."

"Come on, I haven't thanked you for booking a box before."

"That's just a way of raising your hands, not enough."

"Okay, we don't need to thank you, I'm driving here, so I won't talk to you anymore."

"Well, you can drive."

……

After hanging up the phone, Wang Kewang heaved a long sigh of relief, now that Zhang Zhong's alternative "joining" made things about the poetry conference easier.

He took a picture of Zhang Zhong's poem with his mobile phone and sent it to Ershan, the deputy editor-in-chief.

Ershan received the photo and immediately called, "Editor Wang, what is this photo?"

"A poem is the theme of this poetry conference."

"This... I don't know much about cursive script." Er Shan's implication was that he couldn't understand what the poem said.

"I don't see the ancients in the past, and I don't see the coming ones in the future. When I read about the long distance between heaven and earth, I feel sad and weep." Wang Kewang read the poem to Ershan once.

After a long while, Ershan spoke again, "Good poem! Editor-in-Chief Wang, your poem is melodious and catchy. It is definitely a masterpiece in this era. No, it is not in this era. Even in ancient times, it is rare. Good poem."

(End of this chapter)