《Islands》original novel

The much-anticipated recently - Islands - has been officially aired. The scenes, characters and storylines shown in the play are all very good, especially the protagonists. Their characters and emotional expressions have made the audience feel...resonated.Recently, the original novel of this work - Islands - is a hot topic of discussion among the audience. The following is the editor's detailed content on this topic.

《Islands》original novel

《She and Her Islands》 is a women's novel written by Yi Nan, the author of Douban Reading. It has 30 chapters and four extra chapters, totaling 300,000 words.

Contents Introduction

She was also an island.

But later she discovered that she and her islands were always together, never close to each other, but never far away.

An atypical matriarchal family story surviving in modern society.

The heroine Li Yijin likes to collect discarded bottles as treasures.Before her cousin Tao Shuna was born, she was loved by her family and was forgiven by her family no matter what she did.But since the birth of his cousin Tao Shuna, in the eyes of her sick mother, who is weak but has strong control over her daughter, Li Yijin is useless and can't compare to others.

Even so, for the mother, no matter how ordinary her daughter is, she is still her own daughter. She is resentful of her daughter's failure, but it also embodies the mother's expectations and love for her daughter;

The powerful grandma stipulates that all three daughters and their family must return to their parents' home on New Year's Eve. Although this family rule seems a bit unusual, she loves her daughters and granddaughters with all her heart, especially those who are courageous, courageous and career-oriented.The youngest (chic aunt), even though she escaped from marriage with her son-in-law, she happily accepted blessings from relatives and friends...

The mother of the genius cousin Tao Shuna, a modern second aunt who loves beauty and romance all her life and unconditionally trusts and supports her daughter. When faced with her daughter’s class teacher’s doubts and criticisms about her daughter’s premature love, she domineeringly supported her daughter:

“Whether a girl is good-looking or not, whether she is liked by boys or not, she will not lead anyone wrong.That's their boy's problem.My girl, what she wants to do and who she wants to like are her own decisions in the future and will not change because of other people's prejudices.”

Looking through the table of contents of the book - She and Her Islands, you can see that the titles of Chapter 1 and Chapter 30 are both “Feast”.

The family banquet is an important part of traditional Chinese culture and a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation.In the book, the grandmother requires her three daughters to return to their parents’ home every New Year. This is such a unique rule.But none of the three daughters, son-in-law and granddaughter had any objections.

But no one expected that his eldest granddaughter Li Yijin would be the first to disobey the family rules.She left home for the first time during the Chinese New Year and embarked on the road with her boyfriend to go to her boyfriend's grandparents' house.

Although my grandma was indeed unhappy when she first learned the news, she gradually relaxed with the guidance and company of her second daughter, third daughter and two other granddaughters.

Li Yijin was still excited about his first successful escape at first.But what she didn't expect was that when she went to her boyfriend's grandparents' house, she would be faced with: burning coals, drinking chicken blood mixed with incense ash, and even being kicked out of the house, standing on the street looking at other people and their families.We happily had New Year's Eve dinner and had a reunion, but our hearts were full of grievances.

It wasn't until she received a call from her mother, money transfer information, and messages of concern from her aunt and cousin that she bought a train ticket home without hesitation.Although Li Yijin was missing from the family dinner, her family's concern for her was everywhere.

For us, the real purpose of the family dinner is not to eat, but to get together after a year of separation to see if each other is okay, and to give each other blessings and strength to fight.

Although at the family dinner, there will inevitably be comparisons, and we will discuss children's scores, adults' year-end bonuses, etc., but for ordinary us, this is something that happens again and again in the face of hardships and ordinary lives.What about fighting back?

When the elderly see the prosperity, ups and downs, pride, struggles and tribulations of their children and grandchildren, they feel as if they are experiencing life all over again, as if they are much younger again.

A family banquet does not require good cooking skills or delicacies. The key is that when you see a happy and lively scene of a family, you can sincerely feel the deep affection conveyed in it.

British writer Oscar Wilde once said: “After a wonderful dinner, you can forgive anyone, even your own relatives."

《She and her Islands》The last chapter “Family Banquet” is when Li Yijin and her boyfriend, Li Yijin's mother, three sisters, Li Yijin's cousin and her boyfriend went to the nursing home, together with her grandma in the nursing home.Accompany the grandmothers in the nursing home to enjoy this family dinner with so many people.

Accompanied by Li Yijin and others, the grandmothers in the nursing home spent a happy and happy day, and enjoyed the unique and strong taste of family affection.

This unique family dinner tells us: family love is everywhere, and blood relationship is only one of the factors.When we want to change, take control of our own lives, and treat others with sincerity, you will find that life is full of warmth.

This is a female narrative work with a novel angle. It does not focus on the contradictions on a certain character through background settings to express the suffering of women. For example, Fan Shengmei“, who has gradually become more stereotyped, the author is ingenious in describing a SARS case.The respective lives and plights of several female characters of different ages in a matriarchal family extend a proposition that is easier for us to resonate with: there are no vampire parents, nor Prince Charming and Goldfinger, just as the most ordinary personAs women, how can we live a good life?”

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