"Lucky Worries about His Country" by Zhang Dachun

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In essence, various authors deliver their work to convey a message in some form, which is achieved by its individuality. In his work "Lucky Worries about His Country," Zhang Dachun is one of the authors who embrace the use of historical writing style. From the beginning to the finish of the novel, the protagonist is depicted as a person fascinated with the Presidential Communique, which is a traditional religious belief. Lucky's confidence in the Presidential Communique sprang from some reading lessons he had with Yang Renlong a long time ago. As a result, in this article, we will examine what the novel implies from the historical perspective, focusing on the protagonist and other major characters
To begin, descriptive aspects in the novel underline the soldier's village's impoverished status. The central character is a retired soldier who is married to Orchid, an Aboriginal woman. Six individuals make up the family, including four boys, one of whom is mentally challenged. To support his family, the protagonist works as a street cleaner, while his wife cleans cars on the street with their mentally challenged son. Yang Renlong, a bachelor who was found dead in his bed holding his erectile penis, is a character in the novel who is said to have died as a result of masturbation. Symbolic of sexual immorality. People later discovered that his adopted son had swindled him out of his benefits, health coverage, and savings. Wang Changyuan is another prominen...