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Sharpen the Truth and Purity of Youth Writing

2025-08-12   

Second hand life has no foundation, borrowed stories are only shells. Light and flowing words cannot fall to the ground or enter the heart. Under the hustle and bustle, solid, weighty, and valuable works are the foundation of young writers' existence. Youth is the future of literature. Through it, one can see the ongoing evolution and characteristics of literature, as well as anticipate the trends and possibilities of future literary development. Throughout history, both in China and abroad, many writers have already completed their important works during their youth, and even continue to revisit the writing themes of their youth time and time again. This illustrates the important connection between literary creation and the life stages of writers. Sharp senses, abundant physical fitness, broad vision, and unrestrained imagination are the unique strengths of youth writing. Skills can gradually mature over time, but the original artistic intuition and passion for expression are precious and fleeting. Therefore, people have many expectations for youth writing. However, for some time now, the phenomenon of similar appearance, weak narrative, clique and impetuosity in young writers has sparked discussions, and there have also been accusations on the internet about young authors creating fake works, "excessive borrowing", and even plagiarizing others' works. Facing the growth stages and laws of young writers, stimulating their creative vitality and innovative enthusiasm, guiding them to self improve and surpass, has become an important literary topic. Taking the relationship between writing and life as an example. Writing about familiar, recognized, and experienced social life is a common choice for many writers. Mao Dun once talked about female writers who grew up since the New Culture Movement, believing that most of them started writing with life narratives. In the history of modern Chinese literature, whether it is Ding Ling, Xiao Hong, or Lu Yin, or Yu Dafu, Ba Jin, or Shen Congwen, they all gradually found themes that are in sync with the times and the country through their agonizing and anxious self writings. The grand historical perspective and profound concern for reality are never achieved overnight, and often rely on the author's long-term experience and exploration in social life. Contemporary young people naturally pay attention to the new forms of urban life and the situations of their peers in their writing, such as studying, dating, and relationships with their parents. This is the immediate environment they are in, and also the first stronghold of their narrative. A close, immersive, and approachable writing perspective can also bring new colors and breath to the deeply rooted realism. Even for genres such as science fiction, time travel, or detective suspense, which may seem distant from reality, they are actually based on young writers' perceptions of social life. Such as the sense of concern about the future of human destiny in science fiction novels, and the imagination and deduction of the dilemma of common survival; The time travel novel returns to history in a mysterious and elusive way, and embeds contemporary value concepts into it; Mystery novels are also adept at revealing life mysteries from the perspectives of human emotional logic and social psychological analysis. At the same time, the homogenization of life experiences brought about by the information age cannot be ignored. In the face of similar life materials, can young writers be less presumptuous, less easily come by, more insightful, and more penetrating? The charm of literature lies in entering through limited local life incisions, reaching infinite possibilities through literary writing, or exploring the social landscape through the subtle waves of "trivial matters" in Lu Xun's writings. It depends on whether the author is a person with a heart for life, whether they have a unique perspective to unify reality, closely connect psychological reality with social reality and historical reality, and whether they have the pen and brain power to explore the essence of phenomena and achieve a connection between personal emotions and social concerns. It is undeniable that young writers are facing many new challenges at present. Technological progress and social change have led to potential changes in the ways, rhythms, and emotional structures in which humans perceive the world. Writing is no longer just a comparison between literary works, but also faces horizontal competition with other art forms such as movies, television, short videos, and short dramas. The latter has the characteristics of fast pace, strong conflict, and high explosive points, which directly and strongly impact the audience's senses and undoubtedly make it easier to achieve emotional satisfaction. Faced with challenges, young writers are also mobilizing and leveraging their strengths. Compared to their predecessors, young writers have significant advantages in material collection, knowledge reserves, and reading comprehension, and possess a certain level of technical sensitivity and digital literacy. They draw nourishment from genre literature, tell good stories, and value the pleasurable attributes of texts; They place greater emphasis on the psychology of reader acceptance, which in turn reinforces the emotional rhythm and density of the work; They also actively embrace the transformation of film and television, extend the vitality of literary texts, and try to create brand effects. In addition to actively embracing and consciously integrating, we also need to maximize the irreplaceability of literature. Literature is essentially a reconstruction of a lively and detailed world. It is the author's imagination and creation, and also relies on the reader's immersion and immersion. Compared to other art forms, it can provide more lasting spiritual tremors and subtle emotional experiences. This means that writing based on hearsay and forced assembly, with two layers of content and form, will eventually reveal cowardice. Second hand life has no foundation, borrowed stories are only shells. The true artistic style must be deeply related to the writer's worldview, outlook on life, and values, and its essence is the unity of action and writing. Light and flowing words cannot fall to the ground or enter the heart. Under the hustle and bustle, solid, weighty, and valuable works are the foundation for young writers to establish themselves. Sincerity is purely a characteristic of youth, and it is also people's expectation for youth creativity. Sincerity refers to having a genuine sense of reality, a reverence for words, a sincere rhetoric, and giving people the power of truth and beauty; Pure individuals have a passion for literature, a longing for creativity, and the ability to stand out and create a voice that has never been heard before. The long and arduous path, truth and purity, is the unbeatable sharpness of youth writing, and the most attractive light of youth literature and art. It means that young writers need to break free from the blind pursuit of publication and awards, and the excessive obsession with becoming famous and getting married. They should ask themselves more about why they write and for whom they write, cherish the trust from readers that is more precious than gold, and understand literature and the words in their pens in a larger context. (New Society)

Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Jia jia

Source:people.cn

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