First of all, I've been watching Uncle Tom's Cabin recently; I've watched 71% of them on Kindle one after another, and it's relatively slow to read long novels, and it's because of the slowness that you can experience it slowly. Therefore, watching "12 Years a Slave" at this moment provides a more cruel and bloody picture of the history of American slavery presented in the book. Of course, the wonderful performances of black and white actors in the film deepened the audience's understanding of slavery society.
The second angle is from the perspective of a teacher. The author has been engaged in the standardized test industry for studying abroad for several years, especially when teaching the SAT and ACT programs for the American college entrance examination, I need to know a lot of American history, literature, social changes and other knowledge. So, novels like Uncle Tom's Cabin and movies like 12 Years a Slave, in my eyes, would be very good textbooks to help students understand American history, understand the root causes of various ills in current American society, and understand why some white Americans in the United States There are deep White Guit, etc... Of course, whether it is a novel or a film, it is only a drop in the ocean in the long history, but it has to be said that it is an excellent perspective to see the leopard in the tube!
Speaking of the long history, what about from a historical perspective? Is it useful to study history? Can't find a job after graduation? You can't look at it this way. Studying human history is not for the sake of eating and drinking, it's just. If you want to make money, you don’t need a high degree. From Lanxiang Technical School and New Oriental Cooking School, as long as you have an active mind and ability, you can still become a well-known entrepreneur; aspiring laid-off workers can also re-employ and start a business, and then make a fortune .
The greatest use of studying history is to let us understand ourselves and the development of human society, so as to avoid stupid prejudice and conflict, to allow the two sides to reach reconciliation, and to allow the human race to achieve justice, peace, freedom and development.
We can never learn 100% real history from anywhere, and we can't restore 100% history before the time machine came out. The only thing we can do is to read as much as we can, to examine history from various existing texts. Whether it is Chinese, traditional Chinese, English, German or Japanese, the responsibility of historians may be to collect and sort out relatively objective information from countless texts, archaeological sites, and ancient cultural relics. The real history, for the world's reference. Movies, on the other hand, deduce texts that most people think are boring through audio-visual art, and can be popularized among the public, such as Schindler's List, which describes the history of World War II. It can be said that a good movie has boundless merit!
Here, I would like to express my deep respect to Gao Xiaosong. His "Xiao Shuo" in the Youku period and "Xiao Song Qi Tan" in the current iQiyi period have indeed allowed many mainland young people to learn a lot of relatively objective historical knowledge, broadening our originally narrow horizons, which can be said to enlighten people's wisdom. great show! To borrow a popular saying: I'm relieved to see that his show has so many fans!
However, there are still many countries in the world that do not allow people to read books to understand relatively objective facts. For example, the evil country located north of the 38th parallel, such as the Middle East under the rule of the Taliban and the "Islamic State", such as the three empires in "1984"... In fact, as far as I know, contemporary Russia is also relatively closed, They resisted the West, rested on their laurels, held themselves in a cocoon, and held Putin to the sky, and some tended to develop into a country on the 38th tier.
The people of these countries are pathetic. They cannot understand the relatively real history, nor can they reach reconciliation with other countries and cultures, and cannot eliminate the millennia-old grudges and deep hatred in their hearts. History can never get the forgiveness and respect it deserves. The German government and the German people are a role model when it comes to facing history head-on! I hope that the European Union will not be dissolved, and the cultural and economic community that has finally been unified will be better and better.
Nowadays, in China, you can basically see the books and movies you want to read, which is fortunate. Then, as a teacher, I have a deep obligation and plot to let students understand our past, present and future through these excellent literary and film works.
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