Chapter 30 I am petty bourgeoisie

2000/04/21 Sanlian Life Weekly Author: Many One night I was chatting with a girl in a cafe. She pretended to be a little cynical, and talked to me about the latest movie music and best-selling books, and then added one or two English words to the words from time to time.The most amazing thing is that she mocked: I am a "yuppie".I'm not very used to the word "yuppie" because I'm used to hearing the word "hippie", that is, someone who is very casual and defies all secular norms.Seeing that I was a bit dull, she hurriedly said that it was the kind that was particularly casual and rebellious against all people in the world.I understand, and I began to feel that the world is changing so fast.I remember that when I was studying texts in high school, I said that XX was a petty bourgeoisie, that is, his ideological consciousness was not high, and he had not reached the same height as the proletariat.When analyzing the text, as soon as I heard that the author was a petty bourgeois writer, I felt bad for him and felt that he was not advanced enough.

Later, I often heard young men and women who boasted of good taste say to me: I am a person with a particularly petty bourgeois sentiment.His face is full of complacency, and his sense of pride is like saying that he was a poor peasant in the 1960s, or a self-employed person in the 1980s.The petty bourgeoisie they say means that those who pursue the quality of life must pay attention to culture, yes, first of all, they must appear cultured.For example, they can often talk about the latest drama or art exhibition, and occasionally they can come up with a particularly post-modern poem. When they say these words, they must have a mockery in their tone, so that they have a unique cultural appreciation ability. look.There is also romance. Petty bourgeoisie like to flaunt their romance the most, which is the kind of urbanized and formalized romance, such as: "Growing old together", "Living in the mountains and forests", "Going adrift in the sea", Because they know that they will never be like this, they can say it very casually, with a face full of intoxication when they say it... At this time, it is best to have a little music, such as the petty bourgeois favorite Ken. Key's saxophone, and then he can say that this is his (or her) favorite music, because it has a special flavor.

I found that facing the life of petty bourgeoisie, I have developed an irresistible affinity. I think I must have immediately abandoned the concept of high school texts. I think the lifestyle I described in the second paragraph is really good, but petty bourgeoisie My name is somewhat different from my traditional habits, so I have never advertised that I live a petty bourgeoisie. One day, I dug out my high school Chinese textbook, and all of a sudden, almost all the writers I liked were defined as petty-bourgeois writers, and Rousseau, who I most admired, turned out to be such a character.I immediately calmed down. Petty Bourgeois was an expression of being educated and thoughtful, and Romain Rolland said that Rousseau was a passionate, lustful, weak, sensitive, and vulnerable character, which seemed to meet the requirements of Petty Bourgeoisie and seemed to be in line with my personality. There are many similarities.I finally feel at ease and call myself a petty bourgeoisie.