Chapter 9 The scenery when the soul is enlightened

The landscape depicted in America is the early landscape of spiritual independence, full of confusion and the intense emotion of breaking through it.The inexperienced spirit is full of vividness, and the darkness that opens in front of him makes everything extremely strange.There is a strong magnetic force that sucks the poet into a brand new world. Maybe he doesn't know the true origin of that world yet, he only knows that he saw a completely different scene from what ordinary people see, and he couldn't help himself.It is his only choice to pursue miracles with his own passion and describe the text.When we follow the poet into this strange world to explore, we can't help but marvel again and again: "How strange! The world is like this!" In addition to marvel, there are horrors, tragic events continue, and even The smell of blood can be smelled, that is the smell of newborns coming out of the womb, accompanied by pain like a knife - the pain comes from separation.In such a text, creation has become an incredible thing, and it has also become a marathon of chasing miracles; and no matter how gloomy and terrifying the miracle is, just because the soul itself can shine, it illuminates everything, everything is became bearable.Yes, the joy of birth outweighs the pain of childbirth.

It is mentioned many times in the article that there is a kind of restless and unfamiliar "natural force" that dominates human beings, and also dominates the protagonist.It is this force that makes the protagonist Karl run non-stop towards his destiny and the hometown of art as if possessed by a demon.This "natural force" is actually the root of the poet's belief.Its super-powerful appearance often conceals the true origin of it, thus misleading people to look outside.The protagonist Carl is an extraordinary teenager. His extraordinaryness lies in his special vision, and he can always see things that ordinary people cannot see, such as the natural force.At the same time, his special senses also harmed him, so that he could no longer live the life that ordinary people lead.That force is very strange.When you don't look at it, it doesn't come to you; when you see it, it turns your whole life around.Once it dominates people, people can no longer escape and can only be squeezed by it indefinitely.The world then becomes a purgatory, and only those who can survive without dying can be fortunate enough to experience that kind of salvation.This novel is the first manifestation of this mysterious force.The superficial impression of this force is often negative, as if it wants to destroy the personality and kill the impulse in the human body.Only after you feel it carefully, you will find that the superficial impression is all wrong.Behind that force lay an indefinable, strange purpose, which had not yet been fully revealed.Although controlled by a magical force, the protagonist will never give up struggling and stop working hard.He is in the midst of contradictions, from naivety to maturity, and the prospect of the future is both broad and deep.

The whole book runs through the sentimentality of the teenager. The protagonist who has just been weaned from the spirit stubbornly yearns for love, warmth and protection. While advancing on the journey, he dreams of returning to the idyllic mother body.And a kind of harsh rationality aimed at his weakness, constantly crushing his false dreams, and peeling off the real essence of the world to him layer by layer, which made him feel sad and prompted him to slowly Be strong, put aside unnecessary compassion step by step, and devote yourself to spiritual pursuit without hesitation.The rational spirit symbolized by "America" ​​is in stark contrast with the sadness of the protagonist, forming the tone of the whole book together.This rationality is a sign of spiritual awakening.It penetrates into every pore of life, and stands guard at every threshold of change, so that it can say "no" to the protagonist at any time; Pushing toward a higher, purer emotional experience.All experiences after coming out of the mother's womb are novel and cannot be adapted. Emotions can only develop in new situations if they continue to revolutionize themselves and grind out a hard cocoon.However, the bitter and sweet dreams about old Europe, about homeland, about parents did not disappear completely until the end, but reappeared in a new form.That is negation after negation, the reincarnation of fate, not reversion.