| Ba Jin used to say that"Collection of Random Thoughts"is the"Cultural Revolution Museum"of himself. It reflected he himself and his family brutal experience during the"dark time with Chinese characteristics……in the severe hell made of blood of the Chinese people", it is also a"'Museum'which reveals the'Cultural Revolution'based upon the real thoughts". As an intellectual with artist conscience and social responsibility,"to tell the truth"has already been the unique existence style of life. This is due to he had a passion for ideal and perfect personality, and also due to the social and political atmosphere change in the end of 1970's and beginning of 1980's. With the progress of liberty of ideology and democracy, it gave Pa Jin relative tolerate atmosphere of writing the"Collection of Random Thoughts".Writing <>, Ba Jin not only wished to display the core of contemporary intellectual `s fate by distorted his soul, but also wished to rebuild his cultural image in the process of history. From the distinct main part of consciousness, he rebuilt his self-image of sincere repent, firm critic and ideal independent.<> has a great influence on contemporary China. It distinctly advocated that"telling the truth"and"thinking independently", encouraged the intellectuals in contemporary China to face squarely the negative influence of the Chinese traditional culture, promoted them to combine the main part of consciousness and the state , pointed out a feasible way for portraying the new image of contemporary intellectuals,realizing value of their life and amplifying style of culture. It re-pointed out and explored for people altering in'Cultural Revolution',criticizing and reflecting in the lack of scholars′spirit and human′s dignity and value, as it carried on and spread the spirit of"May 4th"new-literature and scholars′tradition. |