Gorky's full text of "childhood"
Gorky's "childhood" is as follows: The book was published in Russia in 1886. The novel mainly narrates the protagonist, Aliosha's childhood experiences, depicting the Russian rural life and social environment, reflecting the social class differences and the dark side of human nature at that time. The protagonist of the story, Aliosha, was a child from a peasant family in Ukraine. He experienced many unfortunate things in his childhood, such as his parents 'early death, being placed in foster care at his grandfather's house, and being forced to sell matches. Although Aliosha lived in poverty, he was kind, hardworking, and brave, constantly trying to change his situation. In the novel, Gorky described the hardships and cruelty of the Russian rural life from Aliosha's perspective, revealing the social class differences and the dark side of human nature at that time. At the same time, Aliosha was also a protagonist with a typical Russian character. He was brave, strong, upright and kind. Through his own efforts and struggles, he finally achieved self-liberation and growth. As one of Gorky's representative works,"Childhoods" was regarded as a classic in the history of world literature, which had a profound influence on literature and art of later generations.