Yu Hua's Alive is a classic novel that profoundly reveals the complexity of human nature and the impermanence of fate. The novel was set in a rural area of China and narrated the life experiences of the protagonist, Fu Gui. The novel focuses on Fu Gui and reflects the historical changes of Chinese society and the living conditions of the people through his experiences. The novel showed the poverty and backwardness of China's rural areas in the early days of the liberation and the gradual improvement with the development of social economy after the reform and opening up. At the same time, the novel also reveals the complexity of human nature, including greed, selfishness, cruelty, perseverance and so on. The plot of " Alive " was full of thrilling and tragic twists and turns. Through Fu Gui's perspective, the novel shows the impermanence and unpredictability of his fate. In the novel, Fugui experienced a lot of misfortune and pain, but he still survived tenaciously and constantly searched for the meaning of survival in the predicament. Alive was a novel with profound meaning and humane care. Through real history and life scenes, it showed the good and evil of human nature and made people reflect on the meaning and value of life. This novel is widely regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature, and has made an important contribution to the development and progress of Chinese literature.