In << Childhoods >>, narrative language was used to describe the protagonist's childhood experiences to show the background and theme of the story. This technique usually uses a series of vivid details and descriptions to portray the protagonist's life so that the reader can feel the protagonist's emotional state and psychological state. For example, the book described the protagonist's childhood life to show his loneliness, hardship, happiness, and other emotions so that readers could better understand the protagonist's character and fate. In " Childhoods ", the author used a lot of metaphor and symbols to express the protagonist's childhood. For example, he used " furry conscience " to describe the protagonist's kindness, and " black hole " to describe the protagonist's inner darkness. Through these metaphor and symbols, the protagonist's inner world was more deeply expressed. In the novel, the author also used contrast techniques such as comparing the protagonist's childhood with others to express the loneliness and hardship of the protagonist. For example, the book compared the protagonist's family life with other families to show the poverty and injustice of the protagonist's family, so that readers could have a deeper understanding of the protagonist's fate and inner world. The novel uses narrative language, metaphor, symbolism, contrast, and other techniques to express the protagonist's childhood experiences, so that readers can have a deeper understanding of the protagonist's fate and inner world.