“I just survived, but I became a hero.” This sentence comes from a news report written by Marquez in his early years. This report was closed because it touched the red line of the military. The newspaper was shut down, and Marquez was forced to exile overseas. When the dusty memory was recalled many years later, this once sensational news release was re-published and became a masterpiece of contemporary nonfiction works. For readers, He provides an alternative reading experience of adventure literature. In this kind of rough non-fiction works, human nature has a more grounded form. The hero is not a hero. From beginning to end, he was only pushed forward by the big hand of fate, and was teased by fate and encountered a shipwreck. The military used it to spread propaganda, and even did not have the courage to resist. His only resistance was to tell the story to the author, However, they were forced to remain anonymous because of the official search. In this book, we not only see the bewilderment, fear and helplessness of survival of the parties involved in the shipwreck, as well as the attitude of flocking to the commercial value brought by it. Through this shipwreck story, we not only show the weakness of human beings in the face of natural disasters, but also show the weakness and greed of human nature, From “Robinson Crusoe” to “The Fantasy Drift of the Youth School” to “The Story of a Marine Disaster Survivor”, from the single portrayal of the hero image to the multi-dimensional and realistic representation of people, the greatest value of adventure literature lies in the way it provides to explore the depth of life with low risk, allowing us to feel the various postures that people may take under extreme conditions in a peaceful environment.
From a literary point of view, this book is not a masterpiece of Marquez. The form of news report determines that this article (this book) cannot use too complex writing techniques. However, due to the legendary nature of the story itself, the flat narrative method will not be dull, but will highlight the focus rather than dominate. Marquez’s works have a good grasp of details. For a novel, the story is bone and the description is flesh and blood. If the bone is not healthy, the work will not stand. If the flesh and blood is not abundant, the work will not be beautiful. A qualified novel should first ensure the integrity of the story, just like a healthy person should first have healthy limbs. In addition, a good novel should also give readers a good reading experience, The description is too detailed or even complicated, which is like a showy person. Looking at the jewels from a distance, and looking at the vulgarity from a close view, it is unbearable. Only when the details of the description are properly handled, can we create a beauty who is “more fat, less thin”. The most attractive part of Marquez’s works is that he can lay out simple stories in detail without complexity. From “One Hundred Years of Solitude” to “Love in the Period of Cholera” to “A Pre-disclosed Murder Case” to “The Story of a Marine Disaster Survivor”, the bones of his works are always healthy, and even “One Hundred Years of Solitude” has reached a peak state. Although the book has many names and complex plots, Not only does it matter how generations interact with each other, but it is always a coherent story with a beginning and an end. Compared with “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, the plot of the later works is simpler, even simpler than one. In terms of plot, “The Story of a Marine Survivor” is the simplest, even without any suspense, but Marquez describes such a simple story so wonderfully, In addition to the legendary nature of the story itself, it is inseparable from its superb writing skills. The details are tight, detailed but not complicated. Step by step, the reader is led into the trap carefully set by him. In his writing, the protagonist of the story is no longer a hero who defeats nature in the traditional sense, but a weak, worldly and even greedy person. It is not too strong moved after reading, but has a sense of powerlessness of fate, This feeling of being constantly beaten by fate when people are in deep adversity is more real and cordial than heroism. As the protagonist said, “I just survived and became a hero.” In this story, some people may see a hero, but I only see a lucky man who survived.
