Shoko from the countryside, rural areas increasingly withered decay can not survive him, he came to the city, eager to own honest labor, the creation of a new life. He tried various jobs and finally select the pull rickshaw. Although the career choice that left the land Shoko, but its way of thinking are still farmers. He is used to individual work, while the land as long as there is a reliable car. Buy a car, to be independent workers, "It was his goal, hope, and even religion." Shoko city seems to give the opportunity to achieve voluntary, after three years of struggle, he bought the car, but less than six months, snatched hit by warlords; but still refuses to give up Shoko own dream car, even though the pursuit of his own, not without doubt, has repeatedly shaken, but still continue to pick ourselves up, fight again. It should be said, Shoko to tough attitude and character and stubborn struggle to start life, constitute the contents of the main plot of the novel. The outcome of a struggle, Shoko"s failure is, and he finally failed to make their own dream car. Profound realism of the novel in that it not only describes the harsh living conditions of material deprivation on Shoko, Shoko but also depicts an ideal in life after the destruction of the spirit of fall. "He did not the heart, his heart was taken off the people." Kind of a hard-working rural youth, and thus destroyed as a zombie-like vagrant.Shoko had lived in rural areas, 18 years old and unfortunately lost her parents and a few acres of Susukida, then went to Peking in the city to work out. Forced him to life as a rickshaw puller, who both young and effort, no smoking, no gambling, bite hard for 3 years, and finally gather the 100 dollars to buy a new car. This makes him almost crying tears of excitement. Ever since this car to live with him more and more energy. He imagined being so dry on the two years to buy a car they can, one, two ... ... and he can drive a factory.Shoko boldly to run every day, when the turnout is not large for consideration, hurried retreat, he still went out to pull carts. One day, in order to earn a little money, he pulled the car Tsinghua adventure, even the car with the way people have been caught a dozen soldiers to go. These days, he ran with the soldiers. Have carried the day, pushing soldiers or something and had to carry water and firewood to feed livestock, Khan has to flow from the head of the heels, and he hated those marauders. The ideal of self-reliance for the first time he burst
