铁凝的短篇新作《树下》,展示了在市场经济大潮的冲击下,生活在底层的传统知识分子,面对现实社会的物质挤压,他们灵魂深处的痛苦挣扎。在物欲横流的现实世界中,知识分子传统的骄傲与荣耀已经只能封锁在自己的内心孤芳自赏,而物质生活的平淡与困窘却深深地困扰着他们,从而使他们陷入了一种无处诉说的憋闷与恐慌之中。 Tie Ning’s short story, “Under the Tree,” shows that under the impact of the tide of market economy, traditional intellectuals living at the bottom face the painful struggle in the depths of their souls in the face of material squeeze in the real world. In the real world of materialism, the traditional pride and glory of the intellectuals can only be blocked in their inner self-esteem, but the blandness and embarrassment of material life are deeply troubling them, leaving them with a nowhere to tell The oppressed and panic.