This book constructs its narrative framework with a rich and diverse cast of characters. The main narrative focuses on national capitalists such as Zhu Jiafu, Lu Zufeng, Gao Lun, and Huang Yu'an, vividly depicting their struggles for survival amidst complex political and economic power struggles. Simultaneously, it uses underground CCP members Li Ming and Yang Chunyan as subplots, portraying their growth during their underground work, their establishment of connections with patriotic democrats like Gao Lun, and their leadership of the masses in the struggle. Furthermore, it portrays ordinary people such as Grandpa Lu, Jin Si, Feng Lihua, and Miss Qi, presenting their life trajectories from post-war survival to gradual adaptation to a new life.
本书以丰富多元的人物群像构建故事框架。叙事主线聚焦于民族资本家朱佳富、陆祖福、高伦、黄玉庵等人, 生动展现他们在复杂的政治与经济势力博弈中奋力抗争、谋求生存的历程; 同时, 以中共地下党员李明、杨春燕等人为叙事支线, 描绘其在地下工作中不断成长, 并与高伦等爱国民主人士建立联系、领导群众斗争的过程; 此外, 还刻画了路大爷、金四、封丽华、齐姑娘等普通民众, 呈现他们从战后求生到逐步适应新生活的生命轨迹。
本书以丰富多元的人物群像构建故事框架。叙事主线聚焦于民族资本家朱佳富、陆祖福、高伦、黄玉庵等人, 生动展现他们在复杂的政治与经济势力博弈中奋力抗争、谋求生存的历程; 同时, 以中共地下党员李明、杨春燕等人为叙事支线, 描绘其在地下工作中不断成长, 并与高伦等爱国民主人士建立联系、领导群众斗争的过程; 此外, 还刻画了路大爷、金四、封丽华、齐姑娘等普通民众, 呈现他们从战后求生到逐步适应新生活的生命轨迹。