The characterization is lifelike. There are not many characters in short story design, and the author focuses on the characterization of Bander and Shulman. If Bander, the owner of jewelry store, is a cunning fox, then Shulman, the customer, is a clever hunter. No sly fox can beat a hunter. If Bender is the devil, then Shulman is the Tao. The demon is one foot high and the road is ten feet high. No matter how tall the demon is, it is too high. In doing business, the most important thing is to stress credibility and honesty, and not to make black-hearted money without conscience. But Baender, the owner of the jewelry store, ignored it. He has a big mouth and asks for money indiscriminately. Although he succeeded for a while, he finally paid a heavy price for greed and cheating customers. Not only did he not make money, but he also lost 250 thousand marks. He really deserved it. It can be said that the description of Bander in the novel is the most striking.
The main idea is implicit. Through the characterization and shaping of Bander, short stories clearly tell us a truth: to be a man, especially in business, we should be honest and trustworthy, not greedy and unscrupulous. If you disregard your reputation for immediate interests, then the ultimate victim is not others, but yourself. The main idea of this short story is implicit, though not clear, but clear. In addition, we can also realize the truth that a person is cheated, cheated and used, often because of greed, often because of greed and petty gain. A large number of facts in life have repeatedly proved that everything you see or hear about being cheated, cheated and used is caused by your own greed. Therefore, in order to prevent being cheated, cheated and used, the only reliable way is not to be greedy, especially not to be greedy for petty gains.
Concise language, cherish ink like gold. The novel is less than two thousand words, but the theme is clear and profound, which is thought-provoking. This is attributed to the author's artistic skills in plot design and language use. The identity of the Shulman couple was omitted. They found that the reaction of beating their chests and gnashing their teeth after being deceived was hidden, and how they used jewels with inappropriate quality and price as bait in Yangon thousands of miles away did not specifically explain. The author thinks that readers will not go into these details related to the story because he has grasped the main idea of the whole article.
Wiesel [Germany]
"This diamond is exquisite, and it is the most precious gem in our shop," said Baender, a jeweler, to his customers.
"Do you like this pendant, dear?" The male customer asked the young woman standing next to him enthusiastically.
The well-dressed young woman looked unhappy: "Do you still ask me if I like it? This diamond is really exquisite, I have never seen it ... "
"How much is this pendant?" The male customer asked.
Bender's heart trembled a little. He has never seen such a frank customer! "The price of this diamond will definitely not be low." Baender's tone is tentative.
"Of course." The male customer said disdainfully, "How much is it?"
The jeweler Bander took a deep breath, as if it would take a lot of effort to say this number! "65438+ million." There was no sound in the shop for a long time. The well-dressed female customer let out a cry and opened her beautiful eyes to look at the man beside her. The male customer seems to ask without hesitation, "Can I pay by check?" Bender hasn't turned his head for a long time. He thought it was so sudden that even the two salesgirls standing at the back of the store were shocked, as if they didn't believe the question they had just heard.
"Why?" The male customer looks unhappy. "You don't think I will carry 65438+ million marks in cash with me, do you?" The jeweler stared at the customer in front of him, and finally said, "Of course not, but you know, to be on the safe side, we have to check the check. Please wait in the reception room for a while! "
Bander let the couple into the reception room, and the male customer took out a check, filled it out and gave it to him. Bender only glanced at the signature on the check and handed it to a salesgirl. Signed "Carl Shulman"
10 minutes before Baender breathed a sigh of relief! The examination is completely normal. He smiled to himself-business like this doesn't happen every day. This diamond is really worth thousands of dollars, and its workmanship is extremely exquisite. Unfortunately, however, this diamond has a little flaw. It is precisely because of this fly in the ointment that the value of precious stones plummeted. Fortunately, this flaw is invisible to laymen, and only gem experts can find it. Therefore, Baender is still sold as a genuine product, which does not affect his price increase of 40,000 marks. He knew that jewelry would never meet the poor.
One day a few weeks later, the man named Carl Shulman walked into the jewelry store again. Bender recognized him at a glance, and suddenly his heart beat faster: Did he find out? ...
Carl Shulman took a business card from his pocket and handed it to Bander: "This is our new address. I came here today for one thing. My wife has been talking about diamonds all day since she bought that diamond pendant from you. This makes me very confused. I'm afraid I can't find a gift that will make her happier. I think she will be very happy if I can send her another diamond just like it, but this time it would be better if it is set in a bracelet. I don't care about the price. "
"I'm afraid that's impossible," Bander sighed. "There are no two identical diamonds in the world."
"That's a pity." Shulman was disappointed. "Hey, do you have any contacts between your peers? Can you contact them? " "Yes, yes, sir, we are all in contact." Mr. Bander hardly knows what to say.
"That's great. If you find it, please call me. "
Bander sent people around to send letters to 100 jewelry stores. Now months have passed and nothing has been found. At this time, a man sent out called from the Far East and said that he had found a diamond of similar quality in Yangon, Myanmar.
Mr. Bernd said into the microphone, "As long as you can get it, no matter how much it costs!" " When Baender got the diamond for 350,000 marks, he was ecstatic, but he always thought it was a bit like the one sold to Shulman, so he invited the original jewelry appraiser.
The expert couldn't help crying when he saw the gem: "Didn't you sell this diamond?" "You made a mistake! The one you mentioned has already been sold. This is another one, but this one has already been bought! "
The expert looked at the gem carefully and said, "The exact appraisal result will not come out until two days later. But I remember that the diamond is also a little flawed in this part-if so, it must be the same diamond! "
Mr. Bander's face turned white with brush. He panicked, but he ran to the phone and dialed Shulman's phone number. A woman's voice came from the microphone: "this is a luxury hotel ... it's a pity that Mr. Shulman and his wife left two days ago." They didn't leave an address. "