1. Time: 1920s

2. Location: Beijing

3. Social environment: warlords fighting, social unrest

1. Luotuo Xiangzi: the protagonist, hard-working and honest, kind and upright

2. Huniu: Xiangzi’s wife, fierce, smart and capable

3. Liu Siye: Huniu’s father, the owner of the car dealership, stingy and greedy

4. Xiao Fuzi: Xiangzi’s friend, kind and gentle, with tragic fate

1. Xiangzi came to Beijing and became a rickshaw puller

2. Xiangzi works hard and dreams of owning a car of his own

3. Xiangzi saved money to buy a car, but was robbed by a warlord

4. Xiangzi once again saved money to buy a car, but was deceived by a detective again

5. Xiangzi married Huniu and bought a third car with Huniu’s money.

6. Huniu died in childbirth, Xiangzi lost everything

7. Xiangzi met Xiaofuzi, but Xiaofuzi committed suicide.

8. Xiangzi completely degenerated and became a zombie

1. Xiangzi came to Beijing and became a rickshaw puller

2. Xiangzi works hard and dreams of owning a car of his own

3. Xiangzi saved money to buy a car, but was robbed by a warlord

4. Xiangzi once again saved money to buy a car, but was deceived by a detective again

5. Xiangzi married Huniu and bought a third car with Huniu’s money.

6. Huniu died in childbirth, Xiangzi lost everything

7. Xiangzi met Xiaofuzi, but Xiaofuzi committed suicide.

8. Xiangzi completely degenerated and became a zombie

1. Revealing the darkness and injustice of the old society

2. Shows the fragility and depravity of human nature

3. Reflects the suffering and struggle of people at the bottom of society

4. Expressing the yearning and pursuit of a better life