This letter is divided into five paragraphs, with distinct levels and distinct context.

The first paragraph comes straight to the point and explains the reasons for breaking up. At first, it was really "I am narrow-minded, I can't bear it, I know my ears with one step" and "I don't know my feet". The way to make friends is to get to know each other. It is clearly stated here that Dan Tao and I don't know each other. Obviously, the basis for announcing the exchange no longer exists. Next, point out the reason for writing this letter: "I am afraid that I will be ashamed to cut myself by myself. I hope to help myself by introducing a corpse." I recommend a sword in my hand, so I am full of jealousy, so I think I may step on Chen Qi. " The allusion to "crossing the line" here is very vivid. This classic is based on Zhuangzi's Free Travel. I used to run errands for the teacher, but I took the initiative to bring a chef instead. Ji Kang easily changed his point of view, saying that the chef dragged the priest into the water and completely changed the moral of the story. Ji Kang particularly emphasized the word "shame": I want to help myself because he feels guilty inside, because what he has done is cruel and dirty. He suddenly touched a sensitive place in Dan Tao's soul. The use of this allusion here has a wonderful effect of "taking a warning". The use of allusions in writing has always been divided into "dead classics" and "living classics". Like Ji Kang, painting at will and using it for me is a good example of success. At this point, the basic difference with Shanjuyuan has been clearly pointed out. Let's further develop our own views.

In the second paragraph, the author puts forward the principle of getting along with others. At first, this paper lists eleven historical figures, such as Laozi and Zhuangzhou, and through the comments on their deeds, expounds the truth of "moving with nature, each has his own security". On the surface, Ji Kang has nothing to do with being an official or retiring. He praised Dan Tao as a "mediator". However, after reading the above, it is not difficult to understand the moral. Since under such circumstances, the official is inevitably contaminated with blood, then the "nature" of the official is self-evident. Therefore, Xu Xu became a bitter satire. Of course, this irony is completely silent, but the other party knows it and has a fever on his face. The ancients said "needle in cotton" and "thorn in mud", which refers to this implicit irony. After expounding the general principle of "following the nature", the author changed his pen: "Besides, Yanling high school students have the wind of hiding, and celebrating each other for a long time is like a festival, which is entrusted by the will and cannot be taken away." It is pointed out that the life path chosen by people according to their honest nature cannot be forcibly changed. This is a link between the preceding and the following.

The third paragraph describes his own nature and living conditions. After writing about some of his extremely lazy living habits, he used a metaphor: "This is a bird and a deer, which are rarely tamed, so they are subject to the teaching system;" If you look at the shackles for a long time, you will be crazy about tassels and go to the soup; Although decorated with gold guards, I think about the forest and the grass. "What an image! The bird understood the word at once. The author compares himself to a wild and untamed deer. He said to Dan Tao: Yes, you can get "golden bodyguards" and "exquisite dishes"-wealth and splendor, but I also know the price, which means sacrificing my most precious thing-"thinking more about the forest and aiming for abundant grass". Therefore, I would rather go through fire and water than this wealth trap. Writing here, there is no need to make abstract comments. The author has vividly described his noble and upright attitude towards life and his position of not compromising with evil forces.

However, the author refused to write it.

In the fourth paragraph, he further enumerated Ruan Ji's persecution and pointed out that his contradiction with court etiquette was more acute. Ji Kang summed up these contradictions into nine articles, that is, the famous "those who are inevitably unbearable are seven, and those who are not unbearable are ten." These nine articles stand side by side, rolling and running, and there is no room for the other party to have a say. Ji Kang's proud image of "Who can tame the dragon" is also presented to readers. This "seven can't, two can't" seems a bit crazy to us today, but at that time, it was caused by arrogance and political struggle. It is not surprising that the so-called "erudition is like madness" and "nothing can be achieved without madness". In this passage, the author exaggerates two living environments: one is that Dan Tao tried to drag him in, that is, "official business is in the palm of his hand", "the place is noisy and varied", "he is exposed" and "he should not move"; One is what he yearns for, that is, "fishing in the grass with one piano and one singing" and "watching fish and birds in the mountains". In contrast, it goes without saying that what is turbid and what is clear. At this point, the author's own life purport and refusal to cooperate have been fully described. In particular, the article "Not Tang Wu but Thin Kong Zhou" is tantamount to a declaration of breaking away from the Sima Group with Zoroastrianism as its ruling tool. This article later became an important cause of his death.

The following paragraph turns to each other and blames them for making friends carelessly. After enumerating four ancient and modern sages who "know their reason" and "know their nature, so they help them", the author used the method of restraining one and promoting the other. He said: this truth can only be understood by well-informed people. Of course you do. At first glance, it seems to be a promise of "success", but then came a big turning point: "You can't be complacent about Zhang Fu, but you are better than others. I am addicted to smelly rot and raise ducklings to kill rats. " It's like pointing your nose at Dan Tao: I thought you were a good friend, but you are like that stupid guy who forced the Vietnamese to wear a flowered hat, like an owl eating carrion. These two sentences are really enjoyable, which is the expression of Ji Kang's true nature of "stiff intestines and pathogenic factors". If the irony at the beginning still hits the nail on the head, this is tit for tat. From this, we can imagine the growing anger of the author when writing.

Finally, the author talked about his future plans, saying that he should "leave those things alone to protect his old age". This part is a little sharp. Because he is the leader of the occasion and the object of Sima's suspicion, he has to keep a low profile. But the attitude is still firm: "Once forced, it will be crazy, and it will not be like this." You can say that you would rather die than work. My contempt for Dan Tao is not over yet, so I stabbed him again at the end of the article: some savages enjoy drying their backs, while others regard celery as beautiful and want to give it to the king. Although sincere, it is unreasonable. "I hope that the first step will not be like this." Quiet again, just teasing.

Liu Yuxi said: "Eight tones and political communication, articles contend with the times." Breaking Up with Juyuan Mountain is a mirror of political thoughts in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Intuitively, Dear John is Ji Kang's full confession, which not only describes his "let nature take its course" lifestyle, but also shows his arrogant and stubborn personality. However, the cognitive significance of breaking up does not stop there. On the one hand, we can appreciate the dark and sinister political atmosphere at that time from Ji Kang's angry words. On the other hand, Ji Kang is the leader of "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest", and he has high prestige and considerable influence among scholars. Therefore, the life purport and mental state described in the dear John letter are representative to some extent, which partly reflects the social outlook and ideological trend at that time.