The Ordinary World was hailed as a classic of modern Chinese literature. The novel mainly narrated the life course of an ordinary family in rural China from the 1950s to the 1970s. It depicted the poverty and backwardness of rural China, as well as the pursuit and predicament of people in life, love, career and so on. The following are some of the wonderful passages in the novel and their brief analysis: In this world, life is like a big pot. Once you jump into it, you can't come out again. All you have to do is keep moving forward, keep struggling, keep surpassing yourself. Life itself is a gamble. You can't guarantee that you will be right every time you bet, but what you can do is to try your best to make your bets right. The road of life is bumpy, but as long as you put your heart into it, you will always find your own path. The most precious thing in life is courage. Life is like a mirror. If you smile at her, she will smile at you; if you cry at her, she will cry at you. The meaning of life is to constantly pursue and surpass yourself. The value of life is not in what you have, but in what you can do. Life is like a poem, there are ups and downs, but we have to feel every ups and downs with our heart. The above are some of the wonderful passages in the novel and a brief analysis. Through them, we can better understand the life and human nature depicted in the novel, as well as the pursuit and predicament of people in life and career.