谭忠弼是《歧路灯》中的重要人物,书中多处描写了他在教育儿子上的焦虑和深忧,体现在延师、择偶、日常生活等方面。其原因是谭忠弼强烈的宗族意识、对妻族的不满和不良社会风气的影响。谭忠弼的焦虑和深忧同时也是作家本人和时代的焦虑和深忧。 Tan Zhongbi is an important figure in “The Crossroads of Lights.” There are many places in his book describing his anxiety and deep sorrow in educating his son, which is manifested in such aspects as deferrals, mate selection, and daily life. The reason is the strong clan consciousness of Tan Zhong Bi, the dissatisfaction with the wife and the adverse social atmosphere. Tan Zhongbi’s anxiety and deep worries are also anxieties and worries of the writer himself and the times.