A Ray of Light

作者：愚一/著 王祖民/绘    

出版社：二十一世纪出版社    

出版日期：2021年1月    

ISBN：978-7-5568-5240-6    

页数：40页    

规格：210 x 285mm    

内容简介：

猫城的地上有上百万只猫，地下也有上百万只猫，唯一的不同是，地下没有白天和黑夜的变化，一片漆黑。地上的猫大家都穿一样的衣服、住一样的房子、吃一样的食物；而地下的猫互相看不见，大家生活千姿百态。有一天一寸光照进地下，随着时间的行进，地下的猫们渐渐看到了彼此，也慢慢地在改变……

“一寸光”暗喻别人的“眼光”。在“一寸光”照进地下之前，猫儿们无所顾忌地为自己而活，他们不拘一格，个性张扬；而照进“一寸光”之后，猫儿们能看见彼此，暗喻他们开始活在别人的眼光里，渐渐地，他们有所顾忌，彼此间变得越来越相似，直到最后，“大家都一样了”。不过，仍有一两只与众不同的特立独行的猫。

There are over a million cats in Cat City and another million living underground. The only difference is that living underground means there is no change of day and night, and it is pitch black. The cats in Cat City all wear the same clothes, live in the same houses, and eat the same food. At the same time, the cats living underground cannot see each other, so every cat has its own way of living. Until one day, a ray of light entered the ground, and the cats living underground begin to see each other and start to change.

After the light shines in, the illustrator uses the gradual expansion of the bright part in the underground world to indicate the process of the awakening of the cats’ awareness of how others think of themselves. During this process, the cats living underground starts to be aware of their differences, and most of them choose to follow others’ suit. Until, in the end, the underground and the over ground become alike. However, if you take a closer look, there are still several cats who choose to be different.