《骆驼祥子》是老舍的代表作之一，通过人力车夫祥子的悲惨命运，揭示了旧中国社会的黑暗与底层人民的苦难。以下是核心内容总结：
一、故事主线
三起三落的人生轨迹 祥子从农村来到北平，立志通过拉车攒钱买自己的车。他三次经历买车失车的挫折：
- 第一次：用三年血汗钱买新车，却被军阀抓壮丁，车被抢走，只留三匹骆驼（得名“骆驼祥子”）；
- 第二次：被侦探敲诈，积蓄被洗劫，再次破产；
- 第三次：被迫与虎妞结婚，为葬礼卖车，最终彻底失去希望。
社会环境的残酷压迫
故事以军阀混战、官僚剥削为背景，展现了底层人民的生存困境。祥子的三次失败，象征着个体在黑暗社会中的无力抗争。
二、人物塑造
祥子： 勤劳、善良、有梦想的农村青年，逐渐被物质与精神双重打击，最终堕落为“行尸走肉”，体现“个人主义的末路”； 虎妞
刘四爷：车厂主，代表旧式剥削阶级，对底层人民冷酷无情。
三、思想内涵
社会批判 揭示了军阀混战、官僚压迫、贫富悬殊等社会问题，批判了旧中国“小人物”的苦难命运；
理想与现实的冲突
祥子的买车梦象征底层人民的奋斗理想，但其破灭反映了个体在黑暗社会中的无力感，呼应了“愚昧与残忍”的社会本质。
四、艺术特色
现实主义风格：
语言生动，细节真实，如“拉晚儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿
