《骆驼祥子》是老舍创作的长篇小说，通过人力车夫祥子的悲惨命运，展现了旧中国北平（今北京）底层市民的生活图景。以下是作品的核心内容与特点：

一、核心内容

祥子的奋斗与挫折

祥子来自农村，怀揣着“拥有一辆自己的车”的梦想来到北平。他通过省吃俭用，终于在三年内攒钱买上车，但连续遭遇兵荒马乱、侦探敲诈、虎妞难产等变故，三起三落，最终堕落为自私、懒惰的行尸走肉。

性格与象征

祥子：

兼具农村劳动者的坚韧与城市底层者的迷茫，象征底层人民的奋斗与悲剧命运。

骆驼祥子：外号源于他牵回的三匹骆驼，象征坚韧与希望的破灭。

社会背景

以20世纪20年代军阀混战为背景，通过祥子的经历揭露旧社会的黑暗，控诉统治阶级对劳动者的剥削与压迫。

二、艺术特色

语言风格

采用北京方言与口语，语言简洁淳朴，富有京味，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儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿儿