A bit of color for once, all the better t o see th e red flags with , not to mention the obvious aer ial file foota ge of Warsaw. The story c oncerns Joze f Mal esa, the mason or br icklayer of the title . He was o nce the darling of the party, the s on of tw o old party act ivis ts, a worker of heroic reputation, his own commitment to The Movement un questioned. He was c hosen to be d estine d for great things, specially educated and pushed forward to positions of responsibili ty in the Party. Eventually he decid es, because of t he ethica l pressures which he feels from the obstructionism of the bureaucracy from above, he asks to return to be a simple brickla yer. He is dist urbed w ith the wa y the Party deals with people, especially their lack of direct contact. H e thinks workers know be tter than the leadership m any times but t hat's not the way p ower flows. He is uncomfortable with the compromises to his idealism. H e remains c ommi tted to social j ustice a nd joins his friends for the May Day rally where hi s comfort and co nfidence in his place in s ocie ty cause hi m to defer t o no man, certainl y no rat fa ced men in overcoats with red armband s. His great pleasure i n life moreover is laying brick. He finds the work satisfying and fulfilling which is wh y he was s uch an obvio usly superior work er in the first place.
精彩剧情/对白：“好了，不管你想怎么样， 都不要再去打扰他们一家了，若是 你还是做出这些事情，也别管我不想再忍受你了，你好 好的，安安分分的过 日子就行，至于将来咱 们家怎么过 日子，过什么日子，你都不要再管了，你若是有什么不满意 的，或者是不愿意过 了，就回去吧。”
“在村子里可以待着的时 间不长，我想着就不修建 房子什么了，再过段时间又要进京，到时候就得要领事情 了。也不清楚是去那里的任上，或者 是留京，可以 回老家的任上，可能性比较，所以先 不折腾了，等确定好了将来 在那里过日子 ，再来弄这些也不迟，你呢，是怎么想的 ？”
“把你带回本部本来也只是迫不得已，按照我本 来的计划，我应该 把你带到一个偏僻一点 的分部，等你治疗好了，再带你回来的。现在你刚刚醒过来。还没有建立起对 于组织的忠诚， 本部有太多实验机密，让你乱走……不安 全。”
“今天集市 上老热闹了，我看这大虾好，可是要一斤 八毛二，不敢多买，就给你买了半斤 ，大黄花鱼买的时候还 活蹦乱跳的，一斤要一块两毛钱 ，我买了两条，你一条我一 条，就是这蛏 看着比那些东西便宜，一斤两毛，我就 多买了一点，摆桌也好看。还有鱼丸，容易消化，孩子们肯 定也爱吃 ，一毛一个，我就给买了六个……”
“当然没事，妈，我给你介 绍一下， 这三位同志，这个又丑又老的是闹事大婶 那个跳海自尽的男人，这两个一大 一小的小伙子 ，是大婶 那个饿死的儿子，如果要问我为什么他们都活着，嗯，大概是上天为大婶的努力
