丁二（《离婚》） / Ding Er

丁二 is the apparently useless hanger-on in 《离婚》, discussed in 02.离婚：郭德纲都不如老舍有意思. He has lost his wife, keeps birds, drinks, and lives around 张大哥’s household, so other characters treat him as socially negligible.

The episode’s reversal is that Ding Er becomes the person who acts. After 小赵 threatens Zhang Dage’s family, Ding Er kills him, then panics and hides with 老李. The source does not turn this into clean moral approval; it uses him to show that action, fear, usefulness, and dignity can be distributed very differently from social reputation.

Connections

• 《离婚》 and 老舍 - novel and author.
• 张大哥（《离婚》） / Zhang Dage, 小赵（《离婚》） / Xiao Zhao, and 老李（《离婚》） / Lao Li - characters tied to his decisive act and aftermath.
• Ordinary Escape Courage and Action Defines Identity - concepts for action under compromised conditions.
• Lao She Satirical Humanism and Controlled Humor With Pain - frames that preserve both absurdity and unease around him.