The Destiny of Women Lived in Traditional Feudal Society<br/>—A Simple Analysis on the Obedience and Rebelling of Women in Novel “White Deer Plain”
- 1 School of Chinese Culture and Communication, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
Abstract
The reasons of the tragic suffering of women in the novel “White Deer Plain” are discussed. Three types of women facing feudal oppression are analyzed. The author of the novel “White Deer Plain” rethinks the traditional culture and shows its ruthlessness in some cases though it plays an important role in keeping social stability in feudal society. The novel shows author’s much sympathy on opposed women lived in feudal patriarchal system through several typical women characters. The author praises the awakening of self-consciousness of women and the rebelling spirit to the traditional culture. Though the author appreciates the traditional culture, he also realizes that part of the traditional Confucian culture is becoming the hindrance of history’s wheel.
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