Abstract
The Plain of White Deer, known as a “secret history of China”, unfolds the historical changes of Weihe Plain in more than half of the last century. Based on the fates of different females, the novel tries to disclose the cruel oppression of the feudal clan system on women and the low status of women as a child-bearing tool in the patriarchal society. This paper will analyze the miserable fates of the three main females Tian Xiao’e, Lu Lengshi and Bai Ling in the novel and also the reasons for their tragic fates.
Highlights
The famous novel The Plain of White Deer (Bai Lu Yuan in Chinese), written by Chen Zhongshi, reveals the social features of Weihe Plain, a rural region in Shaanxi Province of China, from the late Qing Dynasty to the middle of the twentieth century
This paper will analyze the miserable fates of the three main females Tian Xiao’e, Lu Lengshi and Bai Ling in the novel and the reasons for their tragic fates
Tian Xiao’e, representing the rebellious female image, received material enjoyment from her ex-husband Guo Jvren, but who only treated her as a tool to release his sex desire
Summary
The famous novel The Plain of White Deer (Bai Lu Yuan in Chinese), written by Chen Zhongshi, reveals the social features of Weihe Plain, a rural region in Shaanxi Province of China, from the late Qing Dynasty to the middle of the twentieth century. Tian Xiao’e, representing the rebellious female image, received material enjoyment from her ex-husband Guo Jvren, but who only treated her as a tool to release his sex desire On the contrary, she obtained personal freedom and happiness from Heiwa, the person she loved so much, but lost the comfortable living conditions and died of feudal ethics; Lu Lengshi, representing the obedient female image, ended up with becoming a lunatic under the double pressures of internal desire and external ethics; Bai Ling, representing the independent female image who had received modern education, dreamed of marriage freedom and fought hard for the liberation of all oppressed people in China. They were expected to acquire new knowledge and culture, and develop independent and sound personalities so as to become self-confident females, just as Bai Ling
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