Flowers In The Mirror "the Image Of Women

《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》is a Chinese classic novel with mythic and romantic colors ,as well as the same status with《The Journey to the West》,《The First Myth》《,Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio》. Li Ruzhen , famous novelist in Qing Dynasty, skillfully painted a glorious picture through his magic and humorous writing style. This essay is just to reflect on Li's thoughts on that society and female situations by analyzing the female characters in《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》, to show the sense of feminie in males'comments at the end of feudalism. Then the essay is to ensure the unshakably value of thought and status in Chinese literature history.There are four aspects as follow:PART One. Introduction: In this part, firstly, it shows a general picture of female characters in《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》; secondly, it expatiates the motivation and thought of the essay, that is , it systemically analyzes the female characters in《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》, with its breaking through the fragments appearing in the former researches,and also perspects Li's thoughts of the society and feminie in the novel.PART Two. Conclusion and analysis on"the female charaters'life":In this part, firstly:it hackles briefly the descriptions of female characters from three aspects: dependence; versatility; diligency. It expresses a sense of sex beyond social limits in that period. And primarily constructs ideal of feminine with magic and treacherous colors made by open-minded liberators in Ming and Qing Dynasty.PART Three. Comments on the values of the female characters in the novel by equal education, equal politics and equal marriage: In this part, it exposes Li's advanced thoughts of female movement by analyzing females'actions in《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》, for example: They took the imperial examinations; they struggled for rights of education; they took part in politics; they struggled for the equality between male and female. They protested concubinage and wanted to get equality in marriage. The thought was inosculated with modern thought of feminie appeared after The May 4th Movement in this part.PART Four Comments on limits of thoughts with the female characters: In this part, firstly, it is to illustrate the picture of"Kingdom of Women", superficially to protest the females'crackdown and to call for the human's liberation. But in fact, the"Kingdom of Women"is to reverse the female and male position and entitled the females to be in charge of social law as done by males. Actually, the kingdom is also the male-focused feudalism. Secondly, it explores other intentions of the novel, and directly points out the limits of female characters and reflects the idea that Li Ruzhen could not span out of the thought of"there was no equality between male and female"related to the male-focused feudalism.In short, a hundred female characters in《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》is filled with Li Ruzhen's social idea and hope, and on the other hand, it gives prominence to the social value and status of《The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror》in the literature history, like a sparkling meteor shines irreplaceable lights in the space.