The Upper-class Women's Dilemma In The Wei-jin And Southern And Northern Dynasties

The Wei-Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties was a turbulent year during the ancient history of China. Non-absolute political rights, the weakening of traditional social restraints, the impact of Metaphysics, the influence of the Buddhism, Ethnic fusion, and other factors, formed "the awakening of people" in this period. Women in this period also showed the characteristics. The thesis analyzed mentality of women, and chose "dilemma" as "Based Source Problem". The thesis analyzed Liu Yiqing's novel Shishuoxinyu-Virtuous lady" and YU Tongzhi's novel Jealous Women, to reveal the social status and the spirit of women in this period.