Contradictions Exist

Mao Dun, a forerunner of Chinese modern and contemporary literature, also made his contributions in the history of translation, thought, revolution, newspaper and magazine. As an outstanding male writer, he created a series of distinctive woman characters of that age.Being one of researchers and the leaders of woman emancipation movement in his early years, Mao Dun gained his viewpoints on woman from the practice, theory and policy. And he made a close and extensive examination on the issue of women's liberation in the aspects of: thought, ethics and way-out, some flaws were there though.Besides the theoretical consideration, a serious of woman characters in that age were created, with characters from Erosion, Rainbow, Wild 梤ose for the case study, this thesis tries to explore Mao's women characters and his complicated sentiments reflected in those characters. Although he wrote from women's perspective, his patriarchal consciousness kept surfacing, which actually is an insurmountable blockage for him.