The Analysis Of Devoted Mother-figure In The Ming And Qing Dynasties

Mothers have the responsibility of bearing,raising and educate their children.This process is the formation of a family,and the mother's character makes her to occupy a pivotal position in female image.Ancient Chinese writers prefer to use biography,birthday essay and epitaph to praise the mother-figure which they are admired,also they write novel to mock the bad mother-figure.In this paper,I would analysis the diversified mother-figure in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and try to explain the family and social significance of mother-figure.The virginity stories take the mainly place of devoted wife and mother stories in the authorized history.The image of the mother-figure is weaker than virginity,which is mainly due to the praise of the state,so that women do not have the opportunity to practice the role of the mother,or the time to be the mother-figure is to short to be handed down.On the other hand,people prefer to focus their passions on parents and children,the mother-figure was included in the virtue of filial piety and virginity.Changes in the mother-figure could illustrate the state's guiding role of in female's education.Ming and Qing dynasties local records and epitaph recorded in the image of the mother is more widely spread,it's undeniable that some of the devoted mother is also the image of the virginity women.The author's description of the mother's image is reflected in the management of the mother's family affairs,the intercourse between the family business,the most important is the mother's education for their children.In ancient China,we pay special attention to the distinction between men and women,male and female's education can not be confused in the social environment of male supremacy.At the same time,the mother-figure also has a positive side and negative side.Analysis of the causes of negative mothers is of great importance to women 's education.The scholar recorded the mother's performance mainly as its spiritual and economic aspects of "smart assistant",and attach importance to traditional society "heir" problem.Males are gradually alienated from their families because of their travels or are busy with political affairs,and the females who are mothers will assume the responsibilities of the manager's "internal affairs".While the child's tending and basic teaching also reflects the mother's attention to the family heirs.Mothers' care for their children's life,the basic teachings of their children 's life,the attitude of tending on his son' s life,have great impact on the future life of their children.