Female Care Of Yan Geling's Novels

Yan Geling is a popular Chinese writer whose work shows a unique charm in the conflict between Chinese and western culture.As a female writer,her heart and eyes are always filled with women.She observed women,understood women,wrote women and created a large number of female image.Not only that,she also deeply concerned about the women's living state and fate,expressed her deep understanding and sympathy for women.She thought deeply about the value of women's moral character and the beauty of women,and expressed her unique view on women.Yan has written a lot of novels which have rich themes.They are very readable and praised by the readers.She has won lots of international awards.Yan has created a number of lovable and respectable female characters.Carefully read,they can be summarized in following types: first,persistent characters,this type of women selflessly keep on giving and waiting when in love;second,merciful “goddesses”,they are strong when facing difficulties,endure and contain the aggressive ones,care about the world which totally live up to their name;third,brave “rebels”,when bearing the heavy burden of life,they have self-respect and honor,struggle to survive,never give up.They won't hesitate to risk everything even their lives to fight against the unfair fate;forth,abstinent “nuns”,they give up love and desire to pursue their faith.For the pure of their spirit,they would let go of their body and even their gender.These characters are the reflection of original appearance and real existence in real life.Yan achingly pointed out that most women end up in tragedy.First,the novels tell tragic love stories which directly results from the marriage tragedy of the author's parents and her own trauma from her first love.Second,the author understands and sympathizes the weak position of women.During the Cultural Revolution,the selfishness and apathy of the human nature left Yan with deep impression and unhealed scar.She also realized deeply that the long affect of feudalistic ideas lying deep in the bone,which made women reluctant to resist.Third,the author shows high respect to those women who fight for themselves.And that came from the experience of studying abroad and the hard work.The novels also delivered Yan's view of women which is the view of moral,taste and value.Yan believes that women should have the quality of kindness,pure and toughness.She also believes that the true beauty lies in the heart.The very existence of women has a value that can't be ignored.For man,women are their support of body and soul;for the world,women are the complementary of the man's world which holds the balance of men and women;for the human race,women are responsible for the reproduction of the entire species.