Reflecting on the Self-Breakthrough of “New” Women: A Brief Analysis of “Aunt Cui”’s Image in Xiao Hong’s “March in a Small Town”

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10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_24How to use a DOI?

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Xiao Hong; March in a Small Town; female image

Abstract

“March in a Small Town” is one of the works created by the Chinese modern writer Xiao Hong in the final stage of her life. Through the narration of the love tragedy of the young girl “Aunt Cui”, the text portrays a female figure in the transitional period of Chinese society, showcasing certain tragic traits of Eastern women amidst the transition from old to new eras. This paper analyzes the dual of “Aunt Cui”’s image based on the text, and traces the origin of “Aunt C nature ui”’s image, aiming to perceive the survival predicaments faced by a broad spectrum of women in Chinese society at the time. Thereby, we gain reflections and inspirations on how the “new” women can achieve self-breakthroughs.

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AU  - Xinyi Guo
PY  - 2024
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TI  - Reflecting on the Self-Breakthrough of “New” Women: A Brief Analysis of “Aunt Cui”’s Image in Xiao Hong’s “March in a Small Town”
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2024)
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