The Ideal Yet Incomplete Female Image-The Molding of Female Image in Kung-Dow-I-She

Philosophy and Culture 33 (7):149-173 (2006)
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"Kun Island Itsushi," a book, the image of women presented with Xiongfei for women on the one hand, be able to text and other male characteristics, on the one hand and women and traditional morality, this integration features dual image of women, in addition to the performance of the author Writing under the ideal male image of female expectations, but also reflects the legacy of the traditional patriarchal view. On the other hand, the book presents the two sexual relations, especially in marriage with two of the interaction, the authors emphasize Umazo saddle is noted for its clarity and Woo, women take the initiative, so humble husband respect his wife, revealing the authors' male-female relationships still looking for traditional thinking. In addition, the book's female protagonist does not appear a complete personality and character, the role of planar. For women without a complete description of the piece, the image of women showed a significant role as a male client, whether it is in order and morality, and sex are spun around her husband, not have their own place in the world. Women in this weightless, just a complete foil, the body is invisible. In "Kuen-Dao-I-She", the presentation of female image includes two aspects: one is that women possess the male qualities of masculinity and literacy, and at the meantime maintain the virtue that traditional women are supposed to embrace. This female image that combines a bi-sexual trait not only demonstrates the author's expectation of an ideal female image from a male writing's point of view, but also leaves a residue of traditional male viewpoint. On the other hand, the relation between the two sexes, especially the interaction of the two sexes and their marriages, was focused in a way that is equal to polygamy, yet husbands and wives live in perfect harmony, and women are very active in pursuing their happiness while husbands remain the more powerful one in marriage. These descriptions demonstrate the author's traditional ideas on man and woman relationships. In addition, the female leading character in this book does not show a complete personality and feature, the character itself is flat and stereotyped. The description of female is incomplete and fragmental, and the image of women is presented as an attachment to male, no matter how virtuous, talented and attractive they are. Their husbands are the center of their world, and they do not have a stage of their own. They are of little importance, nothing but a foil. Their bodies are invisible

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