Chinese Construction of Self

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This paper compares and contrasts "The Diary Of Miss Sophia" by Ding Ling, "The Golden Cangue" by Eileen Chang, and "The White Haired Girl" directed by Wang Bin and Shui Hua. This paper outlines the similarities and dissimilarities between the main characters and what they underwent as a result of the conventional Chinese customs and traditions. It looks at how all three stories take a look at the complex life of the women in China and how all the three heroines worked towards bridging the gap between what their lives had become and what it will become.

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"Throughout China's history women writers could easily be found. Even though their numbers increased considerably from 16th century onwards, it was only during the twentieth century did they come forward with their profound literary work. Mostly these Chinese writers wrote mainly about the problems that the Chinese women faced in their society. Later they focused their attention on the question of China's destiny and the fate of Chinese women in the male dominated society. Ding Ling, Eileen Chang and Wang Bin and Shui Hua, directors of The White Haired Girl, greatly focused their attention on the existence and struggles of Chinese women under male chauvinism."

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