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The Family Structure as a Mythical Force ' in the Fate of the Heroines

In the long history of Chinese Literature , the role of women has always been very limited to isolated cases only . These limitation and restriction refer of course not only to women fictionists , poets , and other but also to women characters in fiction , poems , and other writings . As a matter of fact , it is said that women 's literature has been badge by critics as inferior and mediocre in the context of a

larger Chinese literary theory . This can be attributed to the many and varied restrictions imposed on women not only in mainstream and classic Chinese literature but also in Chinese society

At the onset , China has been portrayed by both Chinese and foreigners as a country which is known to have observed two of the most women-biased practices in the world . First is a place where there is a palpable patriarchal family system where women are assigned and restricted to traditional domestic roles . Second is a place where 1949 revolution and post- Mao reforms has thwarted marriage and family life altogether . Traditional China is known to have a government that reserve officialdom and educational opportunities exclusively for men . Women would only have an opportunity to learn through family ties and clans For the most part of the population such as the peasant , the artisans and the merchants , most of the women would not even have an opportunity for education as opposed...