丁玲 초기소설에 보이는 여성 각성과 욕망의 재발견

Abstract

This study is to contemplate awakening of reality by female lead characters and their rediscovery of desire in early novels by the Chinese author Ding Ling(丁零, 1904~1986). As one of the most celebrated female authors representing the 1920s of China, Ding Ling, born Jiang Bingzhi (蒋冰之), opposed feudal marriage of the time and openly expressed women’s sexual desires. It was the author’s way of manifesting harmful consequences of feudal marriage and her stance in the opposition. In fact, for women in those days to become independent, “material” independence had to be prioritized so they didn’t have to return home. Therefore, her early works featured many women who desired “materials” or were self-destroyed because of “material.” Their desires could be seen as shallow or vulgar, but this study is to examine another aspect of such desires, or their struggle to gain freedom. This study contemplated women’s desires in early novels by Ding Ling, but extensive research on the greater amount of early works could not be conducted, requiring more in-depth research in the future.