The Analysis of Orphan Girls'Images and Marriage Plots in"San Yan Er Pai"
Some female characters in"San Yan Er Pai"are called"orphan girls"because their fathers died early or both parents died.They are less protected by families and suffer from reduced social status and marriage dilemma.Some orphan girls are forced to become handmaids or geishas.They can't choose whom to marry.Orphan girls and widowed mothers'lack of knowledge leads to bitter encounters of orphan girls.The authors discussed the family problem of stepmothers abusing orphan girls.The narratives of orphan girls'marriages share some common features.Their virtues are emphasized.The orphan girls face marriage problems and may get the chance of marriage freedom.The benefactors are the rescuers who can play the role of fathers.The benefactors decide the marriages for orphan girls,help them recover their identities,prepare for the weddings and return to the families.The authors praised that the benefactors showed the virtues of generous help to the weak.The plot setting of kindness being repaid strengthens the function of encouraging good deeds in the novel.Helping orphan girls get married shows the thought of maintaining the social order and moral order.
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