On the Female Image and Its Significance in the Novel The Protagonist
Chen Yan's novel the protagonist tells the story of five women interpretation and inheriting Qinqiang opera,to recall Qin E as the center,describes her growth process under the influence of the older generation of artists Hu Caixiang and Mi Lan.The process of their inheriting the traditional opera is also a process of their growing maturity,self-reliance and self-improvement.By depicting the female image,the writer explores the survival dilemma of the special group of women,and reveals the necessity and ur-gency of the inheritance of traditional opera.This makes the protagonist a realistic masterpiece of fiction.