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Analysesofthefemaletragedyinzhangailing'snovelabstract:ZhangailingisthecharacteristicandsuccessfulwomaninthehistoryofChinesemodernliterature.Inthemostofzhangailing'sfictions，tragedyisalwaysthethemeofthem,especiallythetragedyoffemales.so“desolate”isconsideredastheimpressionofZhang’sfictions.MainlyfromthefollowingseveralaspectstoexploreZhangailing’sfemaletragedyinthisarticle:firstoneisthewomen'stragedyruledbypatriarchalsocietyunderthebackgroundoffeudalsystem.Thesecondisthefemaletragedycausedbymaterialisticinflation.Thethirdisthefemaletragedycausedbytherepressionandlossofthebasicdesireashumanbeing.Theforthisthefemaletragedycomefromtheirowncharacterflaws.Keywords:Zhangailing,fiction,female,tragedyTheintroductionZhangailingisararityinthe40’sShanghaioccupiedareasandshegotfamousinthewaryears,whichmadeZhangailing'screationfullofdesolatefeelingfromthestart.Besidesofthedeclinedfeudalfamilyoriginsandfamilylifeofgirls'generationwithoutlove,takingmorecareofthetragedyofwomenthemselvesbecomeaeternaltopicinherworks.Butwhenshe’swritingnovels,Zhangailingoftenpaidsympatheticattentiontotheirwomen'stragedy,buttherearemanycausesofthefemaletragedy.Probablytheycanbedividedintothese:1.thewomen'stragedyruledbypatriarchalsocietyunderthebackgroundoffeudalsystem.2.thefemaletragedycausedbymaterialisticinflation.3.thefemaletragedycausedbytherepressionandlossofthebasicdesireashumanbeing.4.thefemaletragedycomefromtheirowncharacterflaws.First.ThemuzzleofthefeudalandpatriarchalsocietyInZhangailing'swritings,womenoccupythevastmajorityofthem.Butthey’redifferentfromsomecontemporaryfemalewriters’sextremenarrativewhicharelackofmalebeingonthescene.WhenShebuiltfemaleimage,sheusuallydevelopeditfromamarriagelife.Sotherelationshiphasbecomeawindowoftheworldofwomen.Forthemostoffemales,there’snopityinherwholelifeifshehasaDeep-rootedoflove,nomatterwhattheendis.Butintherealmarriagelife,women’smourningtendtobethatthewomenactasthesubservienttomeninZhangailing'swritings.SuchasBailiusuinloveofcity.Bailiusu’sendingseemednotsomiserable,atleastsheachievedheraidandhadarealmarriagelife.Shehadthesecurityineveryaspects,butshestilldidn’tescapefromthepatriarchalbondage.Inthepatriarchalsociety,theinevitabledestinyoffemaleisfarawayfromthehappinessoflifeandthecolorfulworldandtastetheinnatesorrowherself.Second.TheexpansionofthematerialIntheageofZhangailing,CapitalistcivilizationlighteduptheChinesesociety,whilethetraditionalfeudalcivilizationwasstillentrenched.OntheintersectionofChineseandwesternculture,sheanalysedthematerialcivilizationofcapitalismbythedeepvision.AsthenewfemalewhoacceptedThewesterncultureearlierandamaverickwriter,sheeversaidthatshe’sa“mammonist”frankly.Manyfemalesmayknewthatmaterialisthebasicguaranteeoflife,theypursuedthematerialinsanelyinthemarriagelife,theymadelovebecometheboringgameandthechiptoobtainmaterialbecauseofblindlypursuingformoney.Atthesametime,Qiqiao’scrazypursuitofmoneyinthe“TheGoldenCangue”notonlycausedhertragedy,butalsoledherdaughter’stragedy.Forfearthathermoneybeingcarvedup,shenotonlycompeledtwodaughter-in-lawstodie,butalsobrokeupherdaughterandMr.Tongcruelly,sothathersonanddaughterdidn’thavethehappymarriageliveanddiedintheenclosedfoggykingdomofsins.Third.TherepressionandlossofthebasicdesireZhangailing’snovelsaredeeplyinfluencedbyChinesetraditionalculture,especiallytheinfluenceof“adreamofredmansions”,atthesametime,sheshowedthegreatenthusiasminwesternculture.SheconstantlylearnedthebeneficialnutrientsfromtheChineseandwesterncultureandlowcultureanddigetedsothatmadethearticlesentirelynewanddifferent.Butnomatter“adreamofredmansions”orthewesternculture,lustisaeternaltopic.Maybedesireisakindofbasicdesiresasanimals,allthesubjectscanproduceprofoundandclassicaslongasthepassioninvolved.“Maugham'snovelsbladeshowedmaugham'sopinionoflustby“I”:Lustisatnocost.Bussgesaidaffectionhasitsreasonforwhatreasondidnotunderstand.IfwhathemeantwasthatIsuppose,thatmeantthatwhenlustcontroledtheemotion,feelingscouldinventsomearguablereasonsandfullyprovedthattheworldinfrontoflovecanbecompletelydestroyedforlove……Lustisdevastating.“Tousesomeofthesedescriptionstoexplainthefemaletragedyinzhangailing’snovelsisveryapt.Fromtheperspectiveoflifephilosophy,thetragedyofwomeninzhangailing’snovelshavecommonswithQwhoarefacedwiththesurvivaldilemmainluxun'snovel.Womenlivingasalifeindividualcannotsatisfythebasicdesireoflove,soitleadstoaseriesofhumannaturealienationandabnormalpsychology.Itisreallyverysad.Forth.Women’sowncharacterflawsAristotlesaid:thecatastropheofatragedyisatragedyhero'sownnegligence.Whenfatecan’treachtheidealweexpect,whenwefacemanydifficulties,peopleusedtogooutsidelookingforreasons,andthen,theystartedtothinkhighlycriticalofsocietyandcomplainaboutthefateoftheinjustice,however,veryfewpeoplefoundthereasonfromtheirown.Zhangailing’sfemaletragedytransmittedintheallkindsmisfortuneandlonelinesswithdesolation.Butasidefromexternalcause,theflawsinthecharacterofwomenthemselvesarealsotheimportantfactorsleadtothetragedyofwomen.Thefirstkind,thefemaletragedyisduetothecharacterofweakness.