Character analysis in Love in the Falling City -- combining and escaping from the restricted narrative perspective

College of Literature, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, Anhui, 236041, China

^* Corresponding author: 2022110085@stu.fynu.edu.cn

Abstract

With the continuous in-depth research on Zhang Ailing's feminist literature, great attention has been paid to the direction of her female characters. However, there is currently limited research in academic circles on the portrayal of male characters from a feminist literary perspective, and studies on the male characters in the book are often influenced by restrictive role-based perspectives. This paper analyzes the character image of the heroine Bai Liusu based on the original perspective of Zhang Ailing's Love in the Falling City, that is, the restricted narrative perspective, and combines different situations of female self, family, love and society to analyze, so as to understand how Bai Liusu escapes from the predicament of survival, how she is bound by tradition, and the differences between her and Fan Liuyuan's views on marriage. In addition, this paper analyzes the character image of the hero Fan Liuyuan from an objective perspective, finds out his true feelings for Bai Liusu from an objective perspective, and analyzes the rationality of his behavior in the article from an objective perspective. Through combining and breaking away from the restricted narrative perspective, the author find that their characters bring deeper meanings.