Zhang Ailing is precocious, and she is known as an "outlier" in the history of modern literature in China. Most of the male characters in Zhang Ailing's novels are no longer the darling of the times, but live in despair and nothingness in troubled times. In her novels, the position of men is marginalized. In Zhang Ailing's novel world, there are about 60 men with different personalities, ages, identities and occupations. Among many men, whether they are mediocre figures in urban space, romantic society in foreign markets or old families, most of them advocate money and play with women, which is vulgar, humble and incompetent. They are indifferent, humble and profit-seeking, and there are few good men. Zhang Ailing starts with the unique perspective and experience of women. These male images were examined, demonized, even rebelled and cursed from the beginning, and their ugly faces were presented to readers one by one.
Zhang Ailing experienced three marriages. Zhang Ailing's first marriage was with the great traitor Hu Lancheng. This love makes Zhang Ailing's love unforgettable. As an important Hu Lancheng, she let herself live in the shadow of pain and finally became a lonely soul who died in a foreign country. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Hu Lancheng fled to Wenzhou on charges of being a traitor, and Zhang Ailing was also implicated. She was considered a cultural traitor, so she had to stop writing. However, the appearance of a man caused ripples in her life. This man's name is Sang Arc. Because he could not extricate himself from his first love, they were not together after all. Zhang Ailing's third emotional story took place in the United States, and the hero was Yala. Only two months after Zhang Ailing and Yala got married, Leia, who was full of hope for life, suffered another stroke and almost died. After that, Zhang Ailing began to see her husband. 1967 In April, Yala died, and Zhang Ailing began to live alone again. At this time, Zhang Ailing was 47 years old.
In the end, Zhang Ailing didn't have much affection for men because her family was not warm, her feelings were bumpy and she was extremely disappointed.