Feminist Approach to Chinese Ghost Stories
While the role of women in China has changed drastically, the history of Chinese women's studies is clearly based in repression and servitude. Today the women of communist China have gained equality but this liberation has slowly evolved from a history of oppression. When examining the significance of women in the Chinese culture, and their role in the society both past and present it is important to consider the literary works of ancient China. Since so much of China's rich history is embedded within the pages of ancient Chinese ghost stories and fox tales, conclusions can be drawn about various aspects of Chinese civilization through the study of these works. The feminist perspective is no exception to this as there are an abundance of stories that include female characters who are vital to the plots of these tales. So while a broader Chinese history can be extracted from Chinese ghost stories and fox tales, it is clear that a......
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