“五四”对于女性来讲是一个特殊的时期,在新知识的冲击和封建礼教的压迫双重作用下,女性命运总是难以逃脱“悲”的结局。沈从文笔下的女性,虽积极地寻求反对宗法男权,然而最终却又被迫服从于封建礼教;她们憧憬美好纯洁的爱情,然而往往又屈从于强大的习惯力量,以悲剧而告终。她们的悲剧形象,具有那个时代鲜明的典型性色彩,我们在此探究她们的悲剧运命及其原因,具有文学史及社会学上的意义。 “May Fourth” is a special period for women. With the impact of new knowledge and the oppression of feudal ethics, the fate of women is always hard to escape from the outcome of “sadness.” Although Shen Congwen’s women actively seek to oppose patriarchal patriarchal rights, they are eventually obliged to submit to feudal ethics. They look forward to a beautiful and pure love, but often succumb to strong customary forces and end in tragedy. Their tragic images have the distinctive typical color of that era. Here, we explore their tragic fate and its causes, and have the meaning of literary history and sociology.