《月牙儿》是老舍最优秀的短篇小说之一.在内容上,它“没有一句幽默的话”,通过母女两代为生活所迫沦为暗娼的悲惨遭遇,有力地控诉了旧社会的黑暗.在艺术上,它以哀婉的情调,散文诗式的笔法,慢慢地“将美撕碎了给人看”,尤其是塑造了一个贯穿始终、寓意极深的形象——“月牙儿”,这个若隐若现的“月牙儿”,不仅涵盖了小说的全部内容,而且隐喻着人物的悲惨命运,更寄托了作者的思想感情. “Crescent Moon” is one of Laoshe’s best short stories, and in its content, it has “no humorous words” and has effectively accused the darkness of the old society through the tragic deaths of female and female prostitutes who were forced into their lives by their mother and daughter. In terms of art, it slowly “teases the United States to the world,” especially in the form of a poetic style of euphemism and melody, and in particular shapes an image of “Crescent Moon” that runs through it with a profound meaning. This looming “Crescent Moon” not only covers the entire contents of the novel, but also metaphors of the tragic fate of the characters, but also pin the author’s thoughts and feelings.