This paper analyzes the characters of Bai Liusu and Fan Liuyuan in Zhang Ailing's Love in a Fallen City.

"The fall of Hong Kong helped her. But in this unreasonable world, who knows what is cause and what is effect? Who knows, maybe just because she wants to fulfill her, a metropolis will be subverted. " The twists and turns of the plot finally settled, and Bai Liusu finally got his wish. He stole a little joy in the turmoil of history and ended up with a happy ending for a little woman. It's just that Hu Qin is still dragging silently, leaving Bai Liusu satisfied and lonely under the light.

A romantic and gentle title, a declining feudal family, a beautiful and sophisticated woman, learned to be indifferent, strong and fight back in mutual struggle. However, it happened that she met a cunning Fan Liuyuan, and her fate was staged in her own control. Perhaps because of Zhang Ailing's own life situation, in her sharp, subdivided and cold pen, the infighting, self-improvement and forgetfulness of feudal declining families are vividly on the paper. And Bai Liusu, the lady who lives in the cracks, finally can't stand this humiliation, holds her incomplete self-esteem, gambles on her so-called youth, and rushes to a peaceful port on the eve of the war for a marriage with unknown cause and effect. After a hard fight to get and mutual temptation, I still gave my life to each other, satisfying both sides' covetousness for each other.

The subtlety of the novel lies not in the twists and turns of the story, nor in the escalation of the contradiction between the characters, but in Zhang Ailing's careful construction of the character Bai Liusu. Bai Liusu appeared in a Huqin song full of sadness and affection. In the opening contradiction, a description of her expression presents the details of her anger to the reader. "She was so angry that she put the face of a half-embroidered slipper against her chin, which shook as if it were about to fall." At that time, Bai Liusu was forbidden to beat about the bush. He didn't see the intrigue and affection of the family so thoroughly, and he still had the last glimmer of hope for the family. Then the scene of crying in front of her mother's bed reveals her fragility and helplessness. She just begged feebly, waiting for the justice of others, but she couldn't, or dared not, fight for her dignity and independence. Unlike Gu in Half-Life, she has no education and her family is not forced to go out to make a living. Without economic independence, there can be no right to speak.

After Mrs. Xu arrived, the situation quickly reversed. After listening to Mrs. Xu's words, she looked at her only capital in the mirror and showed a sly smile. Her heart hardened and she learned to give up this unworthy relationship on her own initiative. She has secretly thought that she has made up her mind to make a bet with her remaining youth. Soon, with the communication skills she learned in her husband's family, she gave everyone a silent mouth at Jinzhi's blind date. After returning to the house, she turned a deaf ear to other people's gossip and deliberate provocation. Instead of being ashamed of seducing her niece's fiance, she smiled smugly. At this point, Bai Liusu has begun to have his own small abacus, and is no longer the petite, fragile and helpless little woman.

Finally, with the help of Mrs. and Mrs. Xu, they went to Hong Kong together, and the whole city changed in their lives. They know each other like the palm of their hand, and they can see each other clearly. Neither of them would bow their proud heads first, but they loved each other. On a moonlit night, Fan called Liu Yuan again and again. The next day, he pretended that nothing had happened. After Bai Liusu regarded all this as a dream, all the stories seemed to return to the original point. She returned to Shanghai with residual self-esteem and spent days and nights under various psychological tortures, waiting for a legend. Marriage finally became a reality, accompanied by the fall of the whole city and the secret love of women.

This love struggle took a lot of effort, and his one-liners about tassels are also deeply loved by women nowadays. For example, "some stupid things should be said not only behind people's backs, but also behind themselves." It's embarrassing to listen to yourself. For example, I love you, and I love you all my life. "Joke tassel wears clothes like medicine bottles, but misses the opportunity to add something like" You are my medicine ",which is a classic love story. It's still a good person to put Liu Yuan now. Although he is very careful about his property and only wants to find a lover who will not be responsible for himself, he is still responsible. On the second day of the battle of the whole city, he risked his life and found a military truck to pick up tassels in the city. In fact, he could have stayed in the relatively safe Repulse Bay Hotel, and he didn't marry tassel at that time. Even if he is married, he can leave her alone if he is really selfish. His temptation to tassel and "intrigue" are just that he doesn't trust tassel's love for him. So he took pains to invite tassel to Hong Kong with the help of Mrs. Xu, and said "I love you" to tassel through the telephone line in the middle of the night ... In fact, he was moved by the truth. On the other hand, it can also be said that although people in the city love each other, they all try their best to play with their wrists. They are just afraid that their love will be hurt, so they have to wrap it carefully. You make it clear that I am gloomy, which is better.