Analysis of Lao She's Characters in Teahouse

Teahouse is one of Lao She's representative works. It depicts the real face of China society in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China by depicting the characters in the teahouse. The following is an analysis of important people in the teahouse:

1. Jia Sanguan: The teahouse owner is the hero in the play. He is a diligent, honest and kind person. He likes to listen to guests' opinions and often talks about important current affairs in the teahouse. It is through his own loss and frustration that Jia Sanguan reveals a kind of grief and reflection on society, that is, the collapse of traditional culture in China and the helplessness and survival dilemma of ordinary people.

Li: Contrary to Jia Sanguan, Li is a corrupt official and selfish. In order to achieve his goal, he betrayed his companions and was finally spurned by everyone. Lao She attacked the cancer of individualism and privilege in China traditional culture through the image of Li.

Wu Sigui: He is an unlucky man. He regards his life as a hard work, but he doesn't care about his life experience. In the play, the image of Wu Sigui represents the fate and social status of farmers in China, who have lost their roots in the city and become displaced people.

4. Lin Jiarui: He is a retired intellectual and a staunch Democrat. His ink paintings and poems are full of cultural confidence and yearning for democracy and freedom. He expressed his patriotism by reciting his slogan "Tear up the old treaty and sign a new one".

Wenshan: a tap dancer with superb dancing skills, calling herself "porcelain". He is an artist with a free and easy nature. He is immersed in his own performance, but his dance reflects the class division of society and the illusion of performing arts.