Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's<italic style="font-style: italic"> The Song of Everlasting Sorrow</italic>

Ziye Zhang

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Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's The Song of Everlasting Sorrow
Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's The Song of Everlasting Sorrow
Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
Vol. 6, Issue 5, Pages: 312-316(2025)
Published：30 October 2025
DOI：10.47297/wsprolaadWSP2634-786568.20250605
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Zhang Ziye.Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's The Song of Everlasting Sorrow[J].Research on Literary and Art Development,2025,06(05):312-316.
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Zhang Ziye.Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's The Song of Everlasting Sorrow[J].Research on Literary and Art Development,2025,06(05):312-316. DOI： 10.47297/wsprolaadWSP2634-786568.20250605.

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Abstract

The character of Wang Qiyao

a literary archetype created by Wang Anyi in

Song of Everlasting Sorrow

is often interpreted as embodying feminist ideals of independence and resilience. However

an analysis of the novel—encompassing its portrayal of Shanghai

Wang's relationships with male characters

and broader narrative context—reveals that her depiction across narrative

authorial

and readerly perspectives remains entrenched within the male gaze

lacking authentic feminist agency. Rather

Wang exemplifies the "petite feminine" archetype prevalent in traditional Chinese patriarchy: a woman shaped by male scrutiny and devoid of genuine self-awareness.

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Women Under the "Male Gaze": Analysis of Female Images in Wang Anyi's The Song of Everlasting Sorrow

DOI：10.47297/wsprolaadWSP2634-786568.20250605

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