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Abstract

Ding Ling was one of China’s greatest female writers of the 20th century. She has become widely known for her advocacy of women’s consciousness in her writings as a member of the generation of the May Fourth Movement. She explores women’s love issues and the gender relationship. The advent of the Communist Party of China in the 1920s and its advocacy of revolutionary ideas in literature led to a distinct transformation of Ding Ling’s artistic tendency as she emerged as a one of the foremost literary figures of the leftist literary movement. This study will examine the influence of this literary revolution on Ding Ling’s works, her role in the emerging proletariat literature of China, and her works on romantic themes during this period. This is a textual analysis study accompanied by the use of selected historical and contextual approaches. Its findings confirm that Ding Ling’s writings have left a lasting legacy on modern Chinese literature, her personal image and unwavering commitment have improved the social status of women and greater consciousness of their plight.

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