Cao Yu’s play Sunrise provides insight into the complex experiences of Chinese women in the twentieth century. The play focuses on the struggles that were experienced and are still being experienced by women even as they struggle to fit in a rather male dominated society. The efforts of women to gain recognition and worth in the society make them attempt different lifestyle, which turns out to be tragic to them. The play’s main character is Chen Bailu who has been raised in a humble background but makes a choice to enter into the world of materialism. Her Continue reading...