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An Analysis of Cao's Image in Zhang Ailing's The Golden Lock
Cao is a fictional character in Zhang Ailing's novels, a tragic figure and a victim. Her cholera ruined her life and the happiness of her children.

Cao was forced to sacrifice his youth and happiness to marry the Chiang family because of money, which had a strong money plot. She believes that "people are unreliable, only money is reliable." In order to get money, she did not hesitate to become an out-and-out "slave" wearing a gold chain.

The title of this novel is The Golden Lock. This golden lock is a golden shackle that exists deep in Qiao Qi's bone marrow, making her breathless. In the process of constantly seeking pathological venting and revenge, she became more and more selfish, surly, vicious and cruel.

From a psychological point of view, Cao has serious sexual deficiency or sexual repression. Freud believed that psychological disorder was caused by the accumulation of sexual tension.

Because of lack of love experience, unsatisfied erotic experience, helplessness and helplessness, she is suffering, painful and lonely, full of strong loneliness and sadness.

This has become the main cause of her personality tragedy and the driving force for her transformation. The silk of lust is now entangled in her, and it is getting tighter and tighter, killing humanity. So, you can't count on it. This is a true portrayal of Qiao Qi's heart.

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Cao Jia used to run a sesame oil shop. Because the second young master of the Chiang family was disabled and could not marry the official, he married and became his first wife. Her husband's disability prevented Cao from enjoying women's desire for love, which led to her perennial depression.

So she regarded Jiang Qize as the object of admiration, but the traditional feudal ethics forced Jiang Qize to exclude Cao. The cruelty of reality and the desire for money aroused Cao's infinite desire for money, which made her step by step fall into the golden lock made by herself, and also stepped into the distortion of her mind.

Daughter Chang 'an is the first victim in her hands. Qiao Qi held Chang 'an back and became the laughing stock of friends and relatives. When Chang 'an breathed fresh air in school, he gave up school after Qiao Qi made trouble without reason.

When Chang 'an finally fell in love with Tong Shifang, Qiao Qi got in the way and made Chang 'an smoke, which ruined her daughter's reputation. Push Chang 'an into the bottomless abyss.

Changbai also smoked opium under the temptation of Cao. The mother and son discussed the secret of their daughter-in-law, which drove her to despair and died tragically. Then Juan, the righting girl, committed suicide by swallowing gold in less than a year.

Cao's own misfortune made her unable to tolerate the happiness of others, even her own children. The extreme inner distortion made her do all the evil, ruined the happiness of her children, daughter-in-law and Tong Shifang, and caused more tragedies.

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