2. Eulogize the beautiful mind and tenacious vitality of ordinary women in China.

3. Criticize the deep-rooted traditional cultural thoughts of abstinence, moderation, hypocrisy and inferiority of women in China's secular society. Yu Xiaoqiu, the protagonist, is an ideal type of Shanghai women. The author takes the sentence "Peach flies away" from the Book of Songs, suggesting that this image has the character of "burning its glory".