The theme of Home is to expose the decline of feudal families and the younger generation's pursuit and exploration of a bright new road through the different love experiences of Chueh Hui and Ming Feng, Chueh Xin and Qian Meifen, Li Ruijue, Chueh Min and Qin, and the different life paths they chose. Its spearhead is not only aimed at the old ethics, but also focused on feudal rule and new absolutism; Its significance lies not only in advocating free love, but also in calling on young people to resist feudal autocracy and join the torrent of social revolution.
The novel describes the different ideological characters and life paths of Chueh-hsin, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui, and describes the love and marriage disputes between several young people-Chueh-hsin and Qian Meifen, Li Ruijue, Chueh-min and Qin, Chueh-hui and Ming-feng, as well as their different experiences. After writing a student petition, Chueh-hui was locked up, the mutiny was shocking, Ming-feng, Mei Fen and Jui-chueh died one after another, Chueh-min fled his marriage, and Chueh-hui left ... Through these stories, the writer's critical edge pointed not only to the old ethics, but also to absolutism as the core of feudal rule. The real significance of the love and marriage tragedy he described is not only to advocate free love, but to awaken the consciousness of young people. In the author's view, the love tragedy between Chueh-hui and her maid Ming-feng, and the marriage tragedy between Chueh-xin and Qian Meifen and Li Ruijue are rooted in the irreconcilable contradiction between their desire for happy love and marriage and feudal ethics and autocracy, and the autocracy represented by the old family stifled their happiness and life. Ba Jin wrote this novel for the purpose that he wanted to use a pen as a weapon to shout out "my accusation" against this "dying system":
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On the day of the First 28th War, Wang Guiying, a young woman who was known as a new woman and a girl who picked fruits, wrote a letter to his friend Jiang Shaozu from Nanjing, saying that he could no longer stand the old life and hated those who could. She, Wang Guiying, will come to Shanghai soon, hoping to get help from Shanghai. Can't wait to get a reply, Wang Guiying will go to Shanghai. Because Japanese warships moored in Shimonoseki shelled the Lion Mountain Fort, all familiar people took refuge in the countryside. Wang Guiying was not stopped by her expectations or her strong feelings. Wang Guiying's brother Wang Dinghe runs a cotton mill in Shanghai. Because Wang Dinghe tried to force her to marry her friend and enemy, a powerful figure in Shanghai financial circles, the relationship between brother and sister has almost completely broken down. Wang Dinghe is a famous son-in-law of Suzhou Jie Jiang. Fu Pusheng, the eldest son, lacks ambition and talent. His second daughter is not married yet, and his sons have an unpleasant argument with his father. Therefore, Wang Dinghe seems to be a powerful pillar and upright heir of the millionaire Jiang family. The entanglement between Jiang's sons and their father gradually became unpleasant, and Wang Dinghe's illusion of wealth gradually became strong; The gossiping in Nanjing and Suzhou is good for Wang Ding and his wife Jiang Shuyuan. With this illusion of wealth and these mouths, Wang Dinghe achieved a preliminary victory in Shanghai's industry.