How to Analyze the Image of Fan Yi in Thunderstorm?

Yi Fan is the most distinctive and distinctive figure in Thunderstorm. She is a new female representative who pursues women's liberation and strives for independence and freedom since the May 4th Movement. She dares to love and hate, fearing that the Zhou family doesn't care. Of course, her resistance to the old system was manifested in a deformed way. Under heavy pressure, she is often helpless, inferior and even self-abused. This is a weakness that Fan Yi cannot get rid of. As the author said, she fell into "a cruel well".

The author made great efforts to describe the inner world of this character. She felt unbearable for the vulgar and monotonous life of the Zhou family, tired of this gloomy atmosphere and mentally bound, and she demanded to get rid of all this. In a sense, she is also an insulted and hurt person. The script made her develop abnormally in an irresistible environment: love turned into hate and stubbornness turned into madness. The significance of tragedy is more profound and prominent. The tragic image of Fan Yi is a great contribution of Cao Yu to modern drama, which profoundly conveys the theme of anti-feudalism and personality liberation in the May 4th Movement. In the play, Fan Yi experienced her whole spiritual journey in the double tragic conflict. In this tragic woman, Cao Yu's outstanding artistic talent shines brilliantly.