It is a story of a woman who is exposed to a sad life that eventually forces her to the external scopes of societal moral standards. The story is a way for motivating social changes. It has distinctive consideration to women's dilemma by taking into account women's liberty concepts. The story which occurred in the early era of the 1911 revolution is a religious ceremony that occurs on the impressionable New Year's Day in China.  Lu Xun the narrator is an educated person who seeks change in the Chinese culture. Being that he was challenging social issues via his writing, his goal was to illustrate the prejudiced treatment of women in Chinese society.