赛珍珠不是一名战斗性很强的女权主义者。她认为自己“天性上属于家庭主妇型”,“天生不是那种好斗的人”、“天生不具竞争意识”,她甚至否认自己是女权主义者;另一方面,赛珍珠在美国公众的心目中从来就不是女权领袖或代言人。然而,赛珍珠早年就亲眼目睹了强加在有天赋、有头脑的妇女身上的重负,并感到沉痛。对于女性卷入对他人尤其是对家庭的职责与自我价值实现之间的抗争,赛珍珠作过长期而认真思考。事实上,赛珍珠无论在小说还是非小说中,都关注并思考着妇女的命运和地位问题;这些思考所形成的观点是强有力的。《男人女人面面观》 Pearl Buck is not a very aggressive feminist. She thinks she is “gen- erally a housewife-type,” “born out of an aggressive man,” “born out of a sense of competition,” and she even denies being a feminist; on the other hand, Pearl S. Buck is in the eyes of the American public It has never been a feminist leader or spokesperson. However, Pearl Buck had witnessed the heavy burden imposed on gifted and intelligent women in her early years and felt the pain. For women involved in the struggle against others, especially for family responsibilities and self-realization of value, Pearl S. Buck made long-term and serious consideration. In fact, Pearl Buck focuses on and considers the fate and status of women both in fiction and in non-fiction; the ideas formed by these reflections are powerful. “Men and women face”