张爱玲小说细节往往是和美畅快、引人入胜的,而主题却永远悲观,一切对于人生的笼统观察都指向虚无,故事所展现的人生是小说中不同人物的一份又一份的失败记录。人生是残酷的,人性的真相是可怕的。悲剧的因素不仅存在于外界的威胁,更在于人的本性中,情欲与生命相始终,因此,悲剧无休无止,不断袭来,一步一步将人引入更惨的境界。正如老子所言:“吾所以有大患者,唯吾有身。” The details of Zhang Ailing’s novels are often beautiful and inviting, while the subject is always pessimistic. All the general observation of life points to nothingness. The life presented by the story is a record of the failure of different characters in the novel. Life is cruel, the truth of human nature is terrible. Tragedy not only exists in the threat of the outside world, but also in the human nature, the lust and life always, therefore, endless tragedy, continue to hit, step by step will lead to a more miserable realm. As I said: “I have a large patient, only I have a body.”