日據時期臺灣著名的小說家呂赫若，以他短暫三十八年的生命，如彗星般，為臺灣文壇留下耀人眼目的作品。他的小說以反映時代的社會現實為主，尤其關懷在社會上居於弱勢的婦女；婦女的不幸往往又來自於婚姻與家庭，因此，這也成了呂赫若小說中主要的內容。在他筆下的婦女面貌多樣，有受過教育的新女性，也有目不識丁的無知女子，他們的命運各自不同；但呂坊若描寫最多的是在傳統父權思想下不幸婚姻中的婦女，這也是作者首到最多的社會現實，小說內容正反映了作者的人道關懷。偌多為命運所困的婦女多是傳統封建舊文化下的受害者，作者藉小說凸顯社會問題，也表達了他的批判。此外，呂坊若也描寫了一些具有新思維的女性，並在她們的身上表達了他對追求婚姻幸福的積極思維，對生活方式的重新思考，在這些具有新思維的婦女身上，我們可一探作者深沉的心聲，是特別具有意義而值得關注的。

　　　　　Lu He Ruo, the famous Taiwan novelist of the Japanese colonial era, shone like comet, throughout his short 38-year life and left the Taiwan's literary world with a spectacular corpus of work. Lu's novels reflect his contemporary social reality, with a focus on socially disadvantaged women. The miseries of these women, stemming mostly from ties of marriage and family, are a major theme in his woks. Various female characters such as well-educated modern women and illiterate women with different fates appear in his novels; however, he mostly describes those who suffer from unhappy marriages in traditional patriarchy. This treatment reveals the author's perception of social injustice and his concern for humanity. In his novels, a vast number of women are trapped in their destinies, and become victims of traditional feudal society. Form these women Lu underlines his own critical perspectives on social problems. Moreover, he characterizes some women who challenge the accepted ways, who embody his challenge to the status quo and his positive attitudes towards the pursuit of happiness in marriage. These women who exemplify new thoughts and express the author's happiness in marriage. These women who exemplify new thoughts and express the author's profound ideas, are meaningful topics for our attention.