本論文主要就鄭清文多年來創作的作品，探討小說中三類型女性：第一類是作家安排「沒有男人」的女性。她們的生命力如何展現？「男人不在」是為了凸顯什麼問題?再者，這類型的敘事時間與女性命運有著密切的關連性，其因為何?第二類是作家通過女性人物形象的塑造，闡釋生命意義，揭示人生，這類女性具體體現作家自身的人生觀。第三類則是作家藉由女體作為隱喻，從而表達了他對台灣百年歷史的看法，作家試圖經由女體及慾望的描繪，書寫國族寓言。

In this thesis, it is to explore three types of women in the novel of the creative works of Cheng chin wen over the years.The first type is women of "no man", then how do they show their vitality?describes the situation of "man not around" in order to high light the problems?in this type of narrative, discuss the reasons why the time and female fate is closely connected?The second type is the writer by the shape of the female characters to explain the meaning of life, reveals the life. These women embodied the writer's own outlook on life.The third category is the writer by the female body as a metaphor to express his views on Taiwan's centuries-old history. The writer try to describe the fable of the nation through the depiction of the female body and desire.