Characterization is an essential component in writing good literature, particularly in modern fiction. It helps us make sense of the behavior of any character in a story by helping us understand their thought processes. Pa Chin uses characterization that leads readers to relate better to the events taking place in the story. Pa Chin emphasizes the dominance of men and the restraint on women through Chin and Mei’s characterization. Also, characterization allows audience further understand strict social class in Family, in which Ming-feng and Chüeh-hui represent different social classes. Expressive of a national and cultural thinking, characters in Family reflects its historical context of a feudal society that has been impacted by the May 4th
