The early 1900s was a period of changes in literature, society, economic and political in China. The protagonist, was never named, in “sinking” was forced to study medicine in Japan by his older brother. During his time in Japan, the protagonist in “Sinking” had a hard feeling of loneliness which causes the mental state of the protagonist to suffer as the story process. The protagonist suffered from low self-esteems and depressions throughout the story. The protagonist is constantly paranoid with his classmates and situation around him. At the beginning of the story, the protagonist often compares Japan landmarks and women with China. Due to his hard senses of nationalism for China, he has strong hostility against his Japanese because of the
