Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang(Ailing Zhang)
During the Japanese colonization of China and Hong Kong, the lives of Mr Yee, a prominent politician who works for the Japanese colonial administration, and Wong Chia Chi, a young student involved in the resistance, become linked. They become entangled in the complex politics of war—and in a mutual desire that may be more than they anticipated—as they nimbly switch between tea parties in Shanghai and covert interrogations. Lust, Caution, a book that vividly depicts 1940s Shanghai and has the suspense of a political thriller, is written in lush, extravagant prose and captures the sensual pulse of a failed love affair.
Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang
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Like in other novels by Ms Chang, the protagonist of “Lust, Caution” is a young woman who lavishes her love and compassion on a man who is undeserving of it, even though she is aware of this from the beginning. Mr Ye, a Chinese who works with the Japanese in 1940s Japanese-occupied Shanghai, is the major male character in this story. The girl suffers severely as a result of her emotional commitment, with grave repercussions for both herself and other anti-fascists.
The novel, therefore, concentrates on a deeper pervasive psychological issue rather than just the vivid and fascinating picture of this era. In the story, a lady who was committed to politics and was willing to devote her life to it ironically did so out of love. The narrative sensually explores the mind and wants of a woman, as well as how she handled the struggle between her heart and mind, and how, in a moment of decision, she had to decide between duty and irresponsibility. No reader will undoubtedly agree as to whether her decision was honourable or foolish, right or wrong, but many will undoubtedly have a better understanding of women as a result.
