On Relationships between Daughter-in-laws and Mother-in-lawsand Their Cultural Connotations in Legendsof Inspiring Marriages

The relationship between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws has been considered an important factor which shows whether a family is in perfect harmony. The anti-traditional description reveals such relationship in Legends of Inspiring Marriages is quite different from a traditional one. A heroine called XUE Su-jie not only disobeys her mother-in-law but beats her husband, ignoring rites and regulations. This is closely related with her family background as well as the current thought and culture. And it is the manifestation of her distorted psychology.