Themes of Lao She's "Bewilderment"

This paper is aimed to go behind a novel “Bewilderment” - first part of the trilogy “Four Generations Under One Roof” by the Chinese writer Lao She. During a research the history of creation of this novel was examined, the main themes that the author enlighted in his novel were found out, also the analysis comparing the themes of this novel with the themes of the works of other Chinese authors was carried out. Revealing the vices of Chinese society in a difficult period of the history, showing strong characters, that are not afraid of difficulties, Lao She convinces the reader that with joint efforts it is possible to solve all the problems.