In her whole life, Sophia, the female protagonist of the Old Wives 'tale, is striving for an "intact" self-identity in a patriarchal society, which is impossible to realize in social reality.

索非亚是《老妇谭》这部作品的女主人公，她终其一生都在父权社会中追求一种“完整的”自我身份，但社会和现实又决定她的这种追求具有乌托邦性质。