The pattern of the novel comes from Freud s theory of Electra complex and at the same time it has direct connection with Zhang Ailings life experience in her childhood.

张爱玲的小说《心经》讲述的是许小寒爱上父亲的故事，小说的故事模式一方面来自弗洛伊德的“恋父情结”理论，另一方面也是与张爱玲的童年生活经验直接相关。