Abstract：As the two typical images of evil mother, mothers jiao of Peacock Flying Southeast and the Champaign have different meanings, what contributed to the difference is the influence of gender and time spirit.Image of Evil mother from literature means that a woman, widowed for many years, has over-reliance on her son in psychology, as a result, she hates her daughter-in-law.Evil mothers have the same typical chavacteristics.

Keyword：the images of evil mother;female consciousness;the relation between female and tradition;theme of times;

Received：2011-01-18