张爱玲的小说从来不用第一人称叙事,都是第三人称叙事。全知全能的第三人称叙事给予作者很大的便利,既可以深入人物内心,又可以抽离人物故事,提出“客观”的意见。张爱玲为人所称道的格言警句就大多是抽离故事情节、超然于人物情感之上的冷静的人世透见。比如《倾城之恋》里的名段: Zhang Ailing’s novels never use the first-person narrative, are third-person narrative. The omniscient and omnipotent third-person narrative gives the author a great deal of convenience, which can not only penetrate into the heart of the character but also draw out the story of the character and put forward “objective” opinions. Most of the aphorisms of Eileen Chang, proclaimed by Eileen Chang, are those calm people who are detached from the storyline and detached from their emotions. For example, “Allure Love” in the famous paragraph: