《初刻拍案惊奇》和《二刻拍案惊奇》是明代文人凌濛初的两部话本小说,其中不少作品中塑造的女性形象表现出的自我意识尤为值得关注。“二拍”中的许多女性自主追求爱情和婚姻、向往男女平等且表现出了不逊于男性的不凡才智,这种自我意识的产生与当时社会的政治、经济、文化等状况密切相关。 “The first moment is a surprise” and “Second moment is a surprise” is the Ming Dynasty scholar Ling Mengchu two storytelling, many of which work in shaping the image of women to show their self-awareness is particularly noteworthy. Many women in “Two Beats” independently pursue love and marriage, they are longing for the equality of men and women and show the extraordinary wisdom not inferior to that of men. This kind of self-awareness is closely related to the politics, economy and culture of the society at that time.