Living in the first half of the 20th century China, an unprecedented age of multiple and muddled values , Yu deliveted his aethetic dilemma in both periods of his works.

• 由于置身于20世纪前半叶这一中国历史上前所未有的价值多元而紊乱的时代，郁达夫小说无论前期还是后期都表现了他艺术审美的两难性。