an arena beset with cruelty, where authorities abused the younger generations for their own self-interests. He showed how family authority can inflict pain on young people by preventing their desire for romantic love. Although he focused on the pains of the sentimental characters’ personalities, he advocated that individuals could pursue what they wanted. Further reading Su Manshu quan ji Su Man-shu quan ji was written by Liu Yazi and Liu Wuchi, is a collection of Su Manshu's works, including poetry, novels, letters, miscellaneous essays, poetry translation and novel translation. The book is the most comprehensive collection of Su's literature works. References 1884 births 1918 deaths Qing dynasty poets Qing dynasty Buddhist monks People from Yokohama Chinese revolutionaries Republic of China Buddhist monks Chinese people of Japanese descent Qing dynasty essayists Qing dynasty translators 20th-century poets Republic of China Buddhists Republic of China novelists Republic of China translators Republic of China essayists 20th-century Chinese translators 19th-century Chinese translators 20th-century essayists Writers from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Buddhist monks