▁during ▁the ▁movement . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁for ▁an ▁institution al ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁patri arch al ▁family ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁individual ▁freedom ▁and ▁women ' s ▁liber ation , ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁also ▁discussed ▁various ▁gender ▁issues ▁in ▁their ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁Lu ▁X un , ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁and ▁influ ential ▁writer ▁of ▁modern ▁Chinese ▁literature , ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Youth ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁titled ▁" My ▁View s ▁on ▁Ch ast ity ." ▁As ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁female ▁ch ast ity ▁in ▁Ne o - Conf u cian ism ▁which ▁believed ▁" star ving ▁to ▁death ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁matter , ▁but ▁losing ▁ch ast ity ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁matter ," ▁Lu ▁X un ▁directly ▁arg ues ▁against ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁losing ▁female ▁ch ast ity ▁is ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁social ▁mor ality , ▁question ing ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁patri arch al ▁ide ology ▁in ▁bl aming ▁women ▁for ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁a ▁nation . ▁" Why ▁should ▁women ▁shoulder ▁the ▁whole ▁responsibility ▁for ▁saving ▁the ▁world ?" ▁writes ▁Lu ▁X un , ▁" Acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁school , ▁women ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁y in , ▁or ▁negative ▁element . ▁ ▁Their ▁place ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁home , ▁as ▁ch att els ▁of ▁men . ▁Sure ly , ▁then , ▁the ▁on us ▁for ▁gover ning ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁saving ▁the ▁country ▁should ▁rest ▁with ▁the ▁men , ▁who ▁belong