Abstract: A deep comparison between the two images of Ai Gu and Sha Fei in the perspective of modernity can help us find their similar rebellious character on the surface layer but different modernity connotation. If the tragic struggle of Ai Gu is closely related to deep realistic spirit of criticism,Sha Fei’s split existence will correlate with the eternal dilemma in  the spiritual pursuit of human being. And if the image of Ai Gu supports the desire to cure,the image of Sha Fei can convey concern and self-examination about women. It is the right complementary way of writing that constructs the multi-dimension and abundant connotation of the modernity in Chinese literature.

Key words: the image of Ai Gu, the imge of Sha Fei, modernity connotation, comparison