Abstract:

The two images of mothers in One Hundred Years of Solitude and Big Breast and Wide Hips showed the shared
characteristics of motherhood at different times，and in different territories and cultural backgrounds. This common aesthetic
paradigm offered an approach to the study of the writers’psychology. In both novels，the mothers who swallow humiliation
and bear heavy loads of life in raising children are a reflection of the archetype of the Great Mother in the collective unconsciousness
of human being. Their virtuous characters but harsh destinies in the patriarchal society embody shared motherhood
characteristics. However，despite the leading role they play in family，mothers live a life of no hope，which originates from the
male writers’sub-consciousness of patriarchal culture. The values of women are limited to families where they play positive
role in family affairs，but cannot go beyond families. In a word，they are the ideal presentation of the traditional mothers who
are defined，accepted and praised by male writers.

Key words: mother, patriarchal culture, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Big Breast and Wide Hips, Ursula, Shangguan Lu