Obviously, if fathers wear a stern and rational facade, then it is possible that the facade hides a softer, feeling side. In any era, both of these sides exist, it's just that within the rigid traditional framework, it is difficult to give expression to the softer side. Zhu's essay has been passed from one generation of students to the next, becoming a part of the literary canon.
顯示如果父親的正面形象是威嚴、理性；背面卻可能藏著脆弱、感性，任何時代二者都同時並存，只是在傳統僵硬的架構下，他們不輕易顯示出脆弱的一面，朱自清的＜背影＞也被一代一代的學子傳誦，成為經典。