The figures involved in the May Fourth Movement, Tsai points out, faced enormous challenges in that era of cultural conflict between new and old, not only by showing great tolerance in their love lives, but also by resisting the marriages arranged by their parents and courageously seeking true love.
蔡登山指出，面對新舊文化衝突的五四人物，他們不論對愛情的寬容、對父母包辦婚姻的反抗，及追求真愛時的勇敢，都是今人難以想像的。