This paper is aimed to go behind a novel “Bewilderment” - first part of the trilogy “Four Generations Under One Roof” by the Chinese writer Lao She. During a research the history of creation of this novel was examined, the main themes that the author enlighted in his novel were found out, also the analysis comparing the themes of this novel with the themes of the works of other Chinese authors was carried out. Revealing the vices of Chinese society in a difficult period of the history, showing strong characters, that are not afraid of difficulties, Lao She convinces the reader that with joint efforts it is possible to solve all the problems.
这部文章考察了中国作家老舍《四世同堂》三部曲的第一部分，即小说《惶惑》。在研究过程中，考虑了小说创作的历史，确定了作者在作品中涉及的主要主题，并与其他中国作家在其作品中考虑的主题进行了分析和比较。老舍揭示了中国在困难时期的恶习，展现了不怕困难的坚强英雄，老舍说服读者，通过共同的努力，所有问题都可以解决。