Abstract: During the period of the Republic of China, or in the 1930s and 1940s to be exact, Guo Moruo created a number of villains, such as emperors, princes, officials of the KMT government and traitors, in his historical dramas by using historical figures and events as allusions to present his ideas and historical spirit that the body should serve politics and the society at war times. In doing so, attributes of the body, such as material, tool and antagonism, are highlighted. While heroes are portrayed as tools for politics and wars, the female body is treated with sexual discrimination. By portraying the bodies of the villains to reveal their thought and soul and creating emotional resonation with the readers with the characters in the dramas, Guo Moruo successfully awakens the political awareness of the people and rallies the vast mass to unite in the fight against the Japanese aggression.

Key words: body perspective, Guo Moruo, historical drama, villain