Wrong path， which is a typical reflection of the social transitional period of reform and opening-up， is a novel by Li Yunqi. As one novel protagonist， Chen Wenxiu was deprived of his ideal， lost in the desire， hesitated in birth and death， and then wholly lost himself at last. In the final analysis， what he really lost is the devotion. In this case， the novel is a fable of the era undoubtedly， which is full of temptations like many sideways where the masses may walk into the maze of desire easily.