路遥的小说《人生》中的刘巧珍是新时期乡土小说中不可多得的农村女青年文学形象，她身上囊括了中国传统女性的勤劳勇敢、美丽善良又具有新时期当代女性敢于追求真爱的精神，三十多年来刘巧珍的形象深受几代读者喜爱。随着时间的沉淀，，这一文学形象日久弥新，散发出更加丰富多义的独特魅力。刘巧珍的完美传统女性形象，以及当代女性意识的初步萌芽和最后失败的爱情，使得她的形象更具悲情和美学价值。本文试从刘巧珍的形象特征，悲剧命运成因，探讨这一农村女青年形象特征及其在文学史上存在的意义。 In lu yao's novel life qiao-zhen liu is rare in vernacular novels in the new period of the rural female youth literature image， contains her traditional Chinese women to be industrious and brave， kind and beautiful modern women dare to pursue the spirit of true love in the new period， more than 30 years to qiao-zhen liu image by generations of readers. As time precipitation， and new， the literary image， send out a more rich polysemy unique charm. Qiao-zhen liu perfect traditional female images， as well as the preliminary bud of the contemporary female consciousness and the final failure of love， makes her image more sadness and aesthetic value. This article tries from the image characteristics of qiao-zhen liu， tragic fate， to explore the rural female youth image characteristics and its significance in literary history.