1 Reflections on a Dream of Red Mansions
China has four classical novels, The Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions, all of which are wonderful. As a girl, the first three books are of little interest to me. They involve military affairs, politics and myths, so A Dream of Red Mansions attracts me the most.
A Dream of Red Mansions has a sad and desolate atmosphere, which often makes people want to cry without tears, and there are countless poems in it, which makes people have to be impressed. No wonder so many people are studying A Dream of Red Mansions.
I wanted to write some articles about A Dream of Red Mansions before, but I put them aside for lack of time and writing style. Recently, I reread the Red Chamber, and I really found it interesting. Therefore, I am writing this article, hoping to enjoy it with my classical friends.
A Dream of Red Mansions has a sad and desolate atmosphere, which often makes people want to cry without tears, and there are countless poems in it, which makes people have to be impressed. No wonder so many people are studying A Dream of Red Mansions.
The story is about the rise and fall of a family and the size of a family story. The protagonist is Jia Baoyu, it should be said that he is a slightly gentle man. His softness is partly due to the environment. Almost from top to bottom are women, women who are in charge of the whole family. Naturally, they should say, "The people near Zhu Zhechi and Mexico are black people". Their family flourished because a woman in the family entered the palace and became the emperor's favorite concubine, so she sang poems and had fun every day. Two of them had to be mentioned, namely Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu is jealous and sentimental by nature, and Jia Baoyu just likes her. She was weak and her ancestors didn't like her, so she tricked Jia Baoyu into marrying Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu was very angry when she heard the news. Jia Baoyu opened Xipa and found that it was not Lin Daiyu, but Lin Daiyu who died, heartbroken and became a monk.
The right and wrong here is "cutting constantly, reasoning is still chaotic", which makes people see the flaws of ancient marriage. They are often arranged by their parents. What's even more ridiculous is that they sometimes get married without meeting each other. Moreover, in ancient times, women fought for the palace, because it would make the family rich, but the emperor had thousands of concubines, which were favored for a while and would soon be forgotten. Why did they enter the palace? The emperor's grandmothers drank and had fun, but the people ate the last meal without the next. The hardships of life are unimaginable, and it is no wonder that there have been "rebellions" again and again. The fate of disaster still lies with the emperor. This kind of tragedy makes people feel chilling and angry, and people can't help but hate the ancient exorbitant taxes and levies, pushing the people to the edge of the fire pit step by step, which is really terrible.
A dream of red mansions makes me happy and sad, angry and full of emotion, and it also makes me think a lot. Perhaps, everything is not perfect, and so are people.
2 After reading A Dream of Red Mansions
The Buried Beauty-Xue Baochai
Spring dreams disappear with the clouds, and flowers fly out of water; Send a message to the children, why bother to find leisure.
Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and Xiren are the main characters in A Dream of Red Mansions, and their tragedies run through. Although Xue Baochai is not a party to this love tragedy, she also has a very high status.
I have a lot of dissatisfaction with the ending of A Dream of Red Mansions, but someone said to me, "Since you are dissatisfied, Lin Daiyu finally died with regret and Jia Baoyu became a monk, what do you think is the perfect ending?" Indeed, I am very dissatisfied with each other's death. The other party is also a rebellious character, who just wants to show his talents all day, which violates the old saying that "a daughter without talent is a virtue". There is no doubt about each other's talents in the article. I really admire her and her rebellion. But why can't she rebel to the end? Grandmother Jia has always loved her, especially Baoyu. They want to get married, but Jia Mu doesn't necessarily object. Instead of fighting for it, she looked for trouble and was so angry. Come to think of it, she is always suspicious, and even if she marries Baoyu, she will inevitably get angry. It's not like Feng can drown his sorrows in wine. How can she have such a mouth with Jia Mu? Her strength is so meager that she is not as popular as Baochai in Jia's family after all. Baoyu finally saw through the world of mortals and became a monk. Is becoming a monk really the best ending? If so, the world will become a monk. My idea is too extreme. "If you die, I will become a monk." It indicates all this, as if everything is fixed and cannot be changed. What I am dissatisfied with is that Bao and Dai still can't escape the bondage of fate. The man said to me again, "Baoyu, you didn't become a monk for Daiyu. What can Baoyu do without becoming a monk? Go after fame and gain? " Yes, in terms of fineness, this is the best ending for Baoyu. He has lost his fame and fortune, which means nothing to him. Seek fame and gain, let history repeat itself, and watch your descendants perform this Dream of Red Mansions again? He doesn't seem to be free from the bondage of fate, but fate can no longer bind him. He became a monk not for each other, but for himself. Different from the secular, he is carefree and sees through the world of mortals. It's a pity that Baochai is smooth and likable, and finally she lives alone, which makes people feel a little sorry.
Baochai was also a victim of feudal ethics. She married Jia in the name of Lin Daiyu. She knew Bao and Dai had the same heart, but she couldn't resist. Xue's mother loves her again, and there is nothing she can do. Jia is so sincere, how can he politely refuse? Besides, the Jia family has done a lot of work on Xue Pan, and Baochai doesn't want to embarrass her mother. After marrying Baoyu, although Daiyu died and Baoyu treated her well, Baoyu still remembered Daiyu. Finally, she got pregnant, and Baoyu left her and became a monk, leaving her alone. Speaking of which, what about winning people's hearts? Finally, I am not happy.
I always feel that Baochai is the real strong player in the whole play. She never embarrasses others in front of them or confronts them. Her talent is by no means inferior to that of the other party. I admire her most. She never asks for anything, never says anything she shouldn't say, and even stubborn words are extremely cautious and even impeccable. Her cleverness is also rare. Unlike Xifeng, she doesn't say anything, and she doesn't seem to shy away from speaking. It's no exaggeration to describe her as ruthless, but she is as clever as Xifeng.
Take these two things to analyze. She sometimes exhorts Baoyu, who has no intention of repentance, and she is not forced. First, she is from menstruation's family, so it's not convenient to say more. Erxiren's encouragement is still useless, and it is useless to say more. So far, I have no intention to say more. When she married Baoyu, she waited for an opportunity to tell him about her son's death, which also showed her cleverness. These are obvious to all.
Speaking of my own opinion, I think I don't know enough about Baochai's character, personality and thoughts. I just think from an ordinary angle.
Baochai's handling of the world is very smooth, and almost everyone loves it, but it is inevitable that she will feel a little hypocritical. She is so kind to everyone that she doesn't pour out her heart as easily as others. She seems to be hiding herself. In my opinion, no one wants to bury himself. Maybe she did it to establish her position or win people's hearts. In front of her mother, she is sweet, in front of outsiders, she is sensible, and Aunt Xue has light on her face. She may be likable, but at the same time she buried the real Xue Baochai. In the whole book, she may be the most perfect on the surface, but I always feel that she betrayed her heart and soul. What is perfection? Maybe family ties forced her to do this. There is a glutton of Xue Pan at home. Although there is Xue Ke, she is not her own brother after all. She may want to put up with it for a while, and when the time is right, she can find herself, but where will she find herself then? Although she is strong, I personally think it is not easy to bury herself. It wasn't the weak who did it, but in the end, she wasn't the real winner.
This dream didn't come true after all. Youth is gone, and the face is declining. A person sat in front of a candle and sighed, feeling tears crawling all over my face. The past is like a cloud, and the temples in the mirror are frosted. I am an adult, and my room is as empty as ever. I have nothing to do but look up at the moon. I have nothing to say but tears!
I often hear people discuss whether Baochai is miserable or Daiyu is miserable. But if you read the full text and comment carefully, you will feel that this issue is no longer important.
It's a pity to stop working, but it's a pity to praise talents.
Jade hangs in the forest and is buried in the snow.
3 After reading A Dream of Red Mansions
A Dream of Red Mansions is an encyclopedia of China's late feudal society. Focusing on the four families in the upper class, the novel vividly describes the whole life of China feudal society in the first half of the18th century. It is a mirror and miniature of this historical life, and a true portrayal of the irretrievable collapse of China's ancient feudal society. The characters are vividly written, and a story-the story of stone-begins with the fairy tale of Nu Wa. There is a clue to the hermit, which ends the whole story.
On the other side of the distant ocean, there is another country-Britain. She gave birth to a great, outstanding and brilliant playwright-Shakespeare. He developed a unique art form-drama with his own life experience. At that time, a nation, the immortal soul of that era, expressed itself in various forms and enriched itself. Just like the subtle relationship between Shakespeare and drama, Cao Xueqin and his Dream of Red Mansions are both part of the immortal soul of our Chinese nation. He is not so much an asynchronous masterpiece as a general history of China. It is not so much a description of aristocratic life as a true portrayal of the present situation. It reflects the charm of that language from small details, and creates many characters with vivid language. From the character's every move, smile and relax. Nothing can show the characteristics of the characters, so it can be said that there is no flaw in the narrative of that language. It can be seen that the development of a nation, the specific crux and the specific national planning are all related to this. This is not only a literary work, but also a Cambodian book.
The first 80 times and the last 40 times, I think it's just the opposite. There are many flaws in it. Jia Baoyu, for example, has been hinted that he is a tragic figure in the first eighty chapters, but in Gao E's works, he has become a scholar who is willing to study and take exams. From an urchin to a studious person, there is almost no connection between the two, which is incredible. Finally, I left my pregnant Baochai and became a monk. Moreover, it is said that Gao E continued to write A Dream of Red Mansions because of the previous funds. I don't think a person with a less pure original intention can understand Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions. Can't write well. Besides, it is very difficult and not easy to create a character like Cao Xueqin. I think it's better to keep these forty chapters from writing, to give people room for daydreaming or to listen to beautiful things.
After reading the red chamber, my heart is sour. I don't know why. Is it to destroy the second house in Rong Ning? Is the fragrance of imported marble disappearing? Or the name of the speculator? It seems that there is a little of each kind. But I always feel that this is not the whole story. From a man's point of view, I was suddenly enlightened. This is jealousy. I envy Baoyu in the dark. It's embarrassing to say, but how many men are not sad to see a dude surrounded by countless beautiful women for no reason?
Speaking of it, there are countless love stories in a dream of red mansions. The first thing to push is Baodai's infatuation with pink. In a dream of red mansions, the love between these two people is the purest. Growing up, falling in love when you grow up. Cao Gong simply pushed the boat with the tide, making readers feel that another love story spread all over the world was born. Its appearance is so natural that few people doubt that it is so pure.
. But untimely love is synonymous with pain. Daiyu's unique rebellious and withdrawn personality and disdain for the secular make her stand out from the crowd everywhere. Reading the West Chamber before the flowers, there is nothing taboo; I don't like rhetoric, and I will do what I say; Advocating the truth, indifferent to fame and fortune ... all these make her like a lotus, always clinging to her purity, purity and cleanliness, as clear as jasper. Looking at her from an ordinary person's point of view, what I appreciate most is Dai Yu's poetry and humor. Daiyu often opposes her sisters by drinking, enjoying flowers and reciting poems. She is always brilliant and full of artistic sense. Whether it is a teenager listening to the poems on the rain song building, I want to be immortal; Or the desolation of plants and the return of wild geese to the south, the tenderness of flowers can solve the affair of language; All of them reflect her elegant and refined poet temperament. The most sighing thing is Daiyu's sentimentality. Her beauty is unlucky. Daiyu's life experience doomed her to be lonely and helpless, and her personality doomed her to be lonely and sad. Even though the people in the Grand View Garden are very busy, there is no relative she can rely on, no confidant she can confide in, and only the romantic and affectionate Baoyu makes her secretly promise, but she always suffers from considerations of gain and loss. So she's helpless.
"At the end of the day, where will Xiangshan go", lamenting that "the fragrant nest has been built in March, and the swallow nest between the beams is heartless", lamenting that "flowers are flying all over the sky, and the red fragrance is broken", and finally ending in the sad ending of "a wisp of fragrant soul scattered with the wind and never dreamed at night".
It is not so much that Lin Daiyu's position in Jiafu and her own cowardice are the causes of the tragedy, but rather that the feudal group headed by Yuan Chun ruthlessly killed the love between Baoyu and Daiyu, and this feudal society has a vicious track of responsibility. If A Dream of Red Mansions is really a description of Cao Xueqin's personal experience, then I can feel the pain of a man losing his beloved. The fire of hell is burning around me, which is terrible and makes my mind stagnate. This is not painful pain, but painful love. When Cao Gong, who had shed all his blood and tears, turned to face that unbearable history, how could he not sigh "full of absurd words and bitter tears"!
There is also the love tragedy of Xue Baochai. It's still so sad to see Daiyu die of depression. But after reading it, I heard Zhen Yinshi talking about "Qi Fang in Guilin".
4 After reading A Dream of Red Mansions
After reading the Red Mansion many times, I always feel that Lin Daiyu's life is so bleak. I can't bear to read the burning manuscript of Daiyu for the next few times. Baoyu is married. I think it's enough to know the cruel ending, and I don't want to relive that sadness over and over again.
A few days ago, I read the book "Red Mansion Supplement" written by a Qing Dynasty man. I used to reject this kind of books. I think it is meaningless for those people to come up with a happy ending, or come back from the dead, or meet again in wonderland. Such a bad update is boring. But when I went to the library this time, I saw several versions of this kind of book on the shelf, so I took out a book and flipped through it, but it made me have the idea of rereading the last chapters of the Red Chamber.
It's still so sad to see Daiyu die of depression. But after reading it, I couldn't help but feel sad when I heard Zhen Yinshi say that "the laurel blossoms in unison". Should a person like Xue Baochai be buried in this cold garden all his life like Li Wan?
Before, I hated Xue very much. From catching butterflies at the Honeycomb Bridge to my last marriage, I always thought she was a cold and selfish person. But now, I can't help feeling sorry for her. In fact, if you think about it carefully, her tragedy may be more tragic than Lin's.
Xue Baochai's family is well-off, and she has read many poems since she was a child. She received an extremely comprehensive and orthodox education. General Jia praised her as "quiet and generous". Yes, this is the way she was educated when she was a child, and it is also the virtue that ancient women should have. Even sadness and joy should not be shaped by color, otherwise it is "disrespect." Throughout the book, her behavior almost never goes beyond these constraints. Only once did Baoyu compare her to Yang Fei, which made her angry, but the past was only a cold irony. I used to hate the part where she framed Lin under the bee waist bridge. Now that I think about it, it's actually not a completely incomprehensible vicious move. She grew up in an imperial family, and this method of "seeking good fortune and avoiding evil" should have been deeply imprinted in her heart. Although she is selfish, people may think that people should take it for granted. In fact, she is the saddest person, who has been influenced by other people's opinions and education all her life. She never knew what she wanted, and she was neither happy nor unhappy, just let nature take its course. She was never completely loved, and no one really cared about her. And she thinks the world is like this. She thinks that what husband and wife have is not sincere feelings, but "taking Qi Mei as an example". She thinks that what exists between mother and daughter is filial piety rather than blood is thicker than water. Such cold rules have actually made her abide by the principles of life, numb and unconscious.
In fact, what she did was not a free choice. She is just a typical submissive. She is smart and talented, but she was educated that it is useless for women to study. Xiangling and Xiangyun talked about poetry. She said, "A girl's family talks about serious things with poetry, so that learned people can listen to it and laugh at her for not keeping her duties." She is also familiar with drama and traditional Chinese opera, but she thinks that these obscene words and clever sentences can't be known to dignified ladies, so she gently criticized Baoqin's poems. She wants to have a better life like anyone else, but when her mother married Baoyu for the power of the Jia family, she had to accept it with tears because her mother told her that she had promised. Until Baoyu finally became a monk, her tragedy reached a climax. Even so, she still can't let her nature do it. Lady Wang said, "Baochai cried, but he didn't leave at all, but he advised me." Think of Baochai, such a character and so young. At this moment, I thought about how my life would end. Her pain is not actually under the burning manuscript of Daiyu! But she can only restrain herself. This is her "respect"!
Compared with Lin, his life may be even more miserable. Lin at least pursued his own happiness and got a sincere feeling. In the end, Baochai was "ignorant" all her life. According to her personality, she could only let the blunt knife of life cut her life bit by bit!
"It's a pity to stop work, but it's a pity to praise talents. The jade belt hangs in the forest and is buried in the snow. "
5, a dream of red mansions after reading.
Only after reading A Dream of Red Mansions recently did I understand its beauty.
A Dream of Red Mansions is based on Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, with the fierce struggle between feudalism and rebels around Jia Baoyu's life path as the main line and the tragedies of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu as the main content. Through the vivid description of the decline process of the feudal family represented by Jiafu, it profoundly exposed and criticized the darkness and decay of the feudal society, and further pointed out that the feudal society had reached the point of "luck"
A Dream of Red Mansions vividly describes the whole life of China feudal society in the first half of the 8th century. The book is large in scale, rigorous in structure, vivid in characters and beautiful in language. In addition, there are some obvious artistic features that are worthy of future generations' taste and appreciation.
The author makes full use of all the excellent traditional techniques of China's calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs and music, and shows a social tragedy. For example, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu read the Romance of the West Chamber, Daiyu buried flowers, Baochai shook butterflies, Qingwen mended fur, Baoqin made snow, and Daiyu burned manuscripts. Such as Lin Daiyu's floating posture, poetic eyebrows, clever expression, deep smile, moving sobs, elegant taste and natural literary talent ... all these are attributed to the author. Cao Xueqin truly reproduces the complexity of the characters in A Dream of Red Mansions, which makes us feel as real as the characters in the works. Jia Baoyu in A Dream of Red Mansions "can't say that he is virtuous, stupid, kind, evil, aboveboard, bastard, wicked, intelligent and talented, vulgar and ordinary", which makes people comment. Not only Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, the two protagonists who endow the author with the beauty of personality, spirit and ideal, but even the notorious Rainbow Xifeng did not write her as "all bad", but intertwined some "loveliness" and "abomination", thus presenting various contradictory and complicated actual situations and forming a "charming reality" of personality.
The author is good at revealing its unusual aesthetic significance through the artistic description of seemingly ordinary daily life, and even some unwritten and unrecorded social habits and details are vividly portrayed in A Dream of Red Mansions.
The outstanding achievement of A Dream of Red Mansions in ideological content and artistic skills has not only become an insurmountable peak of China's novel literature in China. Moreover, it has also been paid attention to and studied by scholars in many countries internationally. Some French critics praised Cao Xueqin: "Cao Xueqin has Proust's keen vision, Tolstoy's sympathy, Miao Sai's clever humor, Balzac's insight and the ability to reproduce the top-down class of the whole society."
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Reading A Dream of Red Mansions presents us with a bustling world of characters, and it is these characters that move us most. We were deeply impressed by Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Guo Baochai, Wang Xifeng and even Granny Liu, but after watching Dream of Red Mansions, other characters made me feel different, and something new was distributed among them.
A Dream of Red Mansions describes such a person as "bright and charming, some like Baochai's charm, some like Daiyu's real name and beauty", and her combination of Baochai's and Daiyu's "good amorous feelings and good moonlight" is the root of her failure. This person is the most beautiful woman in A Dream of Red Mansions-Qin Keqing and Qin Keqing have their own. " The fake white jade is a golden horse "and" has a pair of rich eyes from top to bottom ",so her status is not as reliable as that of" Lian Er Grandma "of Xifeng. Although her beauty added luster to her and made her ascend to the throne, there is no guarantee that she will not be discriminated against. However, instead of being abused and discriminated against, she became the "first pride" among Jia Ceng's granddaughters-in-law. She not only "catches beauty", but also "can act", which proves how strong she is in Jia's family, that is, in a social environment, in acting and seeing the eyes. At this time, I can't think of Lin Daiyu and Guo Baochai. Why did they have such a love tragedy later? Baoyu wanted to take a nap, so Jia asked the page to coax him to play once. At the banquet in Ningfu, Baoyu met Qin Zhong, and they went to the back kang to chat. Qin came in and said to Baoyu, "Uncle Bao, if you don't bow your head, you must look at me." The Jia family was afraid that Qin Zhong's words would ruin Baoyu's happiness, and that Qin was seriously ill, and they also moved a large group of doctors. "Every day, three or four people fall in turn, and there are four or five." For fear that in case of improper manners and people's criticism, it is not difficult to see that Qin Keqing is careless and strong, but her carefulness and strength also show that she only asks people not to offend, not to praise or criticize, so as to win people's favor.
Qin Keqing said so many advantages and actions, but her final result was to hang herself. Why this happens is also a question worth pondering and discussing. When Qin entered Jia Fu, Jia Zhen coveted her for a long time, and Qin's position was tied up with the favor of Jia Zhen and his wife. Faced with this situation, Jia Zhen threatened that she was helpless, either forced by death or committed to obedience. Her prudence made her know everything around her like the back of her hand, and she became stronger, which made her feel terrible. This made her feel heavy and unwilling to fall into the hands of Jia Rong and his son until she hanged herself.
Qin Keqing is not an adulteress full of passion and desire. She is a calculating, capable and feudal "shrewd" woman. She hanged herself in shame, reflecting the mental pain that she could not get rid of this bad luck. Her ending shows another tragic fate in A Dream of Red Mansions.
Such a woman can be said to be a master in a Dream of Red Mansions. Besides all kinds of dignitaries, there are also many maids who are graded. The most important thing in the Jia family is Yuanyang, who is the ancestor of the Jia family and the "emperor's father". Jia's personal servant girl is a powerful force that Jia can't leave for a while. No matter big or small, she is considerate and handles it properly. It is this special position and identity that makes her the king of many maids in the Jia family. So grandma commented, "Yuanyang is a little cautious and has some ideas about my affairs." She can come whenever she wants; She will tell them what to add when she is free. " Yuanyang is also a kind-hearted person. She doesn't rely on Jia's strength to bully others, but she often helps others solve problems. Although she is weak in appearance, she is a strong-willed and ambitious woman. We all know that Jia She threatened her to be a little wife by using both hard and soft methods. Mrs. Xing said, "Among the girls, you are the first; It seems that the behavior is decent, gentle and reliable. " In their view, this is noble and decent. I don't want to be firmly rejected by her. Rachel's sister-in-law was scolded by her. Pinger xiren, a prospective menstruation, played a joke on her and made her steal a meal. She said, "Don't ask me to be a little wife. Even if the first wife is dead now, I can't go if I am asked to be a big wife!" " ..... When the chips are down, I'll cut my hair and be my sister-in-law, otherwise, there will be another one. In front of the old lady, I cried and scolded, "I am horizontal." If I were in front of everyone, I'd be ruined if I didn't marry Baoyu, that is, Jinbao, Yin Bao, Baowang and Baodi! Even if the old lady forced me to die with a knife, I couldn't do it! " So determined, so strong-willed, I can't help but admire such a woman from the heart, relying on Jia. Although Yuanyang temporarily lost Jia's forgiveness, after Jia's death, wouldn't it be another good piece of meat? So, she must be lacking in the heart of death, and finally her grandmother died. How can she not die like a martyr
Many characters in A Dream of Red Mansions left a deep impression on me, but this is also a theme that the author wants to express. He didn't say it clearly, but through the vivid expression of hundreds of characters' hearts, languages, movements and psychological activities, a huge and prosperous aristocratic family and the disintegration of this family, it is not difficult to see the corruption and incompetence of feudal capitalists and the darkness and impermanence of feudal society. As Lin Daiyu said. Jia Baoyu and ............................... are such a "rebel". Their love is fruitless and even sad, but they represent a new life and a new faction representative who dares to fight against the die-hard forces. We Dujiangyan people know Lin Daiyu's tears, but we also know that she is so mean, and others laugh at her and dig at her. We also know that Jia Baoyu is "down and out, ignorant, afraid to read articles, and his behavior is remote and perverse." The image of dude, their vivid characters also let the darkness have a glimmer of light, let us see hope!