The judgments of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are in the same poem, but they are different verses.
Original text:
It’s a pity that the virtue of stopping is pity for Yong Xu’s talent! Jade belts hang in the forest, gold hairpins are buried in the snow.
1. "Lamentable Shutdown Virtue" is written by Xue Baochai.
Stop virtue: It is a very good virtue for ancient women. Legend has it that Le Yangzi of the Eastern Han Dynasty went away to study, but did not finish his studies. When he came back halfway, his wife saw that he was back and immediately stopped. loom.
Using a knife to cut off all the warp threads will mean that you have to interrupt your studies, just as it is a pity that I cut off the warp threads. I advise my husband to go back and continue his studies. However, even though he has such a good virtue as the Shutdown Virtue, he only failed sadly, which is a metaphor for Baochai's tragic ending.
2. "It's pity to praise Xucai" is written by Lin Daiyu.
Ode to Xucai: There was a female poet Xie Daoyun (date of birth and death unknown) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Lingjiang. She was the niece of Prime Minister Xie An, the daughter of General Xie Yi of Anxi, and the wife of Wang Ningzhi, the son of calligrapher Wang Xizhi. .
One of her stories in "Shishuo Xinyu" says that one day, it was snowing heavily, and Xie An and his nephews discussed what metaphors could be used to describe the falling snow. Xie An's nephew Xie Lang said, "The difference in the air can be made by spreading salt." Xie Daoyun heard it and said, "It's not like catkins blowing up in the wind." It has a more immediate sense of sight and beauty.
Later, "Yong Xucai" became a term used by later generations to praise women with literary talents. Sister Lin's talent is comparable to Xie Daoyun, but she only falls behind "poor". From this, it can be predicted that Sister Lin In the end, there was a tearful ending.
3. "The Jade Belt Hanging in the Forest" refers to Daiyu.
This sentence should imply Lin Daiyu's drifting life. Lin Daiyu's life is indeed drifting, like a leaf drifting from Yangzhou to Jia's mansion in Kyoto. She seemed to be stable in Jia's house, but in fact it was only stable on the outside. She had never felt safe in her heart.
Because she doesn’t know where she belongs. That's why she sighed in her catkins poem, "Who will give up and who will take it in this life? I don't care if I marry to the east wind and spring, just go with me and endure the flood to stay."
In "The Burial Flower Ci", Lin Daiyu even more He recited the sad note of "Three hundred and sixty days a year, the wind, the sword, the frost, the sword. How long can the bright beauty last? It's hard to find once you wander." This is not hypocritical, nor is it "composing new words for the sake of writing". "Sorrow" is her personal feeling. .
Because she is completely isolated in Jia Mansion, no one can make decisions for her. If Jia Mu dies, her fate will be in the hands of Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang doesn't like her, so she is worried all day long.
4. "The golden hairpin buried in the snow" refers to Baochai.
This sentence implies Xue Baochai's fate of being buried and hidden in the snow. Xue Baochai was originally a woman with lofty ambitions. There is a sentence in her catkins poem: "There is no reason to laugh in my youth. The good wind will send me to the blue sky with its strength."
But ancient women are not like modern women. To be free, you have to rely on the power of men to make a difference, so she wanted to enter the palace to make history at the beginning. She wanted to imitate the virtuous concubines and queens in ancient times and use her wisdom to influence and transform men.
And then do something beneficial to the country and society, but unfortunately her brother ruined her future, causing the draft to fail. Later, her mother and Mrs. Wang wanted her to marry Jia Baoyu, so she always advised Baoyu to make progress, but she was alienated by Baoyu instead.
Not only that, after Daiyu died, Baochai never received Baoyu's love even though she married Baoyu, and was eventually abandoned. After Jia Baoyu became a monk, Xue Baochai was also disheartened and completely despaired.
Because she had already awakened to the Zen way in her early years, she had a profound enlightenment, so she became a nun, cut herself off from the world of mortals, and was completely hidden in the snow.
Extended information:
In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu can be said to have their own characteristics, but in the same way, they are undoubtedly very likable types. Xue Baochai is gentle, thoughtful but virtuous;
Lin Daiyu is delicate and frail, but talented. It is this contrasting beauty that shows the depth of Cao Gong's writing power. It seems that in Cao Gong's works, every woman has her own unique "consciousness". From appearance to personality to heart, they are all "different".
Because there are too many characters in the book, the beauty will not be "uniform". But Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu seem to have completely different personalities. In terms of appearance, Lin Daiyu can be said to be "weak willow Fufeng", but Xue Baochai is rich and round.
And Xue Baochai's character is even different from Lin Daiyu. It can be said that Lin Daiyu always lives for herself, but Xue Baochai does not. In Xue Baochai's life, it is her own family and her own responsibilities.
They all have a more important position in her heart than herself. And it is precisely because everyone cares about different things in their hearts that everyone's external personality and inner thoughts are different.
Whether it is Lin Daiyu's "Flowers, Snow and Moon" or Xue Baochai's "Easy Room and IKEA", they cannot conceal the outstanding talents of these two women. It can be said that throughout the entire "Dream of Red Mansions", these two people standing side by side are always outstanding.
It is precisely because the two of them are equally good and outstanding that they have a feeling of "sympathizing with each other".
It is precisely because of such excellence and excellence that the two people's judgments of lyrics and music are "in focus".
It can be said that Lin Daiyu is Xue Baochai's "repressed" nature, and Xue Baochai is also the "IKEA-friendly" side of Lin Daiyu.
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