Daughter of Furong is a eulogy written by Jia Baoyu for maid Qingwen in A Dream of Red Mansions. This eulogy shows two interrelated meanings: in the social sense, it shows the differences and conflicts between Jia Baoyu's thought and the universal social moral standards. Personally, I think it indicates the tragic ending of Jia Baoyu's love. These two aspects are very profound, whether it is society or individuals.
Where is the conflict between Jia Baoyu's thought and general social morality? It is Jia Baoyu's view of love and attitude towards women that is different from that of society. In feudal society, men and women were unequal. The status of big men and small women is by no means the same. Therefore, women's status in love is also unequal. With Xifeng's talent, power and ability, there is nothing she can do with her husband on the premise of grasping his hammer. Not to mention other mediocre people.
Jia Baoyu disagrees with this social moral standard that men are superior to women. He can treat the girls around him equally, respect them and treat them as human beings. In his mind, women are regarded as human beings and their status is elevated. The status of men is suppressed. So Jia Baoyu said that women are made of water and men are made of mud. A man is a man's beard and eyebrows, and even an official is regarded as "Lu Wei" by him. It is believed that the foolish loyalty of "remonstrating to death and fighting to death" is harmful to the country. It can be said that Jia Baoyu's thought is the bud of the alliance of advanced ideas. However, any advanced ideas will be suppressed in the bud by conservative ideas. Jia Baoyu's love tragedy, from the social level, is a tragedy in which advanced ideas are defeated by conservative ideas. Tragedy inevitably reflects the irrationality of social morality, which is its profundity.
Jia Baoyu wrote this obituary very well. If you translate the whole article, you can still see a lot of emotional details. Because of the length, it takes too much time. Besides, once translated, this article has no taste. Let's stop here.