1. Wisdom
She is talented, knowledgeable and broad-minded. A well-educated family environment and intelligent mind in her childhood have created her profound artistic accomplishment and extensive knowledge. She has a wide range of knowledge in literature, art, history, medicine, hundred schools of thought and Buddhist classics. Even Jia Baoyu, who is famous for his chores, is far from it, such as Yuan Fei's instructions on changing "green jade" into "green wax" in Baoyu's poems when she returned to the province, and her explanation of Xiang Yun's question about "tree".
In her poetry creation, she proposed that she should "express her own opinions", "be different from others" and "be novel and innovative." His poems are novel in conception and profound in artistic conception, with a graceful, elegant and profound style. Among the poets in the Grand View Garden, only Lin Daiyu can compete with them.
2. Tranquility
Cao Xueqin tried his best to highlight the simple and elegant image of Baochai. For example, the description of the living environment in the eighth time is "one color and a half new and not old, and it looks luxurious." Forty times, I wrote to Heng Wu Yuan: "When I entered the house, it was like a snow cave, and there was nothing to play with. There was only one earthen bottle in the case, which contained several chrysanthemums, two books and tea cups. There are only blue curtains hanging on the bed, and the mattress is also very simple. " As the saying goes, "You can know human nature by observing people's behavior", and you can tell something about a person's character from his hobbies. Baochai doesn't like to be involved in right and wrong, and she doesn't like to fight for the wind. The so-called "being foolish and keeping quiet at any time" has a great relationship with this.
Fifty-five times, Wang Xifeng said that she had "made up her mind,' Don't open her mouth if you don't do your own thing, and shake your head when you ask questions.' ”。 Some people use this wise way of life to illustrate Baochai's hypocrisy and sophistication. However, Baodai also doesn't like to show off, and she doesn't like to be involved in right and wrong. Three people also understand the secular turbidity evil. Why did Baoyu and Daiyu become orthodox rebels, but Baochai became orthodox believers! Obviously, this is difficult for ordinary people to understand. In fact, Baochai's attitude is related to her living environment. The Xue family is a combination of businessmen and bureaucrats. Growing up in such an environment, she knows the complexity of various relationships and the fierce struggle in this environment, so she can only choose an escape way to make her mind quiet for a moment. But in the eyes of others, this is to preserve our sanity. I think everyone will understand whether this is fair or a kind of punishment for a weak woman.
Third, generosity
The seventh time I talked about Baochai's "heat poison", I immediately said, "Fortunately, I was born strong and irrelevant." (Jia Xu's side approval: it's so thick, if it's a generation, I don't know how to treat it. ) It obviously means that Baochai is more generous than Daiyu and Xifeng.
Lin Daiyu has always been wary of Baochai, who was a junior in Jia's family. The eighth cycle of "Exploring Baochai and Daiyu's Half Acid" and the 42nd cycle of "Xiaoxiangzi's Elegant Teasing and Supplementing the Fragrance" and so on, although Daiyu satirized Baochai again and again, Baochai was "oblivious" and never felt bad feelings. Later, Daiyu herself said, "It's great that you always treat others, but I'm the most caring person, just thinking that you have a traitor in your heart." The day before yesterday, you said reading miscellaneous books was not good, and you advised me to say those nice things, so I am really grateful to you. ..... For example, if you say that, I won't let you go; You didn't mind, but advised me to say those words, which shows that I was mistaken. "
In terms of eloquence, Baochai is no worse than Daiyu. On the thirtieth occasion, Baochai borrowed a fan and a pair of belts to play a joke of "offering a humble apology", which made Baoyu and Daiyu blush. However, when I saw that "Baoyu was very ashamed and his appearance changed, it was hard to say anything more, so I had to laugh and stop."
From the above, we can see that she is generous and sincere.
Fourth, open-minded and generous
Shi Xiangyun wants to open a club as the host, but it is difficult to do things because of lack of money. Baochai funded her to hold a crab banquet; Lin Daiyu needed bird's nest for her medicine, but it was inconvenient for her to ask for it from Grandmother Jia and Xifeng. Baochai allocated silver from her monthly money. Xing Xiuyan's winter coat was pawned, and she was in an embarrassing situation. She ordered Yingying to take it back from everyone. And so on, Baochai gave timely assistance. Not only that, she was very careful not to publicize these things and leave enough dignity for the parties. Judging from wearing colored glasses, Baochai did all this to win over and win a good reputation. However, why didn't Baochai make a bold decision on other affairs after wooing people, and become the second "Wang Xifeng" or "Jia Tanchun". On the contrary, it is still' not doing your own thing, not opening your mouth, shaking your head and not knowing'? In fact, she simply saw through the world and didn't want to get involved in this muddy water. She and Lin Daiyu are both secular rebels. However, Lin Daiyu fought recklessly in an extremely fierce way, while Baochai only faced it in a negative way. I think Baochai's name as "a scholar in the mountains" should be her last real end. (Note: I think Baochai should end up living in seclusion in the mountains alone, instead of "hanging a phoenix with an empty account and hiding the color for the honeymoon" as the sequel said. . The author's real intention should be to let "the alliance of wood and stone" and "the marriage of gold and jade" eventually be buried with the decline of the four families "Jia Shi Wang Xue". )
Regardless of the fact that The Judgment and A Life's Mistake are both poems written by Chai Dai, both the author and Zhi Yan think that Chai Dai is a parallel figure only from the previous batch of forty-two chapters of Geng Chen. Regrettably, some commentators used the logic of black and white in some aspects, which split the character's personality and positioned Baochai as a feudal guardian of philistinism. Here, I would like to talk about my opinion: it is understandable that this has become a personal preference, but it is by no means the original intention of Cao Xueqin to create these characters. Forty-two times ago, Geng Chenben approved: "Although Chai Yu has two names, people are all in one suit, and this magic pen is also. More than a third of this book has passed by the time it is thirty-eight, so writing is to make two people become one. If you look at Baochai's words after Daiyu's death, you will know that the rest is true. "
In a word, although there are many flaws in Xue Baochai's character, the advantages of being calm, generous and open-minded are the mainstream. Some people think that Xue Baochai is a sinister person. I think this is an extreme analysis of Baochai's image.
I will refute some people's misconceptions.
Based on the fact that Baochai went to Beijing, some people decided that Baochai was "trying to rob her husband in the name of waiting to be elected", and thus came to the conclusion that Baochai was a sinister person. I think this is ridiculous.
First of all, going to Beijing was Xue Pan's idea. "Xue Pan has heard that it is the most prosperous place in China, and he is thinking about a trip, so he takes this opportunity to ... send his sister to be selected, look forward to his relatives, and write off old scores by himself, and then make a new one. In fact, it is to visit the scenery in China. Therefore, I have already packed my bags and given gifts to my relatives and friends, and I must get up on the right day ... He took his mother and sister and went on a long trip. " Xue Baochai's foolish brother knew there was a Baoyu, but where did he think so much?
Secondly, it's really helpless for orphans and widows to depend on their relatives. Xue Pan had already refused to obey Aunt Xue's control, so Aunt Xue wanted to rely on her brother Wang Ziteng at first. Who knows that Wang Ziteng left Beijing to take office as soon as he went to Beijing. Aunt Xue knew Xue Pan's character long ago, so she specifically said, "It's too tight for you to live with your uncle and aunt. Why don't you live separately and do whatever you want?" It's a pity for inherit the wind to borrow a male relative to control his son. The above shows that the fact that the Xue family lives in Jiafu is by no means "the reality of robbing the husband." As for the plot to be selected, it is likely to be an introduction in the book, such as "The current placement is established, but the bowling Hou Shi Fei has moved to another provincial official and will take his family to office in a few days. (Mongolian side approved: Shi Fei may not move to the left, but if Xiang Yun wants to go to the club, he should not be fooled. " (Forty-nine chapters) Why not criticize: Baochai may not be a candidate, but if you want to make an excuse to get into Beijing, don't be fooled by the author.
Some people think that Bi Psychic was directed by the Xue family.
Actually, the author didn't mean for Baochai and Baoyu to have a "golden marriage". It is also quite strange to put what you bring down when you become an outlaw. Taoist priests in Qingxu Guan have visited with great interest, not to mention secular people. Xue Baochai had a little curiosity that day. Because it is a seal script, and the style is very small, it took Baochai a long time to read it. She read it twice in a low voice, probably because she felt a little familiar with her own image. However, she didn't tell anyone. Who knows that it happened that Yingying, the maid, was on the side, and she said something without hesitation, which aroused Baoyu's great curiosity, so she came to a "psychic". This is beyond Baochai's expectation. If it was a play that Xue Baochai deliberately performed, she would be a very thin woman. The fat batch would never criticize (Baochai) "a fat demon and powder monster who cursed the world for its rich makeup." As a literary work, I think the pen and ink necessary in the writing of these novels should not be the author's condemnation of a certain character. However, some people are used to relying on subjective imagination and a few words, taking the method of tinkering around and condensing into a crime to draw a conclusion for the characters, creating many "strange" conclusions that should not appear, and turning several women with special talents and gifts described by the author into ambitious schemers in a blink of an eye. And they, just a few teenage girls, where come so many calculating! Otherwise, Baoyu will say, "The most poisonous woman in the world is human!" Instead of saying, "Daughter is made of water." The reason is that some people have already identified Baochai as a "traitor", just like the neighbor's child stealing an axe. Zhi Pi emphasized several times that A Dream of Red Mansions was written as a "truly sensible article". "In unofficial history, which hates the nearest, evil is invincible, and beauty is all beautiful. Why not be close to reason?"
Let me talk about the real tragedy of Xue Baochai in A Dream of Red Mansions. Since the fifth Hui Ming said "a thousand red caves (crying)" and "Wan Yan with a cup (sadness)"; Moreover, all the women in the book are from the "unlucky department", so Xue Baochai is naturally a tragic figure.
In his writing, the author colored Xue Baochai quite a lot. Judging from her words and deeds, manners and living environment, Baochai's tragedy is actually the tragedy of "female teacher" character:
The so-called "female teacher" character is actually a reflection of life attitude. You can't resist, of course, you can only live with a negative attitude towards life, and when this reaches the limit, it will turn into a kind of engraving book for yourself and a numb compliance with the established life pattern. Although the whole person has a body but no spirit and vitality, everything is subject to secular arrangements, which will of course be an inevitable tragedy in the end.
Baochai's role as a "female teacher" appears in many places, for example:
Baochai's poems are well written, but unlike Dai and Xiang, she thinks that writing poems is always a "special matter". After the story of "Heng Wu Night's Chrysanthemum", she said to Xiang Yun, "It's nothing after all, it's still a needle in spinning. When I am idle for a while, it is serious to read a few chapters in a book that is deeply beneficial to you and me. "
In the thirty-sixth episode of "Lan Yan Jie Yi Fan", "So it's a good thing that our girls can't read words ... You and I should only do some knitting. We can read words, but we can read them seriously. We are most afraid of reading some miscellaneous books and changing our temperament, and it's hopeless."
That's her sadness. She completely abandoned all her hobbies in life. The quality of behavior is determined by the established living standards in society. Unconsciously, it has become a victim of feudal ethics and has become a puppet man with rigid thoughts and behaviors.
Bao-chai sometimes tries to persuade Bao-yu to "make a name for herself", but Bao-yu always resents it. "A clean and white daughter who is good has also learned to fish for fame and become a traitor and a ghost. This is always the cause of trouble for no reason, and the words are vertical, which was originally a confusing thing to guide future generations. I don't want to be unlucky, and I'm also infected with this wind in Qionggui Embroidery Pavilion. It really bears the virtue of Zhong Ling's beauty! "
A daughter who "lost the virtue of Zhong Ling's beauty and beauty" was caught in the wind of "fishing for fame and reputation" and entered the stream of traitors and ghosts. It's a pity to have made a "stupid old-fashioned" mistake! This is Baoyu's pity for Xue Baochai, and it is also the author's regret. The author knows Baochai's tragedy, but Baoyu doesn't know that it is not Baochai's nature to say these words. Her nature has been squeezed into the deepest part of her heart and closed.
To sum up, Baochai's talents and feelings are all suppressed to the point of Xiao He in this deformed society, and this "point corner", the only trace of living space, is only occasionally revealed in the unrestrained communication with all the sisters in the Grand View Garden. The established social life rules and strong moral values have made her no longer want anything from her life image, and the whole person has become numb. This can't be said to be cute or hateful. The only thing that can be said is deplorable and pathetic. Therefore, the author said "it's a pity to stop the machine" and "mourn for the jade".
the root of Baochai's becoming a "female teacher" lies not in herself, but in her social environment. The women in the red chamber all have excellent temperament and talent, but they are all destroyed in the ugly society. It may be a "hard knife" that kills Yingchun; It was the "soft knife" of feudal ethics that killed Baochai. Baochai's tragedy is essentially the same as that of other figures in the Red Chamber.
Cao Xueqin didn't know the concept of feudal society, but he was disgusted with the evil society at that time. He made a profound criticism of this society. The themes embodied in many characters have been vividly revealed. However, for a single image, such as Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu, the true intention of shaping it is impossible to study. Therefore, the controversy over her image will exist for a long time now and in the future. I just want to express my views on this character here. I hope that everyone's views on this character can be objective and comprehensive. Everyone's brainstorming will one day return the image of Xue Baochai to a true face.