An Analysis of the Characters in the Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic work of Chinese classical literature. It presented a complex, three-dimensional, and contradictory virtual world through the description of the personalities of the main characters such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai. The following is an analysis of the characters in Dream of the Red Chamber: 1. Jia Baoyu: Jia Baoyu is the male protagonist of the novel. He is a virtual character full of contradictions. He had a gentle and kind side, a cold and lonely side, a sentimental and romantic side, and a rational and rigorous side. His personality was complex and unpredictable. 2. Lin Daiyu: Lin Daiyu is Jia Baoyu's cousin. She is a virtual character with a tragic fate. She was smart, sensitive, kind, gentle, but weak and helpless. She often felt misunderstood, hurt, and eventually died of illness. Xue Baochai: Xue Baochai is Jia Baoyu's cousin, a smart, calm and rational virtual character. She looked cold on the outside, but her heart was filled with warmth and kindness. She was good at analyzing problems and was rational. She was not an impulsive person. 4. Xifeng Wang: Xifeng Wang is the villain in the novel. She is a virtual character with a beautiful appearance, smart and witty, and a vicious heart. She was sociable and intelligent, and was once Jia Baoyu's ally. But in the end, she was punished for hurting others for her own benefit. Grandmother Jia: Grandmother Jia is an important character in the novel, the grandmother of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. She was kind, kind, intelligent, and caring for her children. However, it was also because of excessive pampering that led to the decline of the Jia family. The character descriptions of the various characters in Dream of the Red Chamber presented a virtual world full of contradictions and complexity, which was also one of the unique charms of Chinese classical literature.