The Sound and Fury and Dream of the Red Chamber are compared from the aspects of theme and character image.
The Sound and the Fury and Dream of the Red Chamber were two classic novels with different topics, characters, and literary styles. Here is my analysis of the two novels: 1 theme The theme of The Sound and the Fury was personal freedom and individual liberation. It depicted the process of young people's pursuit of freedom, truth, and personality, as well as their struggles and challenges in social change. Through the stories of the protagonists, Charles Strayed and Bell de Rose, the novel explored the political, economic, and cultural issues of American society at that time, showing the process of human pursuit of freedom and equality. The main theme of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was family inheritance, human nature exploration, and criticism of feudal society. The novel takes the lives of the main characters such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai as the main line. Through the description of the feudal society and the family system, it probes into the complexity of human nature and the drawbacks of the feudal society, reflecting the author's criticism and reflection on the society at that time. 2 Character Images The main characters in The Sound and the Fury were Charles Strayed and Bell de Rose. Charles was a young man who pursued freedom and truth. He dared to challenge the social norms and traditional values of the time, but he ultimately failed. Bell was Charles 'friend and companion. He was also a person full of personality and talent, but he chose to leave in order to pursue his own happiness and freedom. The main characters in 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, etc. Jia Baoyu was a rich, talented, sensitive and kind young man. He yearned for freedom and the development of his personality under the shackles of his family and social norms. Lin Daiyu was Jia Baoyu's cousin. She was a beautiful, intelligent, independent and strong woman, but she was also restricted by her family and social norms. Xue Baochai was a smart, rational, mature and wealthy woman who played an important role in the family and social norms. The Sound and the Fury and Dream of the Red Chamber are both excellent novels. The theme, characters, and literary style of the two novels are all unique and worthy of our taste and appreciation.