Discussion of Dream of the Red Chamber

Answer 1

'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a classic literary work with far-reaching significance and wide influence. The following are discussions of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' from different perspectives:

** 1. Redology research works **
There were works such as 'Famous Scholars' Interpretation of Dream of the Red Chamber: Zhou Siyuan's Remarks on Dream of the Red Chamber'. It included the self-selected works of many famous Redologists in the field of Redology in China, including the representative works of famous Redologists such as Feng Qiyong and Li Xifan. It reflected the rich achievements in the field of Redology. Different scholars analyzed 'Dream of the Red Chamber' from their own perspectives.

** 2. Bao Dai's Love **

1. ** Love's characteristics **
- [Spiritual compatibility: Bao Dai's love is distinguished by the love of confidants. They are bosom friends and highly agree on their values, life attitudes, and life choices.] For example, they read forbidden books like The Romance of the Western Chamber together. This spiritual resonance was an important foundation for love.
- ** Pure and flawless **: Their love was natural, pure, and clean, without utilitarians and worldly impurities. Baoyu cherished the purse given by Daiyu. Daiyu did not force Baoyu to take the road of official career and supported him to choose his own life path.
- ** Full of twists and turns **: Under the constraints of feudal ethics, their love was full of temptations, suspicions, and quarrels. Because she couldn't express her feelings clearly, Daiyu often worried about the saying that she was destined to be married. Her sensitivity and suspicion led to many misunderstandings and contradictions, but these twists and turns also made them understand each other better and their feelings became deeper.
- Tragic ending: Under the influence of the concept of equal social status, family interests, and feudal orthodoxy in feudal society, they were unable to decide their own fate. Daiyu was lonely and weak. Although Baoyu was rebellious, he could not resist the feudal forces. In the end, Daiyu died early and Baoyu became a monk. His tragic ending reflected the various drawbacks of the feudal society and the suppression of human nature.
2. ** Multi-angle evaluation **
- ** Literature perspective **: The love between Bao and Dai is one of the core plots of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The description is exquisite and profound, full of poetry and emotional tension, showing the author's superb literary talent. And through the development of Bao Dai's love, it presented many rich and vivid characters, as well as complex social relations and family contradictions.
- ** Social and historical perspective **: Reflects the shackles and strangulation of human nature in feudal society. The concept of equal social status and family interests in feudal ethics destroyed this love and revealed the decay and irrationality of feudal society.
- ** Character perspective **: Baoyu's rebellion and Daiyu's sensitivity, intelligence, and true temperament complement each other. They find emotional sustenance in each other's understanding and support, but also because of their personality characteristics, they are more powerless in the face of external pressure.

** 3. Character EQ and worldly wisdom (Take Daiyu as an example)**
Daiyu had a high EQ in her interactions with others. For example, when answering questions related to reading, Baoyu asked her again if she had read a book when he was faced with Grandmother Jia's implied meaning (a woman without talent is virtuous). Her answer was different from that of Grandmother Jia before, reflecting her ability to observe and adapt to the situation. Her series of reactions to Wang Xifeng's appearance, such as smiling without saying a word in response to Grandmother Jia's jokes, all showed her high emotional intelligence and the ways of the world.

** 4. Redology research methods and early scholars 'research (Gu Jiegang as an example)**
In 1921, Gu Jiegang started to study 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The reason for his research was that Hu Shi did not have enough evidence to study the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', so he asked him to collect materials to investigate the author's background. Gu Jiegang's purpose of studying 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was to 'practice the method of studying books', to let people get a sense of knowledge and historical concepts. The method was to verify the author's identity and family background.
1. ** Reason for choosing the verification method **
- The Suoyin Faction was too blind and needed to be cleaned up.
- Studying the author's family background from the outside of the novel was a good breakthrough into the historical level.
- Although the predecessors had tried to verify the identity of the author, they lacked scientific methods and the results were hard to believe. However, Gu Jiegang and Hu Shi had mastered scientific methods and had historical awareness and clear thinking, so they were qualified to re-verify the mystery of Cao Xueqin's life experience.
2. ** Gu Jiegang's Research Work **
- Gu Jiegang's greatest contribution in his research was to collect information. Starting from the edition catalog, he looked up the literary collections, poetry copies, word collections, genealogies, local chronicles, book catalog, and many other materials from the four dynasties of Kang, Yong, Qian, and Jia, such as Chuanshan's Poetry Grass and Records of Famous Confucian Classics. It was equivalent to weaving a web. With the sporadic evidence in the novel, he determined the whereabouts of the Cao family. In his repeated discussions with Hu Shi, he had figured out many details. However, his research on family background and life had never deviated from the premise that Hu Shi's "Dream of the Red Chamber" was Cao Xueqin's autobiography. Moreover, after many rounds of research, he believed that Baoyu was Cao Xueqin.
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