A brief discussion on the character of the unfortunate beauty Lin Daiyu

After reading A Dream of Red Mansions, what impressed me the most was Lin Daiyu crying desperately in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion when she was dying, trembling and tearing the silk. At that time, Jia Baoyu was ill and was deceived by everyone. Going to marry Xue Baochai, this is the poignant image of Lin Daiyu left to the world by Cao Xueqin, which makes people feel pity and sigh when mentioning Lin Daiyu.

Ranked among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, she combines talent, beauty, spirituality, outspokenness and sensitivity. Her father, Lin Ruhai, is the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor. She has a huge family fortune and a bright future. Her mother, Jia Min, is one of the four great ladies in the book. The daughter of Mrs. Jia of the Jia family, a lady of the family, and a scholarly family, this is Lin Daiyu, the heroine of "A Dream of Red Mansions", and it is also a typical image portrayed by the author Cao Xueqin. Why does the author use so much pen and ink to describe Lin Daiyu? There are two reasons: first, Lin Daiyu is the incarnation of the Qing Dynasty princess in the author's heart, making up for the shortcomings in the author's heart; second, she is the representative of Lin Daiyu's new ideas, and she plays the role of a rebel against feudal thoughts in the book.

Just as there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers, the image of Lin Daiyu in Cao Xueqin's works is also complex. Here I will briefly talk about Lin Daiyu's character traits.

1. Fear and suspicion

Lin Daiyu was first of all fearful and suspicious, which stemmed from her premature entry into Jia's house. After Jia Min passed away, Jia's mother proposed to take six-year-old Lin Daiyu to live in Jia's house. At such a young age, she was tired of traveling and traveling long distances, from Yangzhou to Nanjing to seek refuge with her grandmother, whom she had never met before. It was her first trip away from home and her first contact with her. Lin Daiyu from the Jia family was terrified. She was afraid that she would do something wrong or say the wrong thing and make others laugh. Lin Daiyu was also suspicious, because she felt too low self-esteem when living under someone else's roof. Whenever she heard people whispering, she would suspect that they were talking about herself, and then she would feel deeply unhappy and even shed tears of grievance. When I see the relevant plots, I am always worried about Lin Daiyu's "small-mindedness". She always speculates on other people's thoughts, cares about other people's thoughts, makes herself unhappy, and makes herself too tired. This is probably why she does not live long. One of the reasons is excessive worrying.

2. Arrogance and Sensitivity

Everyone knows that Lin Daiyu is arrogant and arrogant. The most typical expression is the scene where Aunt Xue gives flowers. Aunt Xue got 12 palace flowers that day, and ordered the Zhou Rui family to send two flowers to each sister in the garden. The Zhou Rui family walked all the way, and when they arrived at Lin Daiyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion, there were only two flowers left in the box. They are the two remaining palace flowers selected by the sisters in the garden. It is said that someone who can be chosen as the palace flower must be an extraordinary person, but Lin Daiyu was dissatisfied. When she saw it, she asked: "Is this just for me, or are there other girls?" Zhou Rui's family said: "Everyone. Yes, these two belong to the girl." Daiyu sneered: "I know that if others don't pick the rest, they won't give it to me." Anyone can feel the arrogance and disgust in Lin Daiyu's tone. It also left Zhou Rui's family speechless for a moment.

Lin Daiyu’s sensitivity can be seen from the above. If you are an ordinary person, you should be very happy to receive a palace flower, because the palace flower is not an ordinary thing and cannot be bought with money. It is a thing of the palace. It is an honor to get one. But Lin Daiyu is not Thinking like that, her focus is not on the flowers, but on the order and method of giving flowers. She is not interested in things that everyone has, and thinks it is perfunctory and insulting to her, and to everyone's leftover palace. Flowers are even less interested, thinking that they are unwanted by others and abandoned. From this, we can sense his sensitive mind. With such thoughts, it is no wonder that Jia Baoyu always finds it difficult to please him.

In my opinion, Lin Daiyu's arrogance is her confidence in her family background, while her sensitivity is an over-covering up of her inferiority complex. The two are cause and effect of each other, resulting in her arrogant and sensitive character.

3. Frankness and innocence

Daiyu’s burial of flowers is a typical expression of Lin Daiyu’s straightforward character. During the Flower Festival, Lin Daiyu's behavior of "carrying a flower hoe, hanging a flower bag, holding a flower broom, specially swept the flowers, put them in silk bags, dug a flower grave, and buried it with soil" aroused Jia Baoyu's curiosity. Jia Baoyu suggested leaving the flowers in the water, but Lin Daiyu said: "It is not good to leave the flowers in the water. You see, the water here is clean, and it only flows out. Where there are people, it is dirty and smelly, and it still collapses the flowers." I have a flower grave on that crooked corner. Now I have swept it away, put it in this silk bag, and buried it with soil. Over time, it will just fade away with the soil. Wouldn't it be clean?

" These words are clearly the words of a naive child. How could they come from the mouth of a young lady from a well-established family? Lin Daiyu's frank temperament is really the most precious and rare thing in the Jia family. No wonder Jia Baoyu fell in love with her instead of Xue Baochai! When the flowers fade and the flowers fly, who will pity her? It’s a pity that the beauty is jealous of her, and her life is miserable.

4. In my opinion, Lin Daiyu’s love is entangled. Love is the biggest highlight of this book and the most attractive part of it. Wang Meng believes that Lin Daiyu is an ideal and a poem. She is love herself, a love that no computer can have, but that human beings long for and dream of. Lin Daiyu was in love with flowers and buried them three times. She also wrote "Flower Burial Song". She used flowers as a metaphor for herself and used flowers to express her love, allowing readers to feel her deep love for flowers and Jia Baoyu. , letting people experience the romantic beauty and poignant sadness of love.

Lin Daiyu’s deep love for Jia Baoyu is reflected in many aspects. The most touching one is the last scene: Lin Daiyu, who is half-ill, learns that Jia Baoyu is about to die. Marrying Xue Baochai, she was heartbroken. Even though she was unwilling and unwilling, she still shed tears and trembled, while tearing up the silk of her love with Jia Baoyu. Lin Daiyu had thoughts and personality, but she didn't. Like other women in feudal families, when they are lovelorn, they may curse, seek life and death, or stalk each other. Instead, they will maintain their dignity, hold back their tears, and silently write off the past between the two of them and bear it silently. With the heart-wrenching pain caused by the beauty of love, the so-called breaking up reveals one's character, which is something many people cannot do when they are broken up in love!

Under the rule of a large feudal family, Lin Daiyu could not do it! With Jia Baoyu, of course, even if they are together, they will not be happy unless they break away from the shackles of feudal ethics. Perhaps because of this, the author deliberately gave Lin Daiyu a poignant ending, letting her marry Xue Baochai when Jia Baoyu married That night, in the severe pain of losing love, she died in the loneliness of no one caring about her, leaving readers with an irreplaceable regret. As the most thoughtful and characterful person in the book, Lin Daiyu was so beautiful and miserable, which made people sigh endlessly. .

In general, Lin Daiyu’s character is complex. As Lin Ruhai’s daughter, she is arrogant for a reason. As a niece who depends on others, her inferiority and sensitivity are understandable. Born in a scholarly family, she is talented. As the owner of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, her love is no less than that of the Xiaoxiang concubine... The complex living environment allows Lin Daiyu to retain her straightforward temperament while being able to see through people's hearts. She maintains her dignity and develops a complex character, but she is a woman with both talent and beauty, and a refreshing spirit, but it is difficult to find a place in the bustling world. She can only find a place in the hopelessness of love and the sighs of others. It is a pity to end a short life.