Introduction to Dream of Red Mansions

"A Dream of Red Mansions" is also known as "The Story of the Stone". The story tells the people and things that happened in a feudal family of an unknown dynasty. Among them, the emotional entanglement between Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai is the main theme. The main line, through the description of some daily events, reflects the love, hate and sorrow of the women in the Grand View Garden of Jia Mansion, with the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling as the main body.

The protagonist is Jia Baoyu. He should be said to be a gentle man with a bit of strength. Part of his softness is due to the environment. Almost all the people in his family are women, who are in charge of the whole family. And since they are all women, they naturally responded to the sentence: "Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black."

Their family became prosperous because a daughter in their family entered the palace and became the emperor's favorite concubine, so they recited poems and had fun every day, and two of them must be mentioned, namely Xue Baochai and Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was jealous and sentimental by nature, but Jia Baoyu just liked her. She was weak and her ancestors looked down on her, so they tricked Jia Baoyu into getting married to Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu was furious when she heard the news, and when Jia Baoyu After uncovering the Xipa, it was discovered that it was not Lin Daiyu, and Lin Daiyu died again. She was so sad that she became a monk and became a monk.

The story begins with the Jia family's transition from prosperity to decline, reflecting the decline of a large family and the ugly inner nature of this seemingly gorgeous family.

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Main characters

1. Jia Baoyu:

The son born with a jade title in Rongguo Mansion, his true form in his previous life He is the waiter of Shenying in Chixia Palace and the second son of the living Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. As a direct descendant of the Rongguo Mansion, he had an extraordinary background and was smart and smart. The whole family regarded him as the apple of their eyes and had high hopes for him. However, he embarked on the road of rebellion, hated the eight-legged essay, criticized Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and gave rise to those who studied and became officials. Named "National Thief Lu Bei".

He does not like "serious books", but prefers "miscellaneous books" such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber". He hangs out with the girls at home all day long, loving their beauty and purity, and mourning their tragic fate.

2. Lin Daiyu:

The crown of the twelve hairpins in Jinling. The daughter of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, Baoyu's cousin, lives in Rongguo Mansion. She is aloof, sentimental and quick-thinking by nature. She and Baoyu truly love each other. She is Baoyu's alliance against feudal ethics and is a firm pursuer of free love. She is a tragic figure full of poetic beauty and ideal color in the book.

She is so beautiful that people feel heartfelt sympathy and affection. What is even more artistically charming is her unparalleled rich and beautiful spiritual world. She is well-read, knowledgeable, and has many talents. She also shines with the brilliance of simple democratic ideas that pursue individual liberation and freedom of marriage.

3. Xue Baochai:

The crown of the twelve hairpins in Jinling (tied with Daiyu), comes from the Xue family of the four major families, the daughter of Aunt Xue, and the aunt and cousin of Baoyu. She is a complex entangled body of contradictions. She is generous and elegant, and has a graceful manner. She has the outstanding temperament of a lady, a calm, gentle and peaceful character, and also has the magnanimity hidden deep in her heart. She hated the darkness of officialdom, but still advised Baoyu to study and become an official.

4. Wang Xifeng:

From the Wang family, one of the four major families, Mrs. Wang's niece, Jia Lian's wife, is Baoyu's cousin and cousin-in-law. Her youthful beauty exudes nobility, her slender figure, coquettish physique, and undisclosed majesty are pleasing to the eye but in fact terrifying.

She is smart and capable, and has won the trust of Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang. She holds an important position in the Rongguo Mansion and is the actual housekeeper. She is tactful and considerate in her dealings with others, and has done many things that cost her money and even her life.

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