What are the similarities and differences between Mr. Genji and Jia Baoyu?

In terms of love, I think Baoyu is "obscene". Although he likes and appreciates many girls, and has had that idea to a certain extent, he mainly likes their youthful beauty, spirituality and talent. , and purity that is not contaminated by the philistine atmosphere. There is a sense of fraternity. I remember he said that after his death he wanted his sisters to bury him in tears, and later he said, "It's just that everyone gets their own tears." Can it be understood as a kind of pan-love (not love) and love? In his love affair with Daiyu, he showed exclusivity (exclusiveness?). I think Baoyu’s attitude towards the girl in the story about drawing firewood under the snow told by Grandma Liu (and even went to worship her in a serious manner) can represent his attitude towards women. attitude. Although Baoyu still treats girls with a distinction between high and low status, it is not serious, but I think this is too serious for Genji.

Then speaking of Genji, I really don’t like him. Among his many wives, although he loves Zi Ji the most, I think this kind of love is a bit strange. Because Zi Ji had been trained by him according to his favorite model since she was a child, the emergence of this kind of love felt so unnatural. Besides, he had a feeling of admiration for Naika and Akashi-hime. He heard that Naika was the daughter of Prince Hitachi, but later he found that Naika was unsightly and old-fashioned, and he regretted it endlessly. For Akashi-hime, she feels like she is looking for someone to fill her loneliness when she is down and out, and her attitude is very frivolous. Moreover, the book always emphasizes Mrs. Akashi’s low status (I prefer Akashi-hime). Most of these women and Genji had casual marriages, and the union was only based on the temporary attraction of beauty and the impulse of desire. I think this is also determined by the strict hierarchy, marriage customs, male-female relations and other social backgrounds of the Heian Dynasty in Japan, coupled with the prominent status of Genji. I feel that it is more focused on sex, lust, and not pure.

But Genji and Baoyu treat the women around them relatively well. In fact, Baoyu is not really good to girls, otherwise the kicking and attacking incident would not have happened. Genji provides material satisfaction and care to the women he has had a relationship with. This kind of fraternity is more inclined to sympathy, gratitude, and a man's responsibility.

Both are more romantic and emotional. Baoyu is actually a dandy, but he has a high spiritual level, good taste, pursues detachment, and doesn't like wealth. He is different from other children from rich families. Genji doesn't pursue a title very much, but his status is much higher, so there is no need to care.

Both people are talented. When I read "The Tale of Genji", the people in it were always talking about poems and poems, and it was very light on life, which made people feel a little tired. Moreover, the poems were not very good, and the styles of each character were not obvious.

I’m not here for the scores, I’m just more interested.

Actually, I am not very good at it, and I have only watched "Genji" once. It feels like blasphemy to a classic.

However, it’s still weird to do it out of interest, so there’s no harm in talking about it.

I went to watch "The Tale of Genji" after hearing that it was said to be a Japanese version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". I don’t know if it’s due to piracy, but there are many typos, the writing is not very smooth, the plot is monotonous and not rich, the plot is not full of jumps, the flavor of life is not strong, and there are too many names for people’s official positions. I read it twice before finishing it. I still like "Dream of Red Mansions". It may still be affected by cultural differences.

I think, in fact, Genji and Baoyu are different and similar in many aspects. For example, family background, life experience, life ending, etc., but I am not interested in those anymore.