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Comment on Shi Xiangyun in A Dream of Red Mansions

A Dream of Red Mansions is beautifully written, which makes people feel the beauty of Shen Zui. While enjoying the beautiful scenery, I fell ill unconsciously. I thought I had seen through the world of mortals, but I didn't know that I had fallen into a maze.

Unforgettable are those imperfect girls. Although they have their own shortcomings, they are real and have their own loveliness. Baochai is sophisticated, but considerate and open-minded in time; Although Daiyu is small, she is sincere; Tanchun is too rude to her biological mother, but she is elegant and free from vulgarity, soft and firm, and just right. And they are all smart and beautiful. All the girls in the Grand View Garden have their own appreciation. Shi Xiangyun, tied for the third place with Daiyu and Baochai, and I admire her personality very much. Appreciating Xiangyun's talent definitely has a sense of superiority among all the beautiful women in the Grand View Garden.

When I was a baby, my parents lamented their death.

Living in the jungle, who knows how to pet it?

Fortunately, natural heroes are generous and never care about their children's affairs.

In that way, the moonlight was bright in Yutang.

This guy is worthy of talent and looks, and won eternal life.

Must be folded into the general shape of childhood.

In the end, the clouds are high and the Xiangjiang River is dry.

This is how many ups and downs in the world, so why be sad!

To clear Shi Xiangyun's name:

When Cao Gong was writing A Dream of Red Mansions, he was particularly interested in the allusion of Haitang Sleeping in Spring, and repeatedly applied it to Xiangyun. Xiangyun was drunk, lying on a stone bench in a secluded place on a rock, wrapping a bag of peony petals with a shark handkerchief and resting on it. She has been dreaming, peony flowers are flying all over the sky, red incense is scattered all over the skirt, and the fan in her hand falls to the ground and is half buried by fallen flowers. The pure and beautiful image of the son of nature in the Grand View Garden is vividly displayed!

Shi Xiangyun is characterized by "innocence and boldness". Both parents died since childhood, which is quite similar to Lin Daiyu's identity. However, when she had several conflicts with the rebellious Lin Daiyu, she always stood on Guo Baochai's side and made explicit attacks on Lin Daiyu. So Shi Xiangyun can only be one of the supporters of feudal system.

Xiangyun's ending must have been her husband's early death and her family's ruin. When I was a child, I asked the older generation of old people, and some said that she later married Wei, a noble son, and the marriage was happy, but she died soon and was lonely all her life. Some people say that Baochai died early, Baoyu hit, Xiangyun became a beggar, and finally Baoyu married Xiangzhi. Anyway, Shi Xiangyun's ending is as tragic as all the sisters in the Grand View Garden.

Xiangyun's orthodoxy is not mine, but I like her personality. Born in Xiangyun, which is more lonely than Daiyu, her uncle and aunt obviously didn't take her to heart, and her family came down, so it is inevitable that she will live until midnight every night, and there is nothing to complain about. But her advantage is that she doesn't suffer from herself, so she lives a healthy and optimistic life. As she said to Daiyu, "You are a smart man, why do you make such an image?"? I'm just like you. I'm not as narrow-minded as you. Besides, you are sick and don't take care of yourself. " She is more cheerful and generous than Daiyu. Then, why does everyone sympathize with Lin Daiyu and forget Shi Xiangyun, who is more bitter than Dai Yu? Is it because Daiyu is sympathetic, or does she have a sad and romantic love story? Baoyu and Daiyu naturally developed from childhood friends into the love of bosom friends and life and death. Shi Xiangyun is a very ordinary marriage arranged by her parents. In the fifth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, Cao Gong hinted to the readers that Shi Xiangyun's marriage was also unfortunate: "In the end, the clouds rose in the Tang Dynasty and the water exhausted the Xiangjiang River." However, this vague hint is difficult to arouse readers' feelings, so Shi Xiangyun's unfortunate marriage has not won more sympathy from readers.

I think, among the daughters of the Red Chamber, Xiangyun is undoubtedly a shining role, not losing Lin Xue. Outstanding beauty and generous manners, the old lady arranged Xue, Lin and Shi first, and then it was her turn to be a serious granddaughter. Nature is a person who can add luster to the Jia family. She is different from Daiyu's weakness and Baochai's elegance. What she loves most is her innocence. For example, I rap a little and pronounce "two" as "love". For example, I dare to lie drunk in the shade of peony and dare to cut my mouth and dress. Such natural, healthy and lovely figures are rare in the Red Chamber.

Xiangyun's talent is neck and neck with Lin and Xue. Whether writing poems or writing lyrics, her agility, flexibility and cleverness make people sigh. However, she is not as proud of her talent as Daiyu, nor is she like Baochai. Every move is cheerful and generous, really cute.

Xiangyun speaks from the heart and has no obstacles for everyone. Everyone gave way to sister Lin, but she was straightforward and not afraid of offending people. She befriended Baochai, and when Daiyu teased Baochai for embroidering Baoyu, Baochai ignored her and refused to make fun of Daiyu. He is honest and naturally better than Baochai.

It is not a problem for a person like this to help her husband with her cleverness and sureness, to handle family relations with her optimism and cheerfulness, and to raise several excellent children with her health and talent. I should have been a good wife and mother, but my fate is so tragic. Since I was a child, I "lived in that frontier and didn't know how to pamper myself", so I finally married a husband, but I still suffered from consumption. If a good wife fails, it is impossible to have a good mother.

Baochai and Daiyu. A deep understanding of righteousness, a sensitive and affectionate. Marrying Xue is certainly a stimulus to the official career economy. Isn't marrying Lin just trying to figure out her heart by crying and laughing all day? Tired and stupid. Among the daughters of the Red Chamber, I think the ideal wife is Miss Shi. There is a saying: If you have children, you should be like Sun Zhongmou, and if you marry a wife, you should marry Shi Xiangyun. The first sentence is a famous sentence, and the last sentence was invented by me.

The beauty of Xiangyun is self-evident. When she wears men's clothes, she is "more handsome than a daughter." Besides beauty, health is also very important. The daughter of the red chamber has many beautiful lives, but few have a vigorous life, and most of them are sick. Daiyu has been taking medicine since she could eat. Baochai has a fever, which is better than Wang Xifeng. Pinger, the dearest one, knew that she was dead. Xiangyun is in good health and looks good. Cutting fishy meat and roasting venison are not the same thing. Drunk, sleeping on a stone with peony flowers on it, with a deep dream, she didn't catch a cold.

In the Grand View Garden, only Xiangyun can compete with Chai Dai. In Luxue Pavilion, Concave Crystal Pavilion and previous poetry couplets, Xiangyun came quickly and diligently. In Luxue Pavilion, Xiangyun has venison to add to the fun, and her poems are smart, and she fights Baoqin, Baochai and Daiyu alone. In the concave crystal pavilion, there is her "shadow of crossing a crane in a cold pool", and there is Daiyu's "soul of Leng Yue's buried poems".

Xiangyun, known as the "talking pocket", asked Xiangyun for advice because Xiangling wanted to learn poetry and was afraid of disturbing Baochai. Xiangyun "talks about it day and night." This enthusiasm is second to none among twelve women. Pure-hearted, outspoken. She said that acting Xiao Dan "looks like Sister Lin" and often praised Baochai in front of Daiyu and laughed at Baoyu's humility. Although she is outspoken, to be honest, no one can really be angry with her, not even Daiyu, so she has to take it out on Baoyu.

Someone once said on the Internet that Xiang Yunding, born today, is the kind of woman who can watch football with her husband, even more like a "super fan" than her husband. I believe. Xiangyun is always full of interest in life. Her colors are bright and warm, just like the Zhaojun cover of an orangutan in the snow. That's the best color of Xiangyun.

Daiyu is sensitive, Baochai is mature and Xiangyun is open-minded. Such as her poem: tuck in the Leng Xiang. Looking at the word "cold", there is a fragrance, a leisurely tuck and a poetic mood. Show an optimistic attitude towards life.

Daiyu always felt the chill of the wind knife and frost sword, and Xiangyun walked casually, ignoring everything. People sometimes have to live a hard life to get happiness. I don't care because I can't see the trap, but I'm in danger. The so-called "stupid people have stupid blessings" probably means this.

Modern women with Xiang Yun's talent and appearance are not uncommon, but it is not easy to cultivate Xiang Yun's character. If you relax your mind, you will be in danger. Even if you are not a wife, life will be more fun and less troublesome.

I remember one day, my girlfriend told me, "I've been thinking a lot these days ... I want to be a quiet girl from now on."

At that time, when I heard this sentence, there was an inexplicable sweetness, bitterness and acid in my heart, probably similar to the taste of blood.

The next day, I suddenly understood what that feeling was. It is the sentence that Xiangyun said to Baoyu with distress after Baoyu was beaten in A Dream of Red Mansions: "You really understand late!"

Tell her this at once, and she said, "You really came late to understand". I am speechless.

A review of tanchun

In Cao Xueqin's works, among the dresses in A Dream of Red Mansions, only four ladies (Yuan Ying exploring treasures) really belong to the Jia family. Among them, the character described in rich colors is Miss Tanchun. She was introduced to readers through Lin Daiyu's eyes, and the novel wrote:

Soon, I saw three wet nurses and five or six maids around my three sisters. The first one is slightly plump, of medium build, with fresh plums on his cheeks and greasy goose fat on his nose. He is gentle and silent and amiable in appearance. The second one has a thin waist and shoulders, a slender figure, an oval face and fine eyes, looking forward to flying, seeing the essence of literary talent and forgetting the customs. The third is short stature, which is described as small. Its hairpin ring skirt coat, three people are decorated together.

"Fine eyes" is enough, plus "looking at the wind and flying, the essence of literary talent", how can we not let people "forget the customs"! Miss San was extraordinary as soon as she appeared.

In fact, in my opinion, Cao Xueqin's description of Miss Tanchun is unique from many angles and levels. Even her boudoir, the sparse weather, the sense of space in the pattern and every decoration in the room vividly describe Tanchun's noble temperament and unique style. Novel 40th back wrote:

Tanchun likes to be broad; These three rooms have never been separated. There is a big box of Huali marble in the local area, which contains all kinds of celebrity calligraphy stamps, dozens of precious inkstones, all kinds of pen containers and pens inserted in the sea, like a forest. On the other side is a big Ru kiln flower sac, inside which is a white chrysanthemum filled with crystal balls; In the middle of the Western Wall hangs a large Xiangyang Misty and Rain Map, with a pair of couplets on the left and right, which are Yan's ink. Its word says: "Clouds are idle and spring scenery is wild." There is a big tripod on the box. On the left side of the rosewood shelf stood a large plate of a big official kiln, in which dozens of exquisite bergamot were placed. On the right side of the paint rack, there is a white jade chime with a hammer hanging next to it.

This is the "autumn fasting". People are like their fasting, and fasting is like people. It has an elegant charm, just like that bunch of white chrysanthemums, emitting a faint fragrance!

However, careful readers will surely see the beauty of cold and hard lines in The Gorgeous Marble Case, which is a true portrayal of Tan Chun's rational personality. The flower bags and chrysanthemums in Ruyao have both the free and easy life of the owner and the unrestrained life interest. And that Yan's calligraphy, dignified and majestic, vigorous and powerful, has the power to carry the tripod, which just symbolizes the ambition of being a man.

Cao Xueqin gave Tan Chun the word "min", which is the most appropriate and accurate evaluation. She is sharp-minded, quick-witted, and Minhui at heart. People in the Jia family nicknamed her "Zhenshan Tai Sui", also called "rosa multiflora", which is beautiful and stinging. It shows that Tanchun has an innate "dignity", like a lion with hidden claws, and no one can mess with it. If anyone dares to offend her, she will extend her claws to anyone like a lion. Therefore, even the domineering Wang Xifeng is afraid of her three points. In the fifty-fifth chapter of the novel, Wang Xifeng had a conversation with Pinger and wrote an evaluation of Tanchun's agility. Moire:

One more thing. Although I know you know it well, I'm afraid you can't pull it. Now I charge you: although he is a girl, he knows everything in his heart, but he is cautious in his words; He knows how to read and write again, which is even more beneficial. Nowadays, as the saying goes, "If you catch a thief, you must catch the king first." If he wants to start now, he must start with me first. If he wants to contradict me, don't tell me The more you respect me, the more you can refute me. Don't think about being afraid of my shame. It is not good to be stubborn with him.

The sixty-second time, Daiyu commented on Tanchun and said to Baoyu, "Your third girl is a good girl. Although he was told to deal with some things, he refused to go any further. Almost everyone will become Fu Wei. " Baoyu said, "She is the most scheming person, and she is more than good." It can be said that the evaluation is pertinent. Both Wang Xifeng and Tan Chun can be regarded as models of modern women, but the key point that Tan Chun is superior to Wang Xifeng lies in her literacy, that is, her cultural quality is high, so Wang Xifeng has to admit that Tan Chun is "more interesting" than her.

If Xiang Yun's heroism is a poet's temperament and a celebrity's demeanor, then Tan Chun's heroism emphasizes the realization of "self" and hopes that the light of life can shine on the world. She said that every man should do something in this world, just to realize the desire of "self" value. This is the courage and grace of a politician. Because of this, Tan Chun of Jia's family first felt all kinds of crises lurking in this big family. Only people with a political mind can be keenly aware of this and dare to point out the serious consequences of its shortcomings. The seventy-fourth "Cha Daguan Garden" incident happened, and Tan Chun's grief and indignation all pointed to one thing: it was a sign of suicide. She said angrily, "Don't be busy, copy your days!" " This is the real reason why Tanchun is worried. Only Tanchun has such a profound understanding. How can a first-class figure of Xifeng think, see and tell this story!

However, Tanchun's "sensitivity" is also the "sensitivity" brought by the fetus-the sensitivity of birth. She naturally opposes Yingchun's cowardice and patience, and also opposes Cherish Spring's detour. She objected to such weak behavior. So whenever it comes to her background, she will fight at all costs. This shows her strong side, but it also exposes her extremely sensitive side. Many people have commented on this matter, and often criticize Tan Chun with hierarchy. In my opinion, in that hierarchical society and family, this can not but hurt Tan Chun's self-esteem, but more importantly, she safeguarded her dignity as a human being, and she strongly opposed the bondage of this hierarchical power. Wang Shanbao's family got her slap, and she said angrily:

What are you, pulling my clothes! I was just looking at my wife's face. How old are you? When I call you "Mom", you fight with the dog and make a fool of yourself in front of us every day! It's getting worse now! You just want me to do something! I'm as good as your girlfriend, so it's wrong for you to bully me. ...

Expression, best decission, here to maintain not only her personal self-esteem, but also the dignity of the whole family. This slave who "takes advantage of others" bullies not only a young lady, but also reverses a social relationship, which Tan Chun cannot tolerate.

Cao Xueqin wrote Tanchun in this way, which is shaping an outstanding female politician. However, she was born in the last days and her fate was not good. Only a thousand miles east wind accompanied her. This is the tragedy of Tanchun, the tragedy of Jia family and the tragedy of an era!

She is the "number one scholar" among Jia's four sisters, and she is also the one with better fate.

The novel has written the talent of tanchun many times. In particular, in the fifty-fifth chapter, "Being sensitive to the spring, promoting the advantages and eliminating the disadvantages", it describes her character more intensively and shows her talent and ability. Xifeng fell ill after miscarriage, and Mrs. Wang entrusted Tanchun to manage the family affairs. As soon as I boarded the "bedroom", as soon as a few things were over, the women in charge of Fu Rong felt that "there is no room for Xi Feng in the delicate place of Tanchun"; Pinger warned her daughters-in-law: "If you really make her angry, ... you can't afford it now. As soon as she throws a spell, her wife has to let her get a point or two, and the second grandmother doesn't dare. " "Look, Second Daughter-in-law is afraid that she will score five points among these eldest sisters." After Pinger reported Tanchun's management of the family to Ann, Ann repeatedly boasted, "Good, good, good! What a nice girl! I said she was good. " "My heart and mouth are here. I am a decent person in our family. My wife loves her again ... she is more interested than me. " She warned Pinger: "Now as the saying goes, if you catch a thief, you must catch the king first. If she wants to start now, she must start with me first. If she wants to refute my reply, don't refute it. The more respectful, the more refutable. " Xifeng is a good scholar. She appreciates Tan Chun's talent very much and is determined to "cooperate" with her and pull her to "be an arm". When Jia Lian's valet Xing 'er "gave a speech in the government", he said Tanchun was "a rose, red and fragrant, and everyone loved it except some thorns." Even Baoyu and Daiyu, who never asked about family matters, said Tanchun was "the most calculating" and "a good man". Tanchun is really the best among Jia sisters. She is not only "knowing everything", "knowing everything" and "speaking from her heart", but also has a heart, courage and intelligence. She once said, "But any man can go out. I left early and started my own business. I had my own reasons at the time. " Grandmother Jia was very angry because Jia She wanted Yuanyang to be a concubine. Mrs. Wang was also very wronged when she scolded Mrs. Xing and others. However, when they saw this scene, they were afraid to say a word.

Anyone who is interested in Tanchun thinks that although Mrs. Wang is wronged, how dare she argue? Aunt Xue is a sister now, so it's not easy to argue. Baochai is not convenient to argue for menstruation; Li Zhi, Feng and Baoyu dare not argue: This is the time when girls are being used-they sincerely welcome the spring and cherish the spring, and after listening to it outside the window, they come in and say with a smile, "What does this have to do with your daughter-in-law? The old lady thought for a moment: there are also things about uncles. How did the little aunt know?

When "using girls", I want to dare to stand up in the anger of my grandmother; And can use one sentence to rehabilitate Mrs. Wang, who loves herself, and let the old lady admit that she is confused; I'm afraid Tanchun is the only sister of Jia.

Among all the above comments, Bao Dai's comments are the most profound, and one sentence tells the essential characteristics of Tanchun's clever, clever, calculating and witty thought and character. This feature of her personality has its social and historical roots.

She has an innate "fatal wound"-concubines. In the feudal society where "wives and concubines are divided into families, while Shu Ren is divided into families", Tan Chun is in an awkward and unfavorable position: on the one hand, she is a girl of the master's family and enjoys all the privileges of the feudal aristocracy; On the other hand, she is also a "menstruation woman" who is despised by the world.

As Xing Er said after praising Tan Chun to You's sisters, "It's a pity that his wife didn't raise him." After repeatedly praising Tanchun's three "good" words, Xifeng said with great regret, "It's a pity that she didn't give birth to a child in her wife's stomach." She said to Pinger, "In the future, there will be a frivolous person. First of all, we must find out whether girls are unmarried women, and most of them are unmarried. "

Concubine is a heart disease that Tan Chun can't cure and can't dig out, which makes her form a unique mentality. Try to lean against Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, and try to stay away from Aunt Zhao. It's best to make others forget that they were born in menstruation, and only know that she is a "school sister".

However, not only can she not change the fact that she is a concubine, but her biological mother, Aunt Zhao, is also a despised figure. My younger brother Jia Huan is even more obscene and annoying everywhere.

So tanchun is even more embarrassing. Her own uncle Zhao died; Aunt Zhao asked Tanchun, the housekeeper, for more funeral expenses, but Tanchun refused.

Aunt Zhao cried and said, "Now that your uncle is dead, you have given two or three businessmen more money. Isn't your wife going to refuse you? " Obviously, the wife is a good wife, and it's all your vitriol! ...... Now, without long feathers, I have forgotten the basic knowledge, and just' fly high'. "TanChun didn't finish listening. His face was pale with anger and he was out of breath. He cried and asked, "Who is my uncle? My uncle has been promoted to nine provinces! An uncle ran out there? I used to respect them, but how can I respect these relatives? That is to say, Huaner goes out every day. Why did Zhao stand up again? Go to school with him again? Why not take out my uncle's money? Why come! Who doesn't know that I am the son of my aunt? It will take two or three months to find out the reason, and I will thoroughly toss it for a while. I'm afraid people don't know, and I deliberately confess! I don't know who gave who no face. "

You see, how sensitive Tanchun is to "concubines" and how strong her reaction is! Speaking of "fornication" is like sprinkling a handful of salt on her wound. On one occasion, Baoyu told Tanchun that Aunt Zhao complained that she didn't make shoes for Baoyu for Jia Huan. Tanchun cried and said:

"Why, I am the one who should make shoes? I just have nothing to do, be a couple and a half, love that brother and follow my heart. Who dares to care about me? "

When Baoyu said that Aunt Zhao "naturally has other ideas",

Tanchun is even more angry. He turned his head and said, "Even you are confused. Of course she has that desire, but that's just her humble knowledge. She just thinks so. I only know two people who are too old, and I don't care about the others. ..... I don't know what prejudice is. "

When copying a big picture, wherever you go, you will bow your head and stick your ear to copy it; Only when I arrived at Qiushuangzhai, I was rejected and resisted by Tanchun. Not only did she not copy it, but Xifeng was also scolded. Wang Shanbao's family got a slap. This is naturally out of the interest of safeguarding one's dignity and family, but this kind of courage and boldness is unique to Tan Chun.

Highlighting the identity and status of the "mistress" and avoiding "concubines" in every way are the outstanding manifestations of Tan Chun's mentality and the essential characteristics of his ideological character. Some people say that Tanchun's feudal hierarchy is so strong that he doesn't even recognize his own mother. It's heartless. That's true, but why is she like this? This has profound social and historical roots. It is unfortunate to have a daughter in a feudal society where men are superior to women, let alone a concubine. Especially in Jia's family, which is "like a black-eyed chicken, I wish you would eat me, and I would eat you", she wants to be independent and gain the dignity and status that a "hostess" should have. She must cut off the natural umbilical cord relationship with her biological mother and establish an artificial umbilical cord relationship with Mrs. Tang Huo. Her strict hierarchical concept and ruthlessness in destroying nature were not born, but were caused by the traditional concept of feudal society and the ethics of feudal nobles. If we don't discuss it from the social and historical roots, it is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse to blame Tan Chun personally.