Figures in Red Mansions
by Zhang Yinan
About This Novel
Cao Xueqin created a variety of characters: the "fake" Jia Zheng, the "unfeeling" Jia Baoyu, the ideal "Flower in the Mirror" Lin Daiyu, the "ruthless" and "fateless" Xue Baochai, the bold and generous man Shi Xiangyun, the eldest lady Wang Xifeng, the high-class concubine Jia Tanchun, and Jia Baoyu's fan group - the maids of Yihongyuan. The characters, no matter how big or small, are all flesh and blood, all have reasonable motivations for their actions, and they are all one of the incarnations of Cao Xueqin. How can we sort out the complicated relationships between characters in "A Dream of Red Mansions"? This book will also teach you some methods: for example, how to read "Guan Guan Talisman" and how to remember the twelve hairpins like the twelve constellations. Help you turn character analysis into a game and get an overview of "A Dream of Red Mansions". "A Dream of Red Mansions" is not a political struggle textbook, a palace battle novel, a love story, a "serious book", a stupid riddle for you to do crossword puzzles, a diary of the political life of Yongzong and Qianlong, or a supreme holy book. She is a novel, an imaginary novel, and a realistic novel. It is an adult's recollection of the life of a teenager. The character setting of "Dream of Red Mansions" is typical, and the character's identity determines the character's personality.
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