In the history of literature, a great man once said: "The Golden Plum Bottle is the ancestor of The Dream of the Red Chamber, and without the strange book of The Golden Bottle, there would be no Dream of the Red Chamber." This statement has attracted widespread attention. So, what is the inheritance relationship between these two literary masterpieces?
First of all, we start with the name of the work, and find that the use of the name in ** has become a means for the author to express praise and criticism, irony and praise. This ingenious use has already been revealed in "The Golden Vase of Plums", and it has reached its peak in "Dream of Red Mansions". Through the clever use of personal names, such as the names of Zhiduoxing Wu Yong in "Water Margin" and the names of the four sons of the Hua family in "Golden Bottle Plum", the author not only points to the characters' personalities, but also lays the groundwork for the follow-up plot.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", names are endowed with profound connotations, such as Zhen Shiyin, Jia Yucun, Feng Yuan, Bu Shiren, Qin Keqing and other names, all of which contain profound meanings. Red scholars have studied this in depth, but they often ignore the pioneering contribution of "The Golden Plum Bottle" in this regard. For example, the names of the four sisters in "Dream of Red Mansions", Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xi, are dismantled into the four characters "should have sighed", showing the author Cao Xueqin's ingenious depiction of the characters' personalities. However, this kind of creative method has long been involved in "Golden Vase Plum", such as the name of the four sons of the Hua family composed of "Youxu Guanghua", which provided new ideas for later creation.
From the point of view of fate, both ** show the author's superb skills in character building. Before the creation of **, the author planned the fate of each character through the "God's perspective", and subtly hinted at the ending of the characters in the book. In "The Golden Vase of Plums", Pan Jinlian's fate was foreshadowed through the face of Wu Shenxian, which paved the way for the subsequent tragedy.
"Dream of Red Mansions" has reached its peak in portraying the fate of the characters. In the realm of too illusory, the judgment that Jia Baoyu saw hinted at the fate of the twelve hairpins without naming them, giving readers enough room for imagination. In contrast, the performance of "The Golden Vase Plum" in this regard is relatively insufficient, and the author fails to express the sadness and joy of the fate of the characters well, making the overall feeling relatively flat.
In terms of character and personality, "Golden Vase Plum" and "Dream of Red Mansions" also show the same characteristics. The lower-class characters in the two **, such as Qingwen in "Dream of Red Mansions" and Pang Chunmei in "Golden Vase Plum", both expressed their dissatisfaction with fate and reflection on their own situation in a repressive social environment. Although these little people are humble in status, they have a different kind of benevolent nature, which is in stark contrast to the social climate.
And in the two **, the main culprits of the tragedy, Pan Jinlian and Wang Xifeng, also have striking similarities in their personalities. They are all good at sweet words, but their hearts are dark and complex, and all kinds of traps are set behind the smiling faces on the surface. However, Cao Xueqin's innovative portrayal of Wang Xifeng has succeeded in creating a new character with a unique personality, rather than simply reproducing Pan Jinlian.
In general, although "The Golden Bottle" and "Dream of Red Mansions" have an obvious inheritance relationship in terms of name, fate, and character, they have their own outstanding points of expression, depth, and innovation. "Golden Vase Plum" is the foundation work of this kind of **, and "Dream of Red Mansions" is a sublimation work, both of which have a position that cannot be ignored in the history of literature.
This article re-examines the relationship between "The Golden Vase of Plums" and "Dream of Red Mansions", and compares them from many aspects such as name, fate, and character, aiming to present the unique contributions of the two ** in literary inheritance.
The relationship between The Plum in the Golden Vase and Dream of the Red Chamber is a wonderful journey of literary inheritance, and the author's comparative analysis of the two works profoundly reveals the connections and differences between them in terms of name, fate, and character. Through a detailed comparison of the use of names, the design of fate and the shaping of character, the article shows the uniqueness of the two ** in the literary inheritance.
First of all, from the point of view of the name, both ** have used ingenious techniques in the naming of characters. "Golden Vase Plum" provided a precedent for the later **, through the ingenious combination of the names of the four sons of the Hua family, such as "Youxu Guanghua", which laid the groundwork for the setting of the characters and the development of the subsequent plot. "Dream of Red Mansions" shows Mr. Cao Xueqin's superb attainments in naming characters through profound meanings and naming methods, such as the dismantling of the four characters "should have sighed".
In terms of fate, "Golden Vase Plum" predicted Pan Jinlian's fate through the face of Wu Shenxian, which paved the way for the tragedy. In contrast, "Dream of Red Mansions" pays more attention to leaving room for imagination through judgments, so that readers are more engaged in it. Both depictions of fate show the author's superb skill in character building, however, "Dream of Red Mansions" is better at leaving blank space and giving readers more room to think.
In terms of character, the author reveals their dissatisfaction with fate and reflection on their own situation in a repressive social environment through the description of small characters, such as Qingwen in Dream of Red Mansions and Pang Chunmei in The Golden Bottle. Although these little people are humble in status, they have a different kind of benevolent nature, which is in stark contrast to the social climate. At the same time, the characters of the culprit Pan Jinlian and Wang Xifeng in the two ** have a striking similarity, but Cao Xueqin successfully created a new character with a unique personality through the innovative portrayal of Wang Xifeng, rather than simply reproducing Pan Jinlian.
In the end, the article clearly points out that both "The Golden Vase of Plums" and "Dream of Red Mansions" have a non-negligible position in the literary inheritance. As a foundational work, "Golden Vase Plum" has laid the foundation for the development of this kind of **;Dream of the Red Chamber, on the other hand, is a work of sublimation, reaching the pinnacle of literature through depth, expression, and innovative description.
On the whole, this article comprehensively demonstrates the connections and differences between "The Golden Bottle" and "Dream of Red Mansions" through a comparative analysis of the two films, and provides readers with a profound literary interpretation.
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