There have always been different views on the image of Xue Baochai. Some respect Xue and restrain Lin, while others respect Lin and restrain Xue. The story of Xu, which has been passed down through the ages, is a typical example. Even today, there are still different views. Some people think that Lin Daiyu is mean and narrow-minded, and loves to tease her young children, while Baochai is dignified and steady, gentle and generous. Some people think that Baochai is ruthless, hypocritical and treacherous, and she is a "female Cao Cao". Have diametrically opposite views on the same character. One reason is that different people have different views, but it also shows the complexity, richness and objectivity of this image.
From the description of Xue Baochai in A Dream of Red Mansions, we can see that the image of Xue Baochai created by Cao Xueqin is a typical standard lady in feudal society. The basic feature of this image is that she is a loyal believer in feudal ethics, a conscious executor and a sad martyr. However, the image of this feudal lady is complex and colorful. As soon as Xue Baochai appeared, her appearance was beautiful and her manners were refined. At that time, she looked like a model of an orthodox lady, but there was a cynical personality factor in her bones. She has a strong critical spirit to the society at that time. The 38th Ode to a Crab sharply satirizes Jia Yucun and other tyrannical officialdom figures. And her favorite lyrics and songs are actually "Parasitic Grass at the Gate", a lonely, angry and rebellious rich man! Misguided by Cheng Gaoben, the understanding of Xue Baochai's thought and character in the Red Chamber has long deviated from the actual situation. According to the traditional view, Xue Baochai is "extremely shrewd, can win the hearts of the people and be praised by the Jia family."
Xue Baochai (Figure 4_ Feng Qiyong painting) Another outstanding feature of Xue Baochai is that she is very sophisticated, that is, she is very good at being a person and dealing with the world. In Jiafu, a big family with complicated factions and many contradictions, on the one hand, she adopted the philosophy of "keeping silent when something happens, shaking her head and not knowing" to protect herself; On the other hand, she is good at dealing with interpersonal relationships and maintains a cordial, natural and appropriate relationship with people in all aspects; As the fat comment said: "When people are indifferent, not far away, not close, disgusting people can't see the cold state at last, and will form various sounds;" The gratifying people have not seen intimate feelings and all kinds of voices. " In this seemingly impartial attitude towards life, she paid special attention to trying to figure out and cater to the wishes of the Jia rulers in order to win their favor, but she never showed indifference and contempt for Aunt Zhao and others, so she was praised by all kinds of people in the Jia family. Jia Mu praised her as "stable and peaceful"; Aunt Zhao, who never praises others, also calls herself "generous". Even the little girl is close to her.
Baochai's mind is permeated with feudal thoughts. She is a lady who faithfully believes in feudal morality and feudal ethics. She believes that it is the most moral thing to do according to feudal ethics; So she naturally achieved the "four virtues". Some people say that Xue Baochai is a "villain and thief", and fear of "Bo" refers to her loyalty and implementation of feudal morality; Because this morality itself is most in line with the form of feudal society, she won the trust of Jia Fu and was finally elected as Baoyu's wife, which is mainly the natural result of her personality and environment, and should not be simply regarded as the victory of her or Aunt Xue's intrigue. The view that all Xue Baochai's activities are consciously and planned to serve Baoyu is not consistent with the description in the book, and it also narrows the ideological significance of this character. In fact, her character is not treacherous, and she is not always scheming everywhere, but she does it according to feudal orthodoxy, so she is unaware of it and is like a duck to water. She is sincere and does it according to feudal ethics. So when she advised Daiyu, she earnestly thought that these morals were the most correct and incomparable.
Xue Baochai's scheming and Xi Feng's duplicity are completely different. Xue Baochai (Figure 5_ Zhao Hua) The complexity and richness of Xue Baochai's character are also reflected in some beautiful characters she has. For example, she is considerate, fair, caring, considerate and helpful. . Even the servants in the Grand View Garden, she can understand their hard work by getting up early and staying up late all year round and plan some extra benefits for them. Before we look at Baochai, we should first look at feudal morality dialectically. In China's 5,000-year-old culture, feudal morality is backward and hinders social progress. At the same time, it is also beneficial to the country and the people and positive. Although it oppresses people and imprisons ideas, it also has the function of stabilizing society and inheriting culture. So we should get rid of its dross and take its essence. Treat an excellent woman like Baochai equally correctly.
Xue Baochai is not only square and beautiful in appearance, but also intelligent and knowledgeable in nature. Her childhood upbringing, family environment and intelligent mind have created her profound artistic accomplishment and extensive knowledge. She has extensive knowledge of literature, art, history, medicine, hundred schools of thought and Buddhism, even Jia Baoyu, who is famous for his "miscellaneous studies", is far behind.
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