Dream of the Red Chamber is not a biography of great men
"Jiang Xun Talks about Dream of the Red Chamber" (143)
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—. "Dream of the Red Chamber" can help us retrieve certain scenes that we have forgotten. These scenes may not be the greatest part of your life, and they may not even be mentioned by a great person when they recall their own life, but they are important to a person.
Secondly, "Dream of the Red Chamber" is not a biography of great figures, but merely a "biography of people".
Thirdly, the most authentic part of a person's life is embodied in those memories that seem indelible, even with an eraser. This is a guidance that "Dream of the Red Chamber" has given me.
Fourthly, I often ask myself, if I were to use an eraser to constantly erase my life, what things would remain unerased no matter what? In the end, you will find that those unerasable memories are not necessarily great.
Qingwen's personality is starkly different from Xirun's. Xirun is tolerant of humiliation and adept at socializing; Qingwen, on the other hand, is arrogant and domineering. After reading "Dream of the Red Chamber," you can't tell who Baoyu likes more.
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