薛宝钗文化人格及其哲理评价

Cultural Personality of XUE Bao-chai and Her Philosophical Evaluation

薛宝钗文化人格的核心因素是“中庸”。这种中庸人格既有重现实、讲实际、倡和谐等突出的优长,也包括了搞调和、易守旧、求自保,缺乏峭直不平之气等消极因素。曹雪芹对宝钗的形象塑造存在明显的心理矛盾:既相当赞赏、同情,又有一定惋惜、批评,并没有把她当作最好的“标本”。宝钗的人格悲剧对当下的民族文化人格的建构极富启迪意义。

The core factor of XUE Bao-chai＇s cultural personality is ＂moderation＂. This moderate personality has such advantages as pragmatism, practicality and harmony, but it also has some negative elements including reconciliation, conservatism, fogyism and self preservation. CAO Xue-qin had evident conflicts in characterization of XUE Bao-chai; while he appreciated and sympathized with her, he was also sorry for and critical of her, and she was not portrayed as a good ＂model＂. XUE Bao-chai＇s tragedy has some revealing significance on the current construction of national cultural personality.