麝月的“中和”之美

The"Harmonious"Beauty of Sheyue

“中和”之美,是一种理想状态。它既是一种哲学范畴,又是一种崇高的道德标准。《红楼梦》中,麝月是一个极易被忽视但却有着重要作用的角色。在人物形象上,麝月兼袭人、晴雯之美;在小说结构上,麝月的“兼美”又与秦可卿的“兼美”相呼应,暗示小说结局的悲剧性。通过运用儒家“中和”思想对麝月的行为处事、性格特征进行分析,能够更好把握麝月的人物形象和她在小说中的重要作用。

The beauty of harmonization is an ideal state.It is both a philosophical category and a lofty moral standard.In A Dream of Red Mansions,Sheyue is a character who is easily overlooked but has a very important role.In terms of character image,Sheyue is both Xiren and Qingwen beauty.In the structure of the novel,Sheyue's"concurrently beautiful"echoes Qin Keqing's"concurrently beautiful",suggesting the tragic end of the novel.By using the Confucian idea of"beauty of harmonization"to analyze Sheyue's behavior and personality characteristics,we can better grasp Sheyue's character image and her important role in the novel.