Jane Eyre and A Dream of Red Mansions can be regarded as the most famous two classics in the history of literature.In A Dream of Red Mansions,Cao Xueqin exhausted almost all his heart and soul to portray the character...Jane Eyre and A Dream of Red Mansions can be regarded as the most famous two classics in the history of literature.In A Dream of Red Mansions,Cao Xueqin exhausted almost all his heart and soul to portray the character─Lin Daiyu,whose tragic and impressive love story has moved thousands of readers into tears.While,Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre raised heated discussion in 19th century because of the vivid and energetic female she depicted in her book.By comparison,it is easy to find that there are some similarities between the two characters.However,their fates are quite different.This paper tries to make a comparison between Jane Eyre and Lin Daiyu,review their life experience,analyze possible reasons that may account for the different fates,and draw a conclusion.Hope that this paper can do some help to those who are interested in literature home and abroad.展开更多
Lin Daiyu,one of the heroines in the classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,is always deemed weak,delicate and sentimental by many common Chinese readers because of the hopeless love with her cousin Jia Baiyu...Lin Daiyu,one of the heroines in the classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,is always deemed weak,delicate and sentimental by many common Chinese readers because of the hopeless love with her cousin Jia Baiyu,but Cao Xueqin,the author,arranged for her one pet and one servant girl,both of whose names may have profound significance for the sake of the composition concerning the plot of this great literary work.展开更多
This paper,from five different facets,outlines several strong highlights from the heroine Lin Daiyu’s main character through reading a Chinese classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,who otherwise is always c...This paper,from five different facets,outlines several strong highlights from the heroine Lin Daiyu’s main character through reading a Chinese classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,who otherwise is always considered as a weak,maver⁃ick,delicate and sentimental girl by many Chinese common readers.展开更多
文摘Jane Eyre and A Dream of Red Mansions can be regarded as the most famous two classics in the history of literature.In A Dream of Red Mansions,Cao Xueqin exhausted almost all his heart and soul to portray the character─Lin Daiyu,whose tragic and impressive love story has moved thousands of readers into tears.While,Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre raised heated discussion in 19th century because of the vivid and energetic female she depicted in her book.By comparison,it is easy to find that there are some similarities between the two characters.However,their fates are quite different.This paper tries to make a comparison between Jane Eyre and Lin Daiyu,review their life experience,analyze possible reasons that may account for the different fates,and draw a conclusion.Hope that this paper can do some help to those who are interested in literature home and abroad.
文摘Lin Daiyu,one of the heroines in the classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,is always deemed weak,delicate and sentimental by many common Chinese readers because of the hopeless love with her cousin Jia Baiyu,but Cao Xueqin,the author,arranged for her one pet and one servant girl,both of whose names may have profound significance for the sake of the composition concerning the plot of this great literary work.
文摘This paper,from five different facets,outlines several strong highlights from the heroine Lin Daiyu’s main character through reading a Chinese classic fantastic novel A Dream of Red Mansions,who otherwise is always considered as a weak,maver⁃ick,delicate and sentimental girl by many Chinese common readers.
