This is what Mr. Lu Xun said about "A Dream of Red Mansions". The original sentence is as follows:
"The meaning of fate alone varies depending on the reader's vision: Confucian scholars see "Yi", Taoists See prostitution, talented people see entanglement, revolutionaries see rows, and gossips see palace secrets."
It means: One hundred people can see the Dream of Red Mansions from one hundred angles, and historians see the Qing Dynasty going from prosperity to decline. In history, Taoists see everything as empty, while writers see the depiction of various characters.
There is also a famous saying in the West: "If there are a hundred readers, there will be a hundred Hamlets." Everyone's perspective on the problem is related to their own position and knowledge structure. At the same time, subjective thoughts are also affecting the understanding of it. Everyone is trying to explain to the field that they understand best and tell it with purpose.
Extended information:
"A Dream of Red Mansions" is an ancient Chinese chapter novel, also known as "The Story of the Stone", etc. It is listed as the first of the four classic Chinese classics and is generally considered to be the first of the Qing Dynasty novels. Written by contemporary writer Cao Xueqin.
The novel takes the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue as the background, and takes the wealthy young master Jia Baoyu as the perspective, depicting the various aspects of life of a group of boudoir beauties whose behavior and experience are better than those of men. , showing the true beauty of humanity and tragedy, it can be said to be an epic that shows the beauty of women from all angles.
"A Dream of Red Mansions" is a human love novel with world influence. It is universally recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels, an encyclopedia of Chinese feudal society, and a master of traditional culture.
The novel insists on "the main theme talks about love and records the actual events". It only follows its own circumstances and circumstances, follows the traces, gets rid of the old stereotypes, is fresh and unique, and achieves extraordinary artistic achievements. The special writing style of "the true story is concealed and lies are told" opened the minds of later generations of readers and led to more speculations over time. In later generations, a prominent study—Redology—was formed around the study of reading and reading of "Dream of Red Mansions".
Mr. Lu Xun's interpretation of "Dream of Red Mansions" comes from "The Complete Works of Xun - Supplement to the Collection and Collected Works - A Small Introduction to "Jiangdong Huazhu"".
Reference material comes from: Baidu Encyclopedia - Dream of Red Mansions (a long human love novel in the Qing Dynasty