In A Dream of Red Mansions: "When the falsehood is true, it is true and false, and everywhere" is a couplet on the memorial archway of Dream, which Jia Baoyu and Zhen saw in their dreams. This is the most profound sentence in A Dream of Red Mansions. After reading this sentence, you can basically understand A Dream of Red Mansions.
Truth and falsehood are the fundamental views of the Red Chamber, that is, the opposition between "being born" and "joining the WTO". Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Miao Yu are representatives of "being born", that is, sticking to the truth. They oppose the feudal ethics of the social system and are unwilling to violate their conscience for self-protection, so they are not allowed to be secular, and the outcome is either to destroy incense or to become a monk.
Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang and Xue Baochai are representatives of the "WTO accession" faction. They are rational and realistic, they just want to live with dignity and prosperity, and don't talk about ideals and values. In fact, most people belong to this school.
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Creation background
Cao Xueqin wrote it according to his prosperous old dream in Nanjing in his early years. Because I lived in the western suburbs of Beijing at that time, I was mediocre and accomplished nothing. I suddenly recalled all the girls in my family when I was young, and felt that their knowledge and talents far exceeded their own. I couldn't help feeling ashamed and sorry.
My ancestors established this family business after a narrow escape. In those days, I was happy, but I didn't do my job well and didn't listen to my parents and teachers. As a result, I grew up with nothing and was down and out for half my life. What do you feel in your heart? Write it down.