"A Dream of Red Mansions" is also known as "The Story of Stones". Therefore, stones are a topic that cannot be avoided when reading "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Liu Shangsheng's "Approaching Cao Xueqin - A New Psychological Interpretation of "Dream of Red Mansions"": "It also includes the theme of 'disadvantage of scholars' since Song Yu, Sima Qian, Dong Zhongshu, Dongfang Shuo, etc., and is related to Su Shi, Xin Qiji, etc. [ "The Sky-Mending Stone was Abandoned" is a self-explanation of historical sorrow and indignation. "Huainanzi·Lan Mingxun": "In ancient times, the four poles were abandoned, the nine states were divided, the sky was not covered, and the earth was not contained. The fire was fierce and unyielding, the water was endless, ferocious beasts devoured Zhuan people, and birds of prey preyed on the old and weak, so Nuwa made five-color stones to mend the sky, and cut off the black dragon to support the four poles. "Reed ashes are used to stop sexual intercourse."

"Liezi·Tang Wen Chapter": "However, the heaven and earth also have insufficient things, so in the past, Nuwa made five-color stones to repair the gaps. It was enough to establish the four poles. Later, Emperor Gong and Zhuanxu fought for the throne, and in anger they invaded Mount Buzhou. The land was not satisfied with the southeast, so hundreds of rivers flowed back to it. "

In ancient mythology, women. Wa is worshiped as the "Great Mother Goddess", also known as the Mother of the Beginning and the Mother of the Earth, corresponding to the Mother Goddess Gaia in Greek mythology.

Among them, "Dahuang Mountain" and "Wuji Cliff" take the meaning of absurdity and nonsense, corresponding to "paper full of absurd words". The words "absurd" and "ridiculous" are worth pondering carefully.

The more absurd and unverifiable things are, the more people are interested in them, such as gods, ghosts, monsters, etc. It even gave rise to the absurdist school of literature, such as the famous writer Kafka and "The Metamorphosis".

"Twelve" and "twenty-four" are multiples of "twelve", and "thirty-six thousand five hundred" are hundreds of years, corresponding to the "end of the world" that follows.

The word "single" is worthy of careful consideration, indicating the lack of identity of Nushi. At the same time, it also reveals a certain ideology. Althusser explained the principle of functioning of ideology in "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses".

(1) Construct the individual as the subject.

Among them, "individual" refers to an individual who has not been ideological, and "subject" refers to an individual or group that has been ideological.

(2) Provide "legalization" expression.

(3) Ideology reproduces the imaginary relationship between individuals and reality.

(4) Ideology begins to play a role.

Among them, "individual" refers to the "useless stone", and "subject" refers to the "stone that mends the sky".

In other words, whether it is useful becomes the measure or standard of whether it has value. This issue or ideology is worth our time to think about.

Among them, "self-trained" and "spiritual enlightenment" are also worthy of careful appreciation. In other words, before the stubborn stone is "self-tempered", it is a piece of ordinary stone without spirituality. After "self-tempered", it becomes spiritual.

Among them, "exercise" has the following semantics:

01. Smelting and forging. Wang Chong of the Han Dynasty's "Lun Heng·Shu Xing": "Iron and stone are natural, but those who are still tempered will change their old nature. What's more, people have the nature of the five constants. If the sages have not matured their ears, is it not good to ridicule the nature?" < /p>

"Ancient Swords" by Guo Zhen of the Tang Dynasty: "A good worker has been forging for several years, and he forged a sword named Longquan."

Lu Xun's "New Story: Casting Swords": "So he took the iron home and practiced it day and night. It took three years of energy to refine two swords."

02. It is a metaphor for tempering diction.

"Preface to "Sending Xin's Concubines to Nanzheng" by Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty: "The article is full of absurd and roundabout talk, tempered with cuttings, and can be seen and appreciated." "Wan Si" by Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty Save your work on poetry and learn the rhyme of "Sheci": "My mantle is lonely and I am old, and my articles train me to be able to work."

03. Refined. "New Book of Tang Shu Yuan Yu Biography": "His writing is refined and refined, and has been used in modern and ancient times for thousands of years." , imitating the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, tempering the sonorous tone, and expressing the regrets of the common people."

Guo Moruo's "Historical Figure Wang Anshi": "Wang Anshi's articles are tempered and subtle, restrained and composed, and very deep."

04. Stand the test in hardships and grow your talents.

Twenty Rhymes from Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty: "Twenty Rhymes Presented to Taichang Zhang Qing": "Gu Shen was ashamed to train, and his talent was a small insult.

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Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty's "Oubei Poetry Talk·Zha Chubai's Poems": "After entering Beijing, I competed in famous places, traveled for food and clothing, and gained more experience and deeper training. ”

From the above meaning, we can see that if you want to be “spiritual”, you need to undergo arduous tests outwardly, smelt and forge yourself, remove external impurities, and increase your talents; inwardly, you need to refine your heart and make yourself more capable. The poetic spirit of oneself is gradually emerging.

Among them, "because of seeing all the stones, we can mend the sky" corresponds to the above-mentioned subject that has been ideological, and "I am not talented enough to be selected" corresponds to the one who has not been ideological. Because it is not homogenized by the subject, it "pityes itself and is sad day and night".

In other words, it has spirituality and human emotions, but it is not conscious. Morphological, thus being excluded and isolated, resulting in the loss of subject identity, the inability to complete self-recognition and positioning, and the inability to reflect self-worth, thus forming a strong sense of loneliness.

Among them, "fresh". "Yingmingjie" is the original texture that emerges after hard stone has been tempered.

And the word "lovely" is an expression of human emotion. So, after becoming an immortal Buddha, will he still retain the human nature? What about emotions?

If you want to know what happened next time, let’s listen to the explanation next time!

Reference: Ou Lijuan - The Mythical Performance and Meaning of "A Dream of Red Mansions" (Outline)