Xiujin Qian

Xiujin Qian

15 Dec. 2022

A Dream of Red Mansions, Male, Dilemma, The last feudal dynasty.

If A Dream of Red Mansions is an elegy for female, it is not a hymn for men, either. Under the traditional patriarchal culture of feudal society, women have no initiatives, and men also inevitably become victims of various feudal systems and social cultures. Men are faced with various dilemmas in their lives, such as bad paternal education, poor prospects of career, confusion in works, constraints in marriage and plight of lust, etc. In A Dream of Red Mansions, the life dilemmas faced by the male characters of the Jia's family clan are also the dilemmas presented by the dying feudal ruling class under the impact of new forces and new thoughts. The interpretation of their life existence helps to better reveal the male world of the red chamber, and to further analyze the reasons for the decline of the feudal society.

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