What are the four great families in Dream of the Red Chamber?

"Dream of Red Mansions" in the four big families "Jia, Shi, Wang, Xue"

"Dream of Red Mansions", also known as "The Book of Stones", "Golden Jade Edge", I am the country's ancient and greatest novels, with the People's Literature Publishing House, the school of the annotated version. The whole book *** one hundred and twenty times, the first eighty times is written by Cao Xueqin, the last forty times is said to be Gao Osprey renewed. The story begins with the birth of Jia Baoyu Jade, loved by the mother of Jia, Lin Daiyu lost her mother, came to rely on her grandmother's home, as of Daiyu's death and Baoyu monk. The story begins with the birth of Jia Baoyu, who was loved by Jia's mother, and the death of Daiyu, who came to rely on her grandmother's house.

The book is based on the love tragedy of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and through the historical narrative of the rise and fall of the Jiafu, it exposes the desolation and corruption of the feudal family, and shows that the feudal system is on the verge of collapsing and inevitable demise of the destiny. Through the depiction of Jiafu, the author also shows the feudal aristocratic family composed of a few feudal masters and hundreds of slaves, showing the contradictions and conflicts that had to occur in that society. In the book, Baoyu, Daiyu, Qingwen, and Fangguan represent the anti-feudal and anti-persecution side. Mrs. Wang, Jia Zheng, Baochai, and Assailant represent the side of maintaining the order of feudal rule. The conflict between these two developed to a very intense degree. The author also depicts the scenes of struggle such as Tanchun's anti-plagiarism, Yuanyang's anti-domination, Qingwen's anti-persecution, and You Sanjie's anti-lasciviousness, all of which are very intense. In addition, the author also writes about the conflicts and struggles of various classes and strata, from princes and ministers down to village workers. There are the conflicts between the court and the royal family, the family feud, the trap between the flesh and blood, the plunder between the powerful, and the entrapment between the monks and the villagers, and so on. These struggles are expressed through the characters' personalities, and therefore appear more acute.

The ideological significance of A Dream of Red Mansions also lies in its passionate celebration of the positive aspects of life, of those who rebel against feudalism, and especially of the love that violates feudal rites. In the book, the author portrays Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, two typical images of rebellious character. They have *** with the same ideological tendency, opposed to the feudal marriage system, demanding equality and love for each other, free marriage; opposed to the eight-legged essay, like to poetry and song to write "spirit"; opposed to the concept of worldly benefits, advocating to be a person of high quality and purity. Their anti-feudal manifestations are closely related to their different situations and different characters. Jia Baoyu is forced to be dumb and finally breaks off with his feudal family; Lin Daiyu accuses the persecution of the feudal society by weeping and dying. This kind of rebel demand and mental state of theirs embodies the ideological outlook of the young people who demanded progress in that historical period.

Dream of Red Mansions is also very outstanding in its artistic achievements. First of all, it is good at characterization. The author shaped the typical images of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, the two male and female protagonists, and at the same time shaped the image of Xue Baochai, a highly typical significance. The shaping of other characters is also full of flesh and blood, distinctive personality. Some characters, although the author of a few strokes, slightly outlined, but also give people a deep impression. Secondly, it is the structure of the grand and natural, as if it is a complete reproduction of life. It describes many details of family life, but also writes some magnificent scenes, thousands of clues, staggered, but it seems to be clear and organized. Each of its descriptions, even the most minute, is an integral part of the whole structure, a highly organized organism. Once again, the detailed description of Dream of the Red Chamber is also particularly outstanding. It writes many trivialities of family life, which seem to be very commonplace, and after the author's refinement, it paints a picture of the life of feudal aristocrats, reflecting the essence of life, with rich and profound social significance. Fourthly, the language of Dream of the Red Chamber inherits the tradition of Chinese classical novels, and absorbs the people's language to be refined, which is characterized by a refined and very natural expression. The language of the characters is rich and varied, or long or short, or text or wild, all fit the character of each character's tone, so that people see the living characters gestures, expressions and actions.

"Dream of Red Mansions" is a work of feudal society, and its author is from the rich life, inevitably infected with some negative things. Roughly speaking, there are the following points: First, the author of the life of the rich and powerful, the decline of the feudal family to mourn. Second, the author feels that the feudal society tends to decline, but can not see the way out, thus producing the concept of life as a dream of color and emptiness. Third, the main character Baoyu's attitude towards the maid and the general public playing with women is different, which should be recognized, but he can not help but also stained with some bad habits, there are some unclean depictions in the book. Fourth, the love of Baodai has its anti-feudal significance which is worth affirming. But this kind of love under the pressure of feudalism, half swallowed half spit, lingering twists and turns, delirious, finally Daiyu martyrdom, Baoyu monk, and with the color of the aristocracy.

In addition, the sequel to the last forty times with the first eighty times there are inconsistencies, is also a shortcoming of the book. However, on the whole, it is indeed one of the most accomplished novels in ancient China.