Material and Non-material Aspects of the Dream of the Red Chamber

Author: Zhan Dan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Material and Immaterial in Dream of the Red Chamber, starting from the material sense of daily life, gradually moves towards emotions, thoughts, and the soul, from concrete to abstract, from objects to people, to human imagination, and from interpreting Dream of the Red Chamber to reinterpreting the interpretation. Just as the former title of Dream of the Red Chamber, The Story of the Stone, tells us, from a material, substantial block of (stubborn stone) to a jade that radiates spiritual light. Although in the author's view, the transformation of the stone into jade does not necessarily signify a sign of happiness. Discussing the material and immaterial in Dream of the Red Chamber, starting from the material sense of daily life, gradually moves towards emotions, thoughts, and the soul, from concrete to abstract, from objects to people, to human imagination, and from interpreting Dream of the Red Chamber to reinterpreting the interpretation.