Study On The Function Of Decorations In " A Dream Of Red Mansions "

"A dream of red mansions" is regarded as an "encyclopedia" type of novel, the book covers many aspects of social life in ancient China, the decorations are also involved. The colourful decorations in "a dream of red mansions" not only show the dress culture which brings readers aesthetic experience of ancient society, but also has an important function of literature.On the introduction part, first of all from the perspective of Chinese ancient costume culture, the author analyzed the spirit of the cultural connotation of decoration:in addition to decorative function, decoration can also reveal the master’s inclination and distinguish the status; Secondly analyzed literary functions of decoration in Chinese Ancient Literature:it adds beauty of language and mood in Poetry of Tang and Song Dynasty; as an important prop, it plays the role of throughout the story and promote the plot in drama of Ming and Qing Dynasty.The first chapter have discussed the function of decoration in novel text structure and the plot of story from four aspects:" the records and witnesses of the story ", "clues throughout the course of the story", "lead to conflict, promote the plot development" and "foil atmosphere of the story ".The second chapter have discussed the function of decoration in terms of characterization from the aspects of" embellishment characters ", "distinguish the status " and "show the character".The third chapter takes Flower-shaped yarn made hair accessories produced in the palace, a Kirin shaped decoration made of gold and kingfisher feathers, the Tongling jade, the plum-shaped mesh bags and the Red musk string as examples, having discussed the function of decoration in indicating figures ending.