Research On The Character Of Maidservant In A Dream Of Red Mansions

In the history of Chinese literature,the image of maidservant has a long history,from supporting role to protagonist,from symbol to flesh and blood.But in many works,the author always depicts the image of maidservant with feudal traditional ideas,which makes this kind of literary image lack of independence and typicality.The image of maidservant developed to the Qing Dynasty.Because of the special social environment of the Qing Dynasty,the image of maidservant presented a new st yle.Politically,the rulers of the Qing Dynasty placed the maidservants in the hierarchi cal series in the form of codes.The maidservants were restricted by stricter institution al norms,which made their fate more unfortunate.Economically,due to the change of production mode,women began to participate in production and their social status im proved.The working women of the maidservant class began to be depicted in a large number of literary works.In culture,Wang Yangming’s theory of mind shakes the do minant position of Neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu.In culture,Wang Yangming’s theory of mind shakes the dominant position of Neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zh u.With the advocacy of a large number of thinkers,the liberation trend of personality in the late Ming Dynasty was formed.Inspired by this heretical trend of thought,peop le’s aesthetic mentality changed,and a new type of subjective literature was advocated by a large number of progressive writers at that time.Love began to be praised,so tha t people’s attitudes towards women who are one of the acts of love have changed inevi tably.Women are widely accepted as a good image worthy of praise and respect.The image of maidservant has gradually improved in the novel.The novel A Dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty draws nourishment from previous literary works and abandons feudal traditional ideas.The author re-examines the image of maidservants with equal and compassionate eyes,and depicts a series of girls with distinctive personality and maiden identity.They have a beautiful face,intelligent temperament,fresh and fragrant spirit is no less than their master ladies,but their living environment is very bad.They are either satisfied with the status quo,or fiercely rebel against reality or transcend reality.But they still can not escape the tragic fate.