The Acceptance of Narrative Art of A Dream of Red Mansions in Flowers in the Mirror
A Dream of Red Mansions and Flowers in the Mirror,the two excellent novels in Qing Dynasty,came out close in time,both express the"empty"ideological tendency.The narrative art of Flowers in the Mirror is influenced to some extent by A Dream of Red Mansions.Both of them use the narrative mode of contrast between illusion and reality to create a group of female images,and both describe female activities with the background of gardens-Grand View Garden and Wanfang Forest.The narrative art of Flowers in the Mirror also has its own development and shortcomings.Compared with A Dream of Red Mansions,the women in Flowers in the Mirror are allowed to be literary and martial,and have the social ability to apply to the world,and the female consciousness is more awakening.However,its narrative structure is relatively simple,and the portrayal of characters is not as full as A Dream of Red Mansions.
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