石头的象征和隐喻新解

《红楼梦》之因由,无非是大荒山下一块娲皇所炼剩石脱胎为贾宝玉而演绎的陈迹故事。石头的入世有无象征和隐喻,历来说法不一。实质是,石头入世象征满洲贵族入关统治中国,隐喻着一个国家、一个民族如不严格自律,难以逃脱逐渐衰微的历史命运,从而给《红楼梦》的主题、立意、结构、艺术特征、人物形象等一系列问题带来新思考。同时,运用基因遗传学说,对曹雪芹“关东情结”和“原型”意象的由来,进行了新的探索,极具探讨价值。

Symbol and metaphor of the stone of Dream in Red Mansion

The origin of Dream in Red Mansion is after all the old story deduced from Jia Baoyu who was emerged from one stone tempered by Goddess Nuwaa at the foot of Dahuang Mountain. There are always different versions of the story about symbol and metaphor of the stone. In this paper, the born stone is a symbol of China ruled by Manchu nobles and a metaphor of historical fate of which a state, a nation is declined gradually if it is not self- restrained,therefore,Dream in Red Mansion is brought new thought with a series issues as its structure, art characteristics and figures.The author of this paper carries out valuable study on the origin of Cao Xuqin s "Guandong feeling' and "figure source" with gene genetics,furthermore, the new viewpoint enlightens the benighted and is of great exploratory value.