Remarkable Comments on the Four Great Classical Novels

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Expert commentary on the four great classical novels: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is about statecraft, Water Margin is about spirit, Dream of the Red Chamber is about emotions, and Journey to the West is about fun. Concise and well-considered. 1. Summary and Reflections: Romance of the Three Kingdoms depicts a great era; Water Margin portrays a group of great heroes; Dream of the Red Chamber focuses on a large family; Journey to the West features a bunch of powerful monsters. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is about strategy, Water Margin is about loyalty, Dream of the Red Chamber is about emotions, and Journey to the West is about sentimentality. The Three Kingdoms: establishing a state, governing it, prospering it, securing it, and losing it. Water Margin embodies spirit, courage, loyalty, boldness, and dominance. The Red Chamber deals with themes of affection, family bonds, love, political intrigues, and folk sentiments. The Journey to the West is full of fun, charm, pleasures of travel, wilderness charm, and the mystique of demons. 2. Detailed differences: Three Kingdoms depicts one act of transformation, Water Margin portrays one act of impulse, Dream of the Red Chamber tells a story of love, and Journey to the West describes an adventure.