Who continued the Dream of the Red Chamber the best?
Dream of the Red Chamber was one of the classic novels in the history of Chinese literature. It was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese novels. It was written by Cao Xueqin in the 18th century and later continued by many people to form various versions. The ending of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was continued by Gao E. When Gao E continued to write 'Dream of the Red Chamber', he made some adjustments and cuts to Cao Xueqin's original intention and added his own imagination and creation to make the plot of the novel more complicated and imaginative. However, Gao E's continuation was also controversial among readers. Some people felt that the quality of his continuation was not as good as Cao Xueqin's original intention. Therefore, there were different opinions on who was the best to continue 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Some people believed that Cao Xueqin's original intention was the best because his creative ideas were more profound and the plot and character portrayals were more detailed, while others believed that Gao E's continuation was the best because his continuation was more in line with the readers 'tastes and made some innovation and adjustments to the plot of the novel. 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a very controversial novel. Different people had different views on it. Whether it is Cao Xueqin's original intention or Gao E's continuation, they are all part of his literary achievements and are worthy of our appreciation and discussion.
