Cao Xueqin

Lin Daiyu is also a rebellious figure in the novel. She represents, to a certain degree, women's unfortunate fate in feudal society and their resistance to its oppressiveness. But her weakness is in her restrained and fragile character, typical of noble girls. Baoyu and Daiyu are the two most beloved characters of the author. In contrast to Baoyu and Daiyu, Baochai is portrayed as a conventional woman of feudal society. But in the declining period of the feudal system, she is also a tragic figure.

The author also portrays a large number of servant-girls such as Qingwen and Yuanyang, who live at the bottom rung of the Jia family. These girls are kind, pure and brave.

A Dream of Red Mansionsmade great artistic achievements, which is especially reflected in its characterization. It portrays the characters by describing their different mental outlooks and inner thoughts and emotions, and also provides a great deal of detailed descriptions of characters' daily lives, which is perfectly combined with the depiction of the characters. Cao Xueqin attained flawlessness in language, greatly influencing later fiction writers.A Dream of Red Mansionsreflected high aesthetic quality in many aspects including poetry, drama, art, architecture and gardens.