Why is A Dream of Red Mansions also called The Story of the Stone?

The reason why A Dream of Red Mansions is also called Stone Story is mainly related to Baoyu's past lives.

The beginning of the article is actually about a myth and legend of The goddess patching the sky. According to legend, a long time ago, the world suddenly suffered a catastrophe. There is a hole in the sky, and Nu Wa wants to save the human beings created by him. So I found a lot of colorful stone to mend the sky, and left a stone in the meantime.

It was thrown on the green ridge peak of the ridiculous cliff. This stone is the predecessor of Jia Baoyu. At the end of this, I thought that I was different from other stones, because my talent was not as smart as theirs, so I didn't mend the sky.

however, he also enjoys himself. Thinking about life on the green ridge peak every day, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, and then one day, I was born with my own consciousness and spirit.

The police fairy in the dreamland, so she brought this stubborn stone to the dreamland and became a waiter of Shenying. Then Shen Ying, the waiter, wanted to enter the mortal world, which is why Jia Baoyu was born with jade.

In essence, Jia Baoyu is actually a stone. The stone around Jia Baoyu's neck is himself, the so-called soul. And Jia Baoyu's body is just his identity on earth. It is the difference between quality and form.

from this point of view, we can also know. A dream of red mansions is about the life of Jia Baoyu and a bunch of girls. In fact, it can also be said that it is a stone that has experienced the world of mortals.

But actually, in a sense, I think the name "Stone" is far less meaningful than "Dream of Red Mansions". A dream of red mansions is not just a story of Jia Baoyu, but a microcosm of contemporary society reflected by the whole Grand View Garden.

So all kinds of people are the epitome of the people of that era. Therefore, a dream of red mansions is more like a group novel, and naming it after a stone story will appear narrower in vision, just like a biography.