Why did the four myths of ancient China end in tragedy?

2024-09-24 23:15

The four myths of ancient China were Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber. They were all classics of Chinese literature that were widely read and praised. The reason why the endings of these novels were tragic was that their plots and characters had experienced many difficulties and challenges, but in the end, they could not escape the fate of failure and tragedy. The following are the main reasons for the tragic endings of the four ancient Chinese myths: Pursue power and desire: The main characters in these novels all desire power and wealth, but they eventually fall into trouble and failure because of their pursuit of these. In the Journey to the West, Sun Wukong went through 81 difficulties in order to obtain the true scriptures, but in the end, he could not escape the fate of death. In Water Margins, the heroes of Liangshan Lake rebelled against the ruling class, but they were eventually suppressed. Many heroes could not escape their tragic fate. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others all pursued power and unified the world, but they were all defeated by the enemy in the end, and their endings were relatively tragic. The love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and the others in Dream of the Red Chamber was one of the classics in the novel, but they all ended up in tragedy because of the decline of their families. 2. The arrangement of fate: The main characters in these novels are faced with the arrangement of fate, and they cannot escape the fate of death and failure in the end. In Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang and his three disciples were unable to escape from the demon's claws and all of them had a tragic ending. In the Water Margins, the heroes of Liangshan Lake were eventually killed by the enemy, and their lives suffered a great loss. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and the others all ended up in failure, and their historical status was greatly weakened. In Dream of the Red Chamber, the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others was finally defeated by fate and they each headed for a tragic ending. 3. social background and historical environment: The social background and historical environment of these novels also determined their tragic endings. In ancient China, many people fell into trouble and failed because of their pursuit of power and wealth. At the same time, the class struggles, wars, and political struggles in history also had a huge impact on the endings of these novels.