with Dai Yushe was thawed to her li fetime pursuit of perfect love. Owing largely to her extern al factors and partly to her own personality flaws. This poe m represents a self-fulfilling prophecy of her tragic desti ny. Another hero Bao Chai is total different from Dai Yu except for her literary gift of beauty. She stands out among her pe er asa worldly calm sedate an elegant young woman. Thou att ractive and charming she lack the chased and romantic quali ties of Dai Yu. Measured against traditional female virtues her disposition and demeanor make her the perfect candidat e for the wife ofa young aristocrat. In an arranged wedding, Bao Yu married her. At the same time seaming joyful and lively moments the exhau sted and desperate Dai Yu approaches the end of their life i plete isolation.
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