賈探春作為{紅樓夢} ，書中與黛玉並列者J 可以從「身分認同」與 「性別越界」兩個範疇探討其重要性。在「身分認同」上，本文重新解讀有關 探春之重要意象，包括清秋、鳳凰、風箏、梧桐、芭蕉、玉替等以「高潔」為 共同特徵之自然意象與人文意象所共構傳示，而確立探春之主要人格特質在於 , ~志」。尤其拈出「玉替」之客觀法理的象徵意義，據此進一步釐清探春與趙 姨娘之對立關係的真正本質，其實並非封建上出身背景的摘/庶、正/偏的勢 利之爭，而是人格心靈上的君子/小人、高貴/卑劣的意志對抗，以及待人處 事上的公/私、義/利的不容妥協;而為了抗拒趙勵農以利益為核心、以血緣 為本{:w思考之母子集團的1 妳扁，宗法制度反而弔詭地提供了探春用以保全人格 高度的屏障。除了客觀法理之外，透過修辭行為背後的言語動機的探討，可見 探春之陽生特質還以「性別越界」來展現。若弱禮部小說的宏觀敘事結構以言 之，由前半以林黛玉為女主角到後半以探春為主線的走向，更呈現出由「情」 向「理」、從「個體」到「君體」的此消彼長，正表現出{紅樓夢〉的情/理 二元襯補架構。

This article analyzes Jia Tan-chuen, first via her “ self-identity" and then through the notion of “ gender crossing". By carefully interpreting the major images about Tan-chuen, such as clear autumn (清秋)， phoenix (鳳凰)， kite (風箏)， phoenix tree (梧桐)， plantain (芭蕉)jade chime (玉替) -all sharing the common characteristic of noble and virtuous (高潔)， 1 posit that the core personality of Tan-chuen lies in willful aspiration (志) In particular, after clarifying the symbolism ofjade chime as objective law/ reason , the episodes about the confrontation of Tan-chuen and Aunt Zhao are reinterpreted: This confrontation is not, in essence , one of class politics (noble/vulgar) or blood orthodox (Iinear descent/concubine) , but rather one of wills and mentali ty (noble/base). This confrontation intensively reveals the masculine law-reason characteristics of Tan-chuen, revealing her, unconscious , crossing-gender aspiration.