在明清小说中,《红楼梦》毫无疑问是艺术价值和文学价值最高的一部小说。该小说不仅具有深刻的社会意义,而且具有重要的文学意义。自《红楼梦》以后,传统小说的写作脉络和写作手法都被打破了。在《红楼梦》中描写了不同阶级和各色人等的死,对于丧礼的描写贯穿小说始终,具有重要的叙事意义。文章从推动情节发展、帮助塑造人物、加深悲剧主题三方面,分析《红楼梦》中的丧葬场面描写的作用。 In the novels of Ming and Qing dynasties, there is no doubt that “Dream of Red Mansions” is a novel with the highest artistic value and the highest literary value. The novel not only has profound social significance, but also has important literary significance. Since the “Dream of Red Mansions”, the writing style and writing technique of traditional novels have been broken. Described in the “Dream of Red Mansions” is the death of different classes and people of all kinds. The description of the funeral ceremony runs through the novel and has important narrative significance. The article analyzes the role of the description of funeral scenes in A Dream of Red Mansions from three aspects: promoting plot development, helping to shape figures and deepening the tragedy theme.