Yu Te-hui is an associate professor at National Dong Hwa University's Institute of Ethnic Relations and Culture. Although Dr. Yu works in the social sciences, he states: "Sociological theories and areas of investigation cannot portray matters of love as well as a great novel. Although stories are often unstructured, they bring romance to life. The Dream of the Red Chamber is the perfect example of this."
東華大學族群關係與文化研究所副教授余德慧，雖然是社會學科學者，但他以為「關於愛情，論述精采的社會學教條、理論，比不過一本好的小說；小說家不提任何架構，但是他把愛情放回『生命』來看，紅樓夢就是。」