Lin Chong

Lin Chong is a character who has appeared many times in Water Margin, and is also an image that is completely pushed into the road of resistance by evil forces and dark society. At first, Lin Chong's persecution of treacherous court officials and evil forces was resigned and compromised < P >. However, the evil forces always spared him and wanted to kill him. When he fully saw the essence of society and realized that there was no way out for

to compromise with evil forces, he changed from weakness to strength, actively fought against fate, and showed

a heroic image. In the process of the development and change of Lin Chong's image, it also showed tragedy.

Lin Chong was originally the coach of the 811,111 imperial guards in Tokyo, and he had a happy family. If Lin Chong's wife had not met Gao Yanei unexpectedly, Lin Chong's life might have been peaceful. However, since Lin Chong's wife met Gao Yanei < P >, Lin Chong's quiet life has been broken, which has also become a turning point in Lin Chong's life. From then on, evil forces began to persecute Lin Chong's family, family members and Lin Chong himself. Lin Chong was persecuted by Gao Qiu, almost sentenced to death < P >, and then sent to Cangzhou, but Gao Qiu didn't let him go. Gao Qiu bought off two officers who escorted Lin Chong, Dong Chao and Xue Ba, and asked them to kill Lin Chong on the way. Thanks to Lu Zhishen's rescue, Lin Chong was saved from death. After arriving in Cangzhou

, Lin Chong was sent to look after the forage field. At this time, Gao Qiu sent Lu Qian and his gang to kill Lin Chong, and Lin Chong was cornered. At the same time, he also recognized the nature of society and the face of traitors. Finally, he killed Lu Qian and his gang and embarked on the road of resistance in Liangshan

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Lin Chong's image before and after going up the mountain is completely different, and his image has undergone a process of development and transformation. At first, he

showed the image of resignation, compromise and weakness. This image is described in many places in the novel:

For example, in the seventh time of the novel, when Lin Chong's wife was molested, Lin Chong was going to have an attack, but when he saw that it was Gao Yanei, he immediately held back and quickly made peace. At the same time, he also prevented others from playing rough for him; When Lu Zhishen rushed

to vent his anger on him, Lin Chong dissuaded him: "It was originally Gao Taiwei's official's son, so it was rude not to know Jing Fu"

. [1] Lin Chong wanted to give him a good beating, but he was afraid that Qiu would look ugly. Since ancient times, I am not afraid of officials, but I am afraid of management. Lin

didn't like his invitation, so he had to let him go for a while, and finally he had to let Gao Yanei go.

1. The weak hero who made a compromise

When Lin Chong was sent to Cangzhou, the two officers who escorted him tortured him all the way. Put heavy shackles on him, let him walk barefoot, give him little food, and even scald his feet with boiling water. Lin chong

had no reaction to all this, and suffered from his own torture. Later, when he went to the wild pig forest and two officers tried to kill him, Lin Chong

still didn't have any vigilance. If he wanted to tie him up, he would never

resign himself to fate in this situation. After he arrived in Cangzhou, he was scolded by the gaotou for being a thief and supporting the army because he didn't give the gaotou money in time. How dare Lin Chong look up? When he finished cursing, Lin Chong went to get the silver, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for the little brother < P > and some small gifts." [2] Think about Lin Chong's prestige when he was a coach in the capital in the past, but now < P > he has been abused by people who belonged to him, and he has to accompany a smiling face after scolding, which shows Lin Chong's weakness < P > and resignation.

Lin Chong burned the forage field, and the temple of Fengxue Mountain was the turning point of its image development and change. Lin chong was sent to

to look after the forage field after Cangzhou, but he still had illusions. I hope that through transformation, I can struggle back to the light of day and continue to lead a normal life. Lin Chong's fantasy was so naive that Gao Qiu sent Lu Qian and his gang to kill him. Fortunately, he escaped because he was in the forage field. When he heard the conversation of Lu Qian and his gang in the mountain temple, Lin Chong was fed up < P >, and he was determined to fight for his fate. So, he kicked the gate and killed Lu Qian and his gang

without hesitation. From here, it can be seen that Lin Chong's image began to change and become strong, but he was

a little hesitant. For example, when he was killing Lu Qian, he was too soft-hearted to do it in the face of Lu Qian's begging for mercy.

But the wicked are the wicked, but Lu Qian took this opportunity to attack Lin Chong. This made him see clearly the nature of the wicked, and finally killed Lu Qian and his gang, and set foot on the road to Liangshan without hesitation, and embarked on the road of active resistance. Lin Chong has also become a strong and active hero.

2. A true hero who actively resisted

After Lin rushed to Liangshan, he was completely a strong and actively resisted hero image. After he went up the mountain,

Wang Lun pushed him out and suppressed him. At first, he tried to stay, and he didn't kill Wang Lun rashly because of anger. After all, Wang Lun and Gao Qiu were totally different, but when Wang Lun tried to drive Lin Chong down the mountain, Lin Chong

began to actively fight, because he was desperate. Driving him down the mountain was tantamount to forcing him to death.

At this time, Lin Chong would not accept his fate. Under Wang Lun's repeated pressure, he killed Wang Lun and won

a place to live for himself. Later, the imperial court sent an army to encircle Liangshan, and Lin Chong always actively invited the battle, and every time he went to war, he always returned victorious, completely showing the heroic image of active resistance.

"Tragedy is a conflict between the inevitable requirement of history and the fact that this requirement cannot be realized". [3] In the process of the development and change of Lin Chong's image < P >, from another perspective, Lin Chong is a tragic image. Lin Chong was originally

a member of the bureaucratic class in the Song Dynasty, with a happy and happy family. Just because the son of Gao Qiu lusted after the beauty of Lin Chong's wife

, Lin Chong's family was ruined, and he himself became a prisoner, and finally he had to go to Liangshan to become an outlaw. In addition,

, Lu Qian was Lin Chong's trusted good brother, but Lu Qian betrayed and betrayed Lin Chong for the sake of high officials and rich salaries,

and helped Gao Yanei seize Lin Chong's wife, helped Gao Qiu frame Lin Chong, and even spared no expense to kill Lin Chong in exchange for

wealth. It is a sad thing to be betrayed and framed by someone you trust very much. Later,

Gao Qiu was caught in Liangshan and Lin Chong could have killed him to relieve his hatred. Because of Sung River's dissuasion, Lin Chong had to

let Gao Qiu go, because Lin Chong was angry and vomited blood and died. A hero who has made great contributions to Liangshan was angry with

, which makes people feel sorry for it. From these aspects, we can see that Lin Chong's life is very unfortunate < P >, and he is the image of a tragic hero.

In short, the image of Lin Chong in Water Margin is different before and after Shangliang Mountain, and his image has a process of development and change

. From the initial weakness, compromise and resignation, to the heroic image of being strong and active against < P > resistance after going up the mountain. At the same time, Lin Chong is also an unfortunate and tragic image in the novel.

Lu Zhishen

Lu Zhishen, who ranks among the highest in the world, is a hero in the world. He has never been anywhere, and he is naked and has no worries. He always fights when he says, scolds when he says, kills when he says, cuts when he says, and never suffers from the slightest falsehood. He never suffers from it himself, nor can he hide others' suffering, and the road is rough. In Yan' an city, three punches killed the town of Kansai, and on Wutai Mountain, he was shirtless and annoyed by Buddha Lohan; Make a scene in the red pine forest, burn the tile official ancient temple, spend the night in Taohua Village, and destroy Zhou Tong's prestige; Pull out weeping willows, splash skin in Tokyo, order wild pig forest to save Lin Chong from danger; Liangshan, Shui Bo, played Juyi Kaige, which is the history of China, and has won eternal fame. A big man, a big man, a hero among heroes, a hero among heroes. Jin Shengtan was ashamed of himself, such as Lu Da's blood gushed out, which made people feel ashamed that he had never contributed to others! Li Zhuowu is full of praise: it's a benevolent man! Homo sapiens! It's brave! It's a saint It's a man of god! It's a bodhisattva! It's Lohan! It's a living Buddha!

"A little light is worth a thousand dollars, and the dharma is vast, giving you a deep name and wisdom." Worship the eminent monk, remember by rubbing his head, and wisdom is a disciple of Buddhism and a person outside the party. However, he didn't obey the precepts, disturbed the rules, went his own way, did not meditate-crossed, snored like thunder, and didn't avoid eating-he also ate wine and meat. People called the monk a bald donkey, and he also called the monk a bald donkey. He took a shit and peed behind the Buddhist temple, smashed King Kong in drunkenness, stirred up the Buddhist temple and made moves. However, "it is the foundation of becoming a Buddha and being an ancestor to do whatever you want." When Zhishen first went to Wutai Mountain, many monks called him ugly, fierce and stubborn, unlike a monk, and could not shave his head. Elder Zhizhen pushed through all the arguments: "This man should go to the Star, and his heart is upright. Although fierce and stubborn at present, the hit is complicated, but it will be clean after a long time, and the result is extraordinary. You are not as good as him. " Zen Buddhism in China is a popular religion, a critical religion and a revolutionary religion. It doesn't stand on words, and it doesn't respect Buddha. My heart is Buddha, and I do it spontaneously. Wisdom is the most Zen spirit, not reading the scriptures, not paying homage to the Buddha, being calm in mind, not thinking about Buddhism, and cutting the wood. It is a lesson of practicing Buddhism and setting fire to kill people. Poem praise of the Water Margin:

Since the beginning of his life, Wan Li has searched for strong men.

with a heavy load on your arm, you are born with a murderous heart.

bully Buddha, drink Guanyin, and quit the sword and Zen stick.

if you don't look at the Buddhist monk, Lu Zhishen is the wine and meat shaman.

it's well-deserved to become a Buddha and be an ancestor.

Wu Song

Ancient heroes seem to have an indissoluble bond with wine, especially those brave men with generous personality. In classical novels, heroes are often expressed by writing wine. Wine shows its unique artistic charm in highlighting the character, deepening the theme and setting off the atmosphere, which has become an important part of the artistic beauty of the works. The wine in "Water Margin" comes alive and is inseparable from the hero. Wine has made the heroes of the Water Margin a hero, and wine is colorful because of the heroes of the Water Margin, which is praised in the history of literature.

among the heroes in water margin, Wu Song should be regarded as the wine hero who steals the most shots. Not long after the appearance, it was a series of drunken beatings, 18 bowls of spirits were drunk, and Jingyanggang hit the tiger with his bare hands; Entrusted by kindness, Happy Lin beat Jiang Menshen drunk; And drunk and bright. The first time was unintentional drunkenness, and it was easy to fight tigers; The second time was to deliberately get drunk and specifically find fault; The third time, it was unreasonable after drinking. All three stories are extremely vivid, especially the first two.

Wu Song is a righteous man who specializes in the rape of the world, and he is a lonely hero. This image has been stirring people's hearts for hundreds of years and is admired by readers. Why can Shi Naian portray this image so vividly? I think the most important artistic means is to use wine as a foil. It can be said that Wu Song is a hero with wine as a foil. Shi Naian used romantic imagination and exaggeration, and with the help of the medium of "wine", he created the heroic image of Wu Song.

Wu Song's killing the tiger is the first in a series of wonderful stories, the so-called "Wu Shi Hui". Through his thrilling life-and-death struggle with the tiger in Jingyanggang, this grass-grass hero emerged, making him show his true colors as a hero before he got involved in sharp and fierce contradictions.

Before Wu Song Jingyanggang beat the tiger, the first sentence when entering the hotel was: "Master, come and eat the wine quickly." With this sentence, you can drink even 18 bowls of wine, you can have the charm of "three bowls can't pass the hills", you can have the fun of going to the hills half drunk and half awake, and you can have the twists and turns of drunkenness ... How many articles are born in one sentence, so Jin Shengtan criticized: "Good wine is the life of Wu Er, and only the first sentence of this opening is like hearing its voice and meeting its people." [1] The climax of the plot is, of course, a tiger fight, which is soul-stirring. However, before this, the author used a lot of space to describe Wu Song's drinking in the hotel. First, a hotel on the ground in yanggu county wrote the five characters "Three bowls can't pass the hillock" on the flag, pointing out the strong and stamina of the wine. A series of dramatic plots are perfunctory, and it is around this liquor called "Touping Xiang", also known as "going out to pour", that the disputes and conflicts between Wu Song and the store have been repeatedly written, adding a lot of charm and interest.

Then, with the help of clever description of drunkenness, the sense of urgency and crisis in the tiger fighting atmosphere is deliberately aggravated. It can be seen from Wu Song's words and deeds that he is in a semi-drunk state. The beauty of the article lies in this half-drunk, half-awake: if Wu Song is drunk into mud, it will surely lead to the evil consequences of tigers eating people. If Wu Song was fully awake, he wouldn't have strayed into the dangerous situation of the forest, and he wouldn't have been scrambling to discount the sentry post, resulting in a situation of fighting tigers with his bare hands, thus showing the strength and courage of a hero. At this point, the author has finally completed the layout of a strong tiger atmosphere through layer-by-layer rendering.

Generally, travelers in the past "can't pass through three bowls", while Wu Song ate eighteen bowls at once "but never got drunk". Pour wine several times, and write Wu Song's applause for three times: "This wine is full of strength!" "Good wine!" "Good wine at the end!" At first glance, it seems that there is no distinction between primary and secondary, and the weight is reversed. However, this is the genius of the author: writing about wine means writing about Wu Song, and writing about eating wine means writing about killing tigers. Heroes praise good wine, and good wine sets off heroes. Just through his capacity for drinking and eating, a tiger hero who is generous and competitive has stood in front of us.

wine makes a hero brave, and it adds heroic power. Drinking and killing tigers are closely linked and inseparable, and become an organic whole. If you delete the description of drinking, Wu Song's fight against the tiger will be greatly reduced, even incredible, and the characters will never be as fleshy and real as they are now.

The twenty-ninth chapter "Wu Song Drunk Jiang Menshen" is one of the most wonderful chapters in the book. The brilliance lies in the vivid description of details, the vivid expression of the personality, manner and temperament of the characters, and the vivid disclosure of the psychological activities of the characters. For example, it describes the dialogue between Wu Song and Mercy, which is full of confidence and optimism, but with a humorous and relaxed atmosphere; Describe the twists and turns and suspense of "nothing but hope"; Describe Wu Song's witty and funny teasing ... All these are vivid manifestations of the personality temperament of the characters, with more than 5,111 words, accounting for more than 91% of the length of this reply. The real word "hit" is only about 311 words. Although the description of "Da" is also very successful, the art of "Da" will be eclipsed if the previous bedding and rendering are removed. So the key word for "drunken beating Jiang Menshen" is not "beating", but "drunk".

The story of drunken beating Jiang Menshen and seizing the Happy Forest shows that Wu Song is brave and resourceful, which not only shows that he used wine to make a show of himself, but also shows that he was crude and meticulous, and he didn't start to fight with his opponent until he saw his appearance and surrounding environment clearly.

To call Jiang Menshen, Wu Song only asks one thing: "I can't wait for three things", that is, after leaving the city, you must treat me to three bowls of wine every time you meet a hotel, otherwise, "I can't wait for my son". After Wu Song taught Jiang Menshen a lesson, he invited all the high neighbors to celebrate and ate until he was drunk.

In the process of drinking, Shi Naian used ink as a splash, and through layers of bedding, he borrowed a bloody man who was "eight feet long and handsome" and a Jianghu hero Wu Song who was "full of strength".