Chapter 11 heroic nature

Jin Yong's novels all have a male protagonist, of course, there are exceptions, there are several male protagonists. Every hero shows some kind of ideal.However, from the first to the last, Jin Yong's "ideal" has shown a drastic change, from which we can appreciate his examination and in-depth study of human nature and history. Among them, Chen Jialuo, who was born in a scholarly family, and has been practicing martial arts with masters since he was a child, has both civil and military skills, excellent talent and appearance, no doubt in terms of objective conditions, he can be called a typical prince charming.Chen Jialuo has a strong sense of nationalism. His so-called ambition and great ambition are to seize the Manchus. His whole life seems to revolve around this matter.In order to accomplish this mission, he has a very strong idea of ​​"sacrificing the small self to complete the big self", and believes that a man should put his family and country first.In order to accomplish the so-called "great cause", he even sent his beloved Princess Xiangxiang to please Qianlong. This kind of "feat" is really unflattering.

After Yuan Chengzhi was a famous general, he was born noble, talented and intelligent, and was guided by a stranger, and achieved superhuman martial arts.He likes to pretend to be wise and foolish, and strikes later.In this character, Jin Yong wrote about his fragile side.This is an improvement over Chen Jialuo, who has noticed that heroes don't have to be perfect.Yuan Chengzhi liked Wen Qingqing, which made Ni Kuang very puzzled. He said: "A woman like Wen Qingqing, if she sees a woman like Wen Qingqing, if she sees her and runs away without turning her head, she will be in great trouble." Therefore, in his opinion, Yuan Chengzhi can only be regarded as a middle and low figure .

Immediately afterwards, the Hu family and his son appeared in Yuzhong. At this time, Jin Yong broke through himself again, and wrote the protagonist from a positive character to a gray character, which is more intriguing.Both father and son are people who only use behavior to prove their own personality.Hu Yidao is so heroic and unsurpassed that there are few comparisons.He and Miao Renfeng fight for life and death, but also cherish each other, which can really be passed down through the ages.Hu Fei's behavior is elusive, very mysterious.His martial arts, relying on his family's swordsmanship, is continuous self-study, through hard training, and he has become a generation of masters.Like his father, he disregards the secular environment, is arrogant and confident, and would rather give up than give in.

It is one of Jin Yong's most popular novels, and the protagonist Guo Jing is also deeply loved by ordinary Chinese readers.He is kind, loyal, brave, diligent and hardworking, and has practiced excellent martial arts.In his life, there are almost no shortcomings. He is a gentleman, and he can even be said to be a "sage": he is filial to his parents, loyal to the country, chaste to love, righteous to friends, and loving to his children.He is not only a martial arts hero, but also devoted himself to serving the country and defending the country. He is a typical "great man of chivalry".

Yang Guo in the movie seems to be in contrast to Guo Jing.His name was chosen by Guo Jing, which meant to change his past, because his father Yang Kang was not a good person.In Yang Guo, there is a solitary spirit of freedom, and his life is full of resistance.He spent his childhood and adolescence in an extremely indifferent environment. He didn't know what human warmth is until he met Grandma Sun.He has been working hand in hand with Xiaolongnv to resist the pressure and staged a shocking love affair. After Yang Guo, it was Zhang Wuji and Linghu Chong, each of whom became more tragic, and each of them showed a more rough life experience.Zhang Wuji is the son of a descendant of Wudang, so he should be said to be an ordinary person.He witnessed both his parents committing suicide and became an orphan.Linghu Chong's life experience was even more miserable, he had no father or mother, and had no relatives since he was a child.These two people have acquired extraordinary martial arts from ordinary martial arts through encounters, and they are often on the verge of death, or fall into emotional crisis, struggling to survive.Compared with the previous novels, the hero's aura of invincibility and invincibility has been weakened a lot.

In the end, Jin Yong simply reduced the actor's status to a "son of a bitch" little bastard.Wei Xiaobao grew up in a brothel, of course what he was exposed to was not benevolence, righteousness and morality, but the cunning, treachery, lust and so on of street thugs.However, this ignorant, incompetent little treasure, from the emperor to the rebels, all called him brothers and sisters, and the relationship couldn't be better, and those beauties threw themselves into their arms one by one.I really don't know which life's blessings this kid has cultivated, and what skills he has developed.

Generally speaking, the status of the male protagonists in Jin Yong's works is getting lower and lower, and his martial arts are getting worse and worse, until he has no martial arts at all. Is this related to Jin Yong's perception of life?Let us look at Jin Yong's own statement: "This is probably a little influenced by Chinese philosophy. Ancient Chinese philosophers all believed that the highest state of life is to forget, no one is united, and people and things are integrated into one. The so-called governance by doing nothing is actually this ideal. One of the realms. This is a very cute realm, so when writing martial arts novels, I naturally hope that the protagonist’s martial arts will also be like this."

Therefore, these people's martial arts are naturally becoming more and more ordinary, their heroic qualities are becoming weaker and weaker, and their fate is becoming more and more frustrated. Among the male protagonists in Jin Yong's works, Chen Jialuo is gentle on the outside, but depressed on the inside; Qiao Feng is heroic, but incomprehensible; Zhang Wuji is easy-going, Xu Zhu is rigid, Wei Xiaobao is cunning; only Yang Guo is handsome, and only Duan Yu is handsome.But Duan Yu's chicness lies in his ignorance of world affairs, he is a person born in the world, not a son of troubled times.In Yang Guo's early days, he never forgot his father's feud, and was scheming everywhere, but he was not necessarily suave and upright.When it comes to the beauty of the shape, it is not as good as Ding Chunmi's fairy posture with fluttering sleeves and a childlike face with white hair, nor is it as good as the monk Jiumozhi with a dignified appearance and dignified appearance.But these male protagonists always have a temperament that makes people feel kind, admired, and willing to approach.This kind of temperament makes readers unexpectedly resonate, feel that the protagonist is approachable, like a friend, and even accepts all the unreasonable plots in the novel.

These male protagonists are all heroes.Even Wei Xiaobao, you don't need to like him, but you have to admit that this kid has done a "great cause" that can only be done by a "hero". But who is the best? In Ni Kuang's works, only Yang Guo, Linghu Chong, Qiao Feng, and Wei Xiaobao are called "excellent figures".But others think that Yang Guo is not a hero, Linghu Chong is self-pitying and self-harming, and he has no heroic spirit. As for Wei Xiaobao, he is full of hooligan habits, so how can he be called a hero.The one who didn't have much controversy was Qiao Feng.

Qiao Feng appears in the novel as follows: Qiao Feng's experience is extremely tragic, and he is the most prominent tragic character in Jin Yong's novels.Let's look at Ni Kuang's admiration for him: "In terms of heroism, lightness in action, and openness of mind, only Qiao Feng is the only one. Qiao Feng can be called a dragon among men, and he is completely different from Guo Jing. Guo Jing is perfect, but it seems It looks like a dummy; Qiao Feng is perfect, looking around, he is always a big man, right in front of you." But it is this Qiao Feng who "has martial arts, integrity, and invincibility in the world, and he will inevitably end up on the path of tragedy because of his admirable and beloved personality." (Shen Junshan's language)

Jin Yong's writing of Qiao Feng seems to have completely got rid of the narrow ethnic consciousness centered on the Han nationality.Qiao Feng is a Khitan, but he is an upright hero.Human character has nothing to do with race. There are gentlemen and villains in the Han nationality, and the same is true among foreign races.If the Han emperor is fatuous and incompetent, should we support him just because he is Han? Jin Yong said that his favorite male protagonists are Yang Guo and Qiao Feng, and he has the most sympathy for them. So, who was the first big hero?Probably every reader will have his (her) own person in mind Jin Yong has written so many heroes and heroes of all kinds, with thousands of people and faces, but after careful consideration, one can still see a little formula and a little way. Jin Yong said that the characters he likes to write most are those who are indomitable under difficult circumstances, endure humiliation, overcome all difficulties, and continue to struggle.Because this is exactly the image of us Chinese.Therefore, no matter what their appearance or background, these male protagonists are generally benevolent in nature, or arrogant and passionate.And the most important thing is that they are all living in the midst of many cracks and conflicts, neither left nor right. They have suffered humiliation but they can maintain their beliefs and dignity. Of course Qiao Feng is a typical example. He is from the Liao Dynasty but was raised by the Han people. The love of blood and the grace of upbringing cannot be discarded. But in the cruel struggle between the two nations, how can he balance his emotions? It can only end with suicide. Zhang Wuji's background is even more a symbol. His father is a member of Wudang sect, recognized as decent, while his mother is the daughter of a cult leader, recognized as an evil sect.He went through a painful journey, and got a relatively happy ending, and finally resolved the grievances between the two parties. Guo Jing also had a similar predicament, almost the same as Qiao Feng. Genghis Khan had favored him and wanted him to submit to the Yuan Dynasty, even threatening his mother's life.But Guo Jing had fewer conflicts in his heart. He quickly put the national justice first and got rid of the entanglement of personal grievances. Wei Xiaobao was also caught in a trap, but this kid had everything from one source to another, and he was slick in all directions.What is thought-provoking is that he was also depressed in the end, preferring to hide on a deserted island. Others like Yang Guo and Linghu Chong survived in this dilemma.All kinds of contradictions in life are fully reflected in these male protagonists, often making people feel the helplessness and embarrassment, distress and bitterness of life. In addition, these male protagonists always go through hardships, often face death catastrophe, and kill themselves in catastrophe, but in the end they can save themselves from danger. Guo Jing was almost killed by a copper corpse and an iron corpse since he was a child. Soon after his debut, he was hunted down many times and narrowly escaped death.As soon as Yang Guo appeared on the stage, he was poisoned by Li Mochou's silver needle, and later he was poisoned by the love flower, so he was forced to eat the heartbroken grass.When Zhang Wuji was still a child, he was slapped by the elders Xuanming and almost died, and he was shrouded in the shadow of death for a long time.Linghu Chong rescued Yilin, who was seriously injured and almost died. Later, he was injured by the chaotic zhenqi, humming Qingqing all the way, and half of his life was lost. These heroes, before they became famous, were all unlucky and rough.Jin Yong probably understands the true meaning of Old Master Meng: "Heaven will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, and they must first suffer from their hearts and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skins". There is also a stylized treatment, that is, the male protagonist will inevitably meet strange things and people inexplicably, or obtain peerless martial arts inexplicably. Guo Jing was recruited as a disciple by the Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River, and was favored by Hong Qigong, and he also formed a long-term friendship with Zhou Botong.Hu Fei first met Zhao Banshan, and then fought against Miao Renfeng.After Yuan Chengzhi got Mu Renqing as his teacher, he met Taoist Mu Sang again and got the legacy of the Golden Snake.Linghu Chong first obtained the true inheritance of the swordsmanship of the senior master Feng Qingyang, and later obtained the unrivaled internal strength of letting me do it under incredible circumstances.Duan Yu, a bastard who didn't know any martial arts at all, also met some kind of "Sister Immortal" in the cave for no reason.Originally, Xu Zhu was only a young monk, he was still doing odd jobs, but he has become the world's number one genius doctor and first-class martial arts master, the son-in-law of a great country.The same is true for Xiao Ming Huashi Potian, who was first taught his internal skills by Xie Yanke in a daze, and finally deciphered the peerless martial arts on Xia Ke Island in a daze, and became the first person in the martial arts world.As for Yang Guo, he was even more amazing. He first met the hero Guo Jing, and then Dongxie, Xidu, Nandi, Beibei, and even the old naughty boys had unusual relationships with him.Of course, Wei Xiaobao is the one who encounters noble people with the most strange things. These adventures constitute the main line of Jin Yong's novels, which are full of legends and vivid and complex plots. These male protagonists also have one thing in common, that is, they have good love luck.Generally speaking, every hero has more than two beauties who are in love with each other.From Guo Jing to Wei Xiaobao, their trouble is not that they cannot get the love of women, but how to get rid of these annoying loves. These plots make the male readers feel elated and overjoyed, as if daydreams come true.But some female readers, especially feminists, disagree: Are we women so cheap?Of course this has nothing to do with being cheap or not.However, it is worth discussing why Jin Yong treats the male protagonist's love model like this, always beauties love heroes, instead of heroes saving beauties and chasing beauties. Lin Yanni, a talented girl from Hong Kong, once wrote an amazing article titled "Usage of Actors in Jin Yong's Martial Arts Novels", in which she judged Jin Yong's male heroes from a female perspective, and she has a different opinion: