Chapter 6 Chapter 4 Social Theory

There must be reasons for a novel to be accepted by the masses.In recent years, the new-style righteous gentlemen have spoken out loudly against the novels of gods and monsters, treating them as scourges, and they must be put to death and then quickly.As for the authors of ghost novels (including comic strips), apart from burying their heads in their work, they have a completely non-resistance attitude, and no one dares to argue.Thinking about it without thinking, under such an absolute disadvantage, the gods and monsters should have been defeated long ago and disappeared without a foothold; Novels are widely popular, but the power becomes more and more arrogant?In the meantime, there are inevitable reasons that cooperate with the social psychology. The new-style Wei Daojun regards the result as the cause, attacks the "already" and ignores the "why", so it fails.It can be said that ghost novels emerged as the times require under the real social conditions. First there is such a deformed society, and then there are such deformed novels; if there is no such a society suitable for the survival of ghost novels, ghost novels will be There is no way to produce it, so how can it become popular?

So far, regardless of the region's East and West, the political system of democracy and dictatorship, and the general form of human society, they are all unfair and unreasonable. Human-to-human bullying, oppression, and killing all occur at a certain level. Under such circumstances, it becomes a matter of course and irresistible; therefore, although there is a long distance between rich and poor, work and rest, the surface of society can often be peaceful.Although there have been many revolutionaries in history, they did not hesitate to make any sacrifices to make this abnormal phenomenon normal and achieve the most ideal and noble society; however, there is still a considerable distance from the goal of success.

Why can't an ideal happy society be established?This is the same as the philosophy often quoted in novels of gods and monsters: "The height of the Tao is one foot, and the height of the devil is one foot." Why can't Tao overcome demons?Righteousness will eventually defeat evil spirits, but the time has not yet come, so what's the use of worrying?Before human beings are destroyed, human society will one day reach a normal state: no bullying, only respect, no oppression, only support, no killing, only love.Unless human beings are destroyed halfway, then evil and good will perish together, and there is nothing to say.

However, in the middle of reaching the state of success, human beings still have to seek temporary ways to stabilize society.The foundation of this method is not based on the truth; because the power of the truth is not enough to maintain this situation.So I can only let go of the original and chase the future, and accommodate the facts. How to accommodate the facts? It's just fighting poison with poison!The motive may be pure, and the result is not in the way of "magic suppression".Otherwise, it is not possible to want to be contented for a while.There are some unavoidable difficulties in this, but objectively, magic is always magic, and it is impossible to use magic as the way.Because it is still the effect of magic, the social status quo has gone through a certain period of well-off situation, and there will often be turmoil for a certain period of time.As a result, under the struggle of "success is the king, and defeat is the bandit", the well-off situation has been restored.If the problem is really solved completely, then people would love each other so much that there is no need to fight and burn. The atomic bomb is a waste, and it is no longer worthy of the fuss among the international community.

In the well-off situation, some people live in high-rise buildings, some people live in thatched huts; some people eat delicacies from mountains and seas, some gnaw bark and grass roots; Some people have three wives, four concubines, five wives and six concubines, some people can't even find half a wife; do.Why has this strange status quo become the norm in society one by one, almost as a matter of course?On the bright side, there are unavoidable difficulties in this. If this temporary well-off situation is not maintained, human beings will be in an endless cycle of suicide and revenge, except for destruction, which will never end; magic must be used to suppress it. For a while, then gradually reform, gradually improve, and gradually transform from the control of magic to the realm of integrity, sincerity and innocence, so that the strange phenomenon will be eliminated.On the negative side, this is a cannibal order and cannibal technology suppressed by magic.He is only allowed to eat you, and you are not allowed not to give him food. If he comes to eat you, you should be welcome to be eaten.The big ones eat the middle ones, the middle ones eat the small ones, the small ones use the power of the big ones to eat the middle ones, and the middle ones use the small sacrifices to eat the big ones.Although it is ever-changing, the principles and appearance of its eating are still well-organized and in good order.This kind of hierarchy and order makes the appearance of society a well-off situation.

After peeling off the outer skin of the well-off situation, the inner quality is a spectacle of evil and demons dancing wildly.Those demons are different from the demons described in the novel by Huanzhu Zhuzhuzhu, but they are very similar in nature, and their magic is powerful, not necessarily weaker than the green-robed patriarch and the poisonous hand Moshi. From this perspective to observe the truth of the inner layer of society, and then turn to read the content of the novels of Huanzhu Loulou's monsters, there is a mutual agreement: there are all kinds of monsters in society, which is equal to the variety of monsters and monsters in novels .Without thinking about it: the society is not gods and monsters, but the novels are gods and monsters; if you think about it, then in reverse: the novels are not gods and monsters, society is the gods and monsters, and it is omnipotent .

The above mentioned that Huanzhu Louzhu's novels of ghosts and ghosts have something to do with the social formation, that is to say, the reason why his novels can thrive and grow on the basis of this society. Then, why does a certain part of the public welcome his novels so much?I think his works are adapted to the psychology of this part of the people. First, in a society where the Dao is one foot high and the devil is one foot high, many people are controlled by magic themselves; at the same time, in order to survive and "strive to the top", it is necessary to impose magic on people.The demons come and go with each other, and they are everywhere, and it becomes natural to get used to it.Magic is not only manifested in action, but also affects the mind.This kind of acquired experience has almost become an innate nature.In terms of consciousness, it can be said that it is already connected with ghost novels.Reading novels of gods and monsters has become close to sex.It caters to, not deviates from.Be ordinary, not special.

Second, although everyone is living a life of using magic to respond to magic, those who give to others take it for granted, and they do not feel that it hinders others, but those who receive from others feel pain.Therefore, except for a few people, most people are prone to feel dissatisfied with reality.When it comes to hatred, it's best to kill him like Zhang Xianzhong to vent his anger.Of course, it is not so convenient in fact, so I have to endure it myself.Seeing decent sword immortals killing demons in ghost novels, no matter how powerful the demons are, the result is a disastrous defeat; he took his position as a representative of decent sword immortals, and regarded the displeased characters as demons and monsters.The sword fairy kills demons, it is very enjoyable to watch, and one can get a kind of satisfaction like painting cakes to satisfy one's hunger and wishing for plums to quench one's thirst.

Third, because you are dissatisfied with reality, you are tired of reality. It is best to escape into another world and change the air.The stories of those novels made up of real world events are in the range of boring.Only novels of gods and monsters are lies that have escaped this barrier.At least, in the book, one can smell a smell that is quite far from reality.This smell made him feel comforted when he was in a trance. Fourth, due to the complexity of social relations in reality, the morality, law and ethics between good and evil become problems that need to be solved, and those who often "tangle with each other" are often entangled, and even say that the public is right, and the woman is right. .It is reasonable to be patriotic, and some people say that it is justified to be traitorous;All these kinds, and so on.Therefore, if you become a political enemy, and political commentators on both sides create public opinion, everyone is plausible.As for friends who are involved in lawsuits, when you hire a lawyer to defend, it is more like China's Six Laws Complete Book, which contains at least twelve laws.This is not the case in ghost novels. Good is good, and evil is evil. Good people must be kind and friendly, and evil people must be hard to hide. The responsibility of a good person is to kill the wicked, and the duty of the wicked is to be killed.Except for the interesting twists and turns in the novel, there is no need to spend too much time studying the issues of good and evil.Many people are exhausted from dealing with the society, and the more they watch the sword fairy kill the demon, the more refreshing they become.

Fifth, curiosity is the nature of human beings. It goes without saying that the first characteristic of ghost novels is strangeness.At the same time, self-deception is also the specialty of human beings, who mistakenly deceive the common people, thinking that all families are born with Buddhas, and old women with nine monsters and eighteen monsters, thinking that they are beautiful and praised by others.To say that those people do not understand at all, and it is not inevitable that they commit crimes knowingly, is not unpleasant.It's the same as reading ghost novels. Do they all read ghost novels as textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education?This is not so dull!Out of a hundred people, at least ninety-nine people know that it is just a series of lies.But it's interesting to watch at first glance, and even more interesting to watch again, so that you can't put it down, and you can't stop watching it.This is the reason for adapting to the needs of psychological self-deception.Self-deception is a ridiculous effect psychologically, but in today’s world, sometimes it’s okay to deceive yourself. When you get confused and confused, if you understand too much, it’s too painful.

Now it's time to talk about returning the pearl to the landlord.His technique of grasping readers is similar to that mentioned above. First, because of readers' dissatisfaction with reality, he believed in the Buddhist thought with the strongest color of birth, and evolved into the supreme authority figure in the novel.Everywhere expresses the boundless and inconceivable power of Buddhism, and everywhere regards detachment from reincarnation as the destination of supreme happiness in life. Second, because of the reader's thought of being out of the world, it is just that he is afraid and tired of the reality, not that he wants to renounce the world and is willing to do asceticism; in other words, he just wants to escape, not to give up.So he is also willing to wronged Buddhist saints to participate in the killing.At the same time, with Taoism's freedom and ease, many so-called scattered immortals have been created, who have no ambition to ascend to heaven, and travel freely in overseas corners, mountains and waters. Third, because his readers are all secular people after all, he is still most influenced by Confucianism in terms of ethics, so in his novels, no matter whether it is Buddha, immortal, demon or demon, he uses Confucianism Morality is morality. Fourth, because of the sufferings that readers have experienced in today's world, the pain is unreasonable. Those Buddhists' compassion for all living beings, Taoism's innocence and inaction, and Confucianism's kingly way of giving kings to Yao and Shun are not aggressive enough. He did not hesitate to rape Shi Ying, Li Er, and Kong Qiu. No matter what kind of saints they belonged to in terms of morality, they were asked to fight against each other under the magic weapon of flying swords, and they all became grand historians. Characters in the biographies of rangers. Like this, it is diverse in thought, but it is varied and bizarre in the storytelling of the novel.To say that he has no grounds seems to have some grounds; to say that he has grounds makes it impossible to determine his central point.If you don't want to bother him, of course you can use the four characters of envy and hatred.No matter how dangerous and frightening the process is, all evil characters must be slaughtered if they don't return to the right way, and the readers will never be disappointed.And the method adopted is as straightforward as: "If you are not good, I will kill you".Go to the yamen to file a complaint and ask the elders to redress their grievances. The "spirit of the rule of law" will never permeate the novels of Huanzhuzhuzhu.Since the fall of North China, he was arrested by the Japanese Constitution, prepared for hardships and perils, and was not moved by coercion or temptation.He wrote Jiangnan in March after the recovery, and he never talked about politics. I think he was very disappointed with the political situation and the inside story of the officialdom, right?