Study On The Evolution Of The Image Of Lin Chong In Water Margin

The stories of heroes in Liangshan gradually spread widely among the people after the uprising of Song Jiang at the end of the northern Song Dynasty.Before the Water Margin became a book,Lin Chong was only an insignificant role in the Water Margin.It was the Water Margin that shaped Lin Chong into a flesh-and-blood figure,brave and resourceful,with a soft exterior and a firm interior.The silence he endured at the beginning turned into his later active resistance,making him a well-known and unique hero.Lin Chong's image has rich ideological connotation,which is reflected in the practice of the spirit of loyalty and righteousness,the pursuit of human nature,the ideal of the world,and the social reality reflected by being driven to the top of the mountain.Lin Chong is one of the most successful artistic images created by the author in the Water Margin,which is very outstanding in the whole story of Water Margin.This is attributed to the author's superb characterization,which creates a real three-dimensional,plump and vivid image of Lin Chong from aspects of appearance,language,action,psychology and personality.Since then,writers of different times have been guided by different historical backgrounds,aesthetic concepts and value orientations,either continuing,transforming or reendowed with the image of Lin Chong.Lin Chong has been active in the Water Margin legends and Water Margin continuation books of later generations,and his charm has been fully displayed.