从市井到官场的角色转换——西门庆形象再论

The Image of Ximen Qing Revisited: From a Street Villain to an Official

《金瓶梅》中的西门庆是一个极具时代特色和认识价值的人物形象。他在短时间内由一个阒然无名的“市井棍徒”,摇身变为手眼通天、声势显赫的掌刑千户,金银贿赂自然是其官运亨通的主因。同时,我们也注意到:西门庆进入官场之后,有意识地在生活方式和言行举止上向仕宦阶层靠拢,以求获得官僚集团的认同,最终完成了由市井到官场的角色转换。

Ximen Qing in Jin Ping Mei is an image of epochal character worth recognizing, who turned from an obscure street villain to a powerful official in a very short time. He was quickly promoted, of course, mainly by means of bribing, but it is also noticeable that after worming into the officialdom he intentionally strived to change his life style, speech and behavior to gain the approbation of the bureaucrat group and, finally, managed to accomplish his role conversion.