论《歧路灯》的“大团圆”结局

ON "THE HAPPY ENDING" IN"LAMP AT THE CROSSROADS"

宋以后的戏曲小说中,普遍存在着“大团圆”结局模式。对此现象,人们一般都持贬斥态度。同样,小说《歧路灯》的“大团圆”结局也遭到大多数论者的否定。然而从李绿园的文学观、创作目的、生平际遇以及小说的行文逻辑等方面来看,这样的结局应该是作者有意为之并苦心经营的,具有其必然性和合理性。

There exists universally a happy ending in opera novels after Song Dynasty. As to this, people generally hold a negative attitude. Likewise, the happy ending in Lamp at the Crossroads is negated by a majority of critics. However, considering Li Lv-yuan＇ s literary view, his goal of writing , his life and experiences and the logic in his writing, such an ending should be what he intended to create and is therefore natural and rational.