《绿野仙踪》中的金钟儿故事及其意义

The Story of Jin Zhong'er in Lvxiexianzhong and its Significance

妓女金钟儿的故事是《绿野仙踪》世情描写的精彩部分之一。作者讲述了金钟儿从良的心路历程以及她与温如玉的爱情悲剧。金钟儿的从良情节有着对以往小说的模仿,但又有作者李百川的个性化创造,这个故事使金钟儿形象更加丰满,也使故事更具真实性。金钟儿故事不仅推动了温如玉修仙故事的情节发展,此故事所连带出来的帮闲、小人形象,也使这部小说的世情描写更加深刻。

The story of the prostitute Jin Zhong＇er is the most marvelous part of the description of the ways of the world, telling in detail her mentality of parting with her indecent career and her tragic love story with Wen Ruyu. There is some imitation of the previous novels in terms of the plot of her departing with her indecent career and also some peculiar creation of the author Li Baichuan. This story makes her image more lively and the plot truer to life. Jin Zhong＇er story is facilitative to the plot development of Wen Ruyu＇s cultivation to be immortal, and the hacks and villains in the story make more profound the description of the ways of the world.