宋江父亲和兄弟的形象与《水浒传》中的社会理想

The Images and the Social Ideals of Song Jiang’s Father and Brother in The Water Margin

《水浒传》一书,被普遍认为揭露了帝制中国的社会矛盾,对于种种道德困境进行了深刻的探寻。宋太公和宋清作为宋江的父亲和兄弟,是被有意创作出来的价值的“参照系”,其功能在于使宋江的形象变得更加显明,并对他构成了潜在的质疑与挑战。其中,宋太公代表了家庭的权威和“孝”的价值观,可被视为帝制时期的主流价值的化身与寄托,对于宋江的人生选择产生了深远的影响。宋清则代表了一种不同的为人处世的方法和孝道,与宋江形成了鲜明对比。因此,对于宋太公和宋清形象的分析,对于理解小说中的矛盾以及宋江这个人物的人格、心理及其所处的价值困境是很有帮助的。

The Water Margin is generally considered as having revealed the social contradictions of old imperial China and explored various moral dilemmas deeply.Song Taigong and Song Qing,Song Jiang’s father and brother,were deliberately created as frames of reference in order to make Song Jiang’s image more apparent,and potentially questioned and challenged.Song Taigong represented the authority of the family and the value of filial piety,and could be seen as the embodiment of the dominant values and projection of old imperial China,his existence had profoundly influenced Song Jiang’s choice of life.Song Qing represented a different way of life which was in sharp contrast to that of Song Jiang.Therefore,the analysis of the images of Song Taigong and Song Qing is very helpful to the understanding of the contradictions in the novel,the psyche and personality of Song Jiang as well as the dilemma of values faced by him.