论宋江的人生悲剧

On Song Jiang’s Life Tragedy

纵观《水浒传》中关于宋江的描写,似褒实贬。作者在正面塑造宋江"一心只向朝廷"的忠臣义士面貌的同时,也总是不忘背面敷粉,把他不忠、不孝、不义的一面以影子的方式涂写出来。宋江性格中有好奇冒险、谋求利益最大化的因素存在。他受儒家文化的浸染,同时也用儒家文化来谋求最大利益。既是儒家文化的信徒,又是儒家文化的叛徒。人生悲剧难以避免。

On the whole,the description of Song Jiang in The Water Margin seemed to praise but actually depreciate.While positively shaping Song Jiang’s loyalty to the imperial court,the author also wrote about his unfaithfulness,un-filial and unjust side in a shadow way.There were curious and adventurous factors in Song’s character,and he was influenced by Confucian thought and used it to seek maximum interests as well.He was not only a believer,but also a traitor to Confucian culture,and his life tragedy was inevitable.