扈三娘沉默形象的艺术价值

The Artistic Value of Hu Sanniang’s Silence

在《水浒传》评论中,对女英雄扈三娘形象贬多褒少,对其艺术价值挖掘不够。其实,扈三娘形象不仅强化、突出了宋江忠义思想,具有深刻的历史文化认识价值,在《水浒传》的组织架构上还起到协调、照应作用,更好地衬托、拱卫了核心人物宋江,而且,扈三娘与丈夫王英所形成的巨大反差,增强了特有的悲喜交集的艺术张力效果。

Among the reviews on The Water Margin, heroine Hu Sanniang was criticized more than praised, and its artistic value was not excavated enough. In fact, the image of Hu Sanniang not only strengthened and highlighted Song Jiang’s loyalty thought, but also had a profound historical and cultural understanding value. It also played a coordinating and caring role in the text-structure of The Water Margin, better foiled and guarded the core figure of Song Jiang. Moreover, the sharp contrast between Hu Sanniang and her husband Wang Ying had enhanced the unique artistic tension effect of mixed sadness and happiness.