The appearance is as rough as a bison, the eyes are as bright as fire, the hair is like a flame, and the body is as black as black carbon. Li Kui's bravery and fearlessness are like a sharp axe, splitting the land of Shenzhou.
Even in the midst of many praises, the author Bao Pengshan also gave an in-depth interpretation of Li Kui with a unique vision.
Bao Pengshan used easy-to-understand language and his own unique insights in "New Water Margin" to deeply analyze the character characteristics of Liangshan's heroes. He connects the problems and decisions encountered by the heroes of Liangshan with real life, so that ordinary readers can also understand and feel the spiritual world of these heroes.
In Professor Bao Pengshan's program, his evaluation of Li Kui caused heated discussions. He said that Li Kui's appearance is not only a social tragedy, but also a revelation for mankind. This sentence challenges people's established perception of Li Kui, who is not only a representative reckless figure among the heroes of Liangshan, but also has a deeply jealous and hateful character, which makes people respect him.
However, Li Kui's image is not entirely positive, and his atrocities in dealing with Yin Tianxi are heart-wrenching. When Bao Pengshan saw this scene, he could only feel sad.
Therefore, we should look at historical figures holistically, appreciating both their strengths and their weaknesses, because there are two sides to everything.
For the role of Li Kui, some people often say that he is rich and noble, poor and lowly, mighty and unyielding, and can be called a big husband. However, we often only see the jealous side of him, but ignore the other side of him, which is also a murderous villain.
Although he killed many bad people, he killed many innocent people by mistake because of his reckless actions. Professor Bao Pengshan once conducted an in-depth analysis of Li Kui's murderous behavior, and summed up his six major murder characteristics: first, he started quickly, second, he killed a huge number of people, third, he killed those who stood in my way, fourth, he killed innocents indiscriminately, fifth, he had no guilt for his actions, and sixth, his methods were extremely cruel.
In the eyes of modern society, Li Kui may be classified as *** personality**. However, in the context of that particular era, he miraculously became a hero, which is a true portrayal of social tragedy.
Without Li Kui's spirit of resistance, we may have to choose to suffer silently when facing the misfortunes in life. Perhaps it is precisely because we have endured too much in modern life that we have deep envy and admiration for heroes like Li Kui.
Therefore, Li Kui is a hero in the context of a unique era, who rebels against power and injustice in the most direct way. Among the heroes of Liangshan, he is one of the very few who insists on himself and is not affected by power, money, and the evaluation of others.
This is both his biggest flaw and the reason why readers are fascinated by it.
Chai Jin's Danshu iron coupon represents the authority of the society; Yin Tianxi's brother-in-law is the embodiment of power; And Li Kui is holding a big axe, I will kill you if you bully, this is a manifestation of violence.
In the long river of history, whenever the emperor is incompetent and the people's life is difficult, it is often difficult to avoid. Yin Tianxi was not afraid of the Danshu iron coupon that Chai entered the house, which shows that the power at that time had surpassed the authority of the state.
Although the emperor is high, the ministers in the court are the real controllers. And Li Kui's killing of Yin Tianxi symbolizes the only choice of ordinary people in the dark society, which is to riot.
Ordinary people who are powerless and powerless usually have only two choices in the face of the dark society, either continue to endure and be manipulated by the powerful; Or rise up like Li Kui and use violence to eliminate the power.
However, Li Kui eventually died from the poisoned wine given to him by Song Jiang, which marked the last hope in the hearts of the people.
Li Kui's image is not just a person, but a reflection of a type of person in that dark society. They struggled under the reign of darkness, but they resisted. At the same time, they were also seen as brutal murderers in the eyes of the imperial court.
Although their failure is inevitable, it is also a reality that readers are unwilling to accept.
"Water Margin" does not simply promote the spirit of resistance, but through Li Kui's analysis, it reveals the darkness of the society in the Northern Song Dynasty and the tragic side of the heroes of Liangshan. What Shi Nai'an wants to show his readers is much more than that, what he wants to present is a deeper human nature and social phenomenon.
Therefore, the true connotation of the book is not limited to positive endings, but makes people think deeply about the complexity of human nature and social injustice.
In Shi Nai'an's pen, the characters in the Water Margin are plump and three-dimensional, but their negative characteristics are often more prominent. Li Kui showed a reckless and violent side from the beginning, he was Song Jiang's right-hand man, but he was almost used as a sharp blade.
And Song Jiang's superficial understanding of righteousness is not real, he is actually a power-hungry official who seeks gray income every day. If the power in his hands was large enough, he would not have behaved much better than the court ministers at the time.
When power overrides the law, the law becomes a blank check. When society loses rules and order, it needs unreasonable people like Li Kui to appear.
When a murderer can be regarded as a hero, it is enough to see the absurdity and chaos of the Northern Song Dynasty society.