What is the concept of love in Jin Yong’s martial arts novels?

1. A view of love based on emotion.

Whether the love in Jin Yong's novels is triangular or polygonal, although the stories are about feudal society, they are basically based on modern emotions. The most typical one is the love between Zhang Wuji and the four women in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword". Zhang Wuji is a person who attaches great importance to emotions. In his experience, he had a chivalrous relationship with his cousin Yin Li, which was essentially a kind of commitment and responsibility; the compassion with Xiao Zhao was actually a relationship of love and care. There are many separations; the affection with Zhou Zhiruo is mainly a kind of companionship and gratitude; the love with Zhao Min reflects the characteristics of love that are in harmony with each other and full of emotions. Because he writes about all kinds of love, mainly about love, it is very real and touching.

2. The concept of love that has withstood various tests

The love of lovers in Jin Yong's works has been tortured and tested many times. Some face the temptation of glory and wealth: Guo Jing, for example, if he marries Princess Hua Zheng, he can be the consort of Mongolia, and how glorious and wealthy he will be. However, in the face of love, he gave up. Some of them gave up what they had, such as Zhao Min. She was willing to give up her status as a princess, had the courage to break class boundaries, and married a reckless hero, which makes us ashamed. And some have to deal with threats, such as Linghu Chong, who was not afraid of letting Woxing attack Hengshan and bravely defended the purity of love.

Then the love between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu best reflects Jin Ming’s modern view of love. Their love developed through twists and turns, and broke through the hypocritical ethics (they are aunt and nephew in terms of seniority) and the pedantic concept of chastity (Xiao Longnu once lost her virginity), which best illustrates the power of love.

3. The concept of love intertwined with hatred and sacrifice

Love produces hatred. The deeper the love, the more intense the hatred. These are vividly reflected in Jin Yong's writings. Li Mochou's cruel revenge on her lover, which turned out to be hate, and harmed innocent people, is the most impressive. There is also Mei Chaofeng. In "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", Zhou Zhiruo's transformation from love to hatred for Zhang Wuji is also very classic.

The description of the spirit of sacrifice in love is also very attractive. What makes me sigh is Xiao Zhao. For the safety of Zhang Wuji and his group, he gave up his true feelings and returned to the main altar to become a saint and endure loneliness all his life. How miserable it is. Every time I read this, I feel sad for a long time and find it hard to let go. There is also the fact that Yue Lingshan died for Lin Pingzhi without any regrets, which fully reflects a woman's persistence in love until death.

4. Modern equal view of marriage

Although Jin Yong’s martial arts novels are all about feudal society, the love and marriage in the book are centered around the modern concept of one man and one man. My wife thought about it and wrote it. Sometimes, I wonder why Mr. Jin Yong couldn't solve the lingering and difficult-to-leave polyamorous feelings according to the concubine system of feudal society? But I later understood that as a modern-minded Jin Yong, he had already put his thoughts on the characters in his novels. This modern idea of ??equality and justice is reflected in his novels everywhere, but the only exception is "The Deer and the Cauldron" ", this novel is obviously different from other novels.