Jin Yong's novels are widely disseminated for many important reasons. One of the codes is that his novels tend to embody profound ideas. This feature can be clearly reflected in the chapter "Cliff Top Doubt". By analyzing the relevant parts, let's see what kind of inspiration such descriptions have for writing novels.
01 Jin Yong has been telling the truth of thought
Important ideas are elaborated in several places in this chapter. A lot of materials are taken from it, and the ideological points of connotation are analyzed.
Sangkun galloped close to Tushan Mountain under the support of his own soldiers, and dozens of sergeants held up iron shields and guarded back and forth to prevent cold arrows on the mountain. Sangkun was full of energy and shouted, "Temujin, surrender quickly." Temujin said, "Where did I offend Father Wang Hanyi, and you sent troops to attack me?" SangKun said, "For generations, the Mongols have lived separately among all ethnic groups, and cattle, sheep, and livestock are shared by one family, so why do you violate the ancestral law and want all ethnic groups to mix together?" My dad used to say, you're not doing the right thing. ”
[This suggests the traditional primitive tribal system of Mongolia.] This system is characterized by the separation of ethnic groups and the common ownership of property. 】
Temujin said, "The Mongols were oppressed by the Golden Kingdom. The Golden Kingdom wants us to pay tribute to tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses every year, is it right? Everyone forced the Golden Kingdom to starve to death. As long as we Mongols don't beat me like this, I hit you, why should we be afraid of the Golden Kingdom? My righteous father Wang Han and I have always been reconciled, and our two families do not have a grudge, but are all provoked by the Great Golden State. ”
[It is revealed here that the Mongols were opposed to each other, independent of each other, and their power was not unified, which led to an even worse suppression of the Jin Dynasty. 】
Sangkun's subordinates listened, and everyone was moved, and they all felt that he was right.
Temujin added, "The Mongols are all capable and good warriors, so why don't we take the gold and silver treasures of the Golden Kingdom?" Why sacrifice animal furs to them every year? Some Mongolians are diligent in herding cattle and sheep, and some are good at eating and lazy, so why should they be industrious to feed lazy? Why not let the industriousness have more cattle and sheep? Why not let lazy people starve to death? ”
[It reveals the direction of the Mongols' struggle, which should be to defeat the Golden State and plunder the wealth of the Golden State.] Implicit here is the basic principle of distribution according to work, which is very attractive. 】
Mongolia was a clan society at that time, livestock belonged to each ethnic group, in recent years, livestock is becoming more and more abundant, and from the Central Plains Han people learned the use of iron equipment, most herders eagerly want to private property. Warriors have been fighting for years, and the captives and treasures they have received have been fought with their lives, and they are not willing to share them with the old and weak people who cannot fight. Therefore, When Temujin said this, the warriors listened to each other and nodded secretly.
[Here, in the language of the narrator, it is revealed why Temujin fought against Wang Han and what kind of historical progress this struggle reflects.] Implicitly, the private dynamic was already widely recognized in the Mongolian desert at that time, thus forming a new "ownership driving force". 】
Zamuhe sighed, sat down on his knees, and said, "Brother Righteous, you are already the lord of a ministry, why should you be more ambitious and want to unite all the Mongols?" Temujin said, "How are you doing?" Zamuhe said, "The patriarchs of all tribes and tribes have said that our ancestors have been like this for hundreds of years, so why did Temujin change the old law?" Heaven will not allow it. ”
Zamuhe demanded compliance with the old system. In fact, it is implied here that Zamuhe is a member of vested interests, so their claims are against historical trends. They are doomed to failure. 】
Temujin said, "Do you remember the story of our ancestor Lady Alan Huoya?" Her five sons were at odds, and he cooked lamb for them to eat, gave each of them an arrow, and told them to break it, and they broke it easily. She put five more arrows together and told them to break them. Five people took turns folding, and no one could break it. Do you remember what he said to his son? Zamuhe whispered, "If you scatter one by one, it will break anyone like an arrow." If you work together, it will be as strong as five arrows, and it will not break anyone. Temujin said, "Well, you remember." What happened next? Zamuhe said, "Later, her five sons worked together to create a great foundation and became the ancestors of the Mongols." Temujin said, "Yes! We are both heroes, why don't we bring all the Mongols together? I don't want you to beat me, I hit you, and everyone works together to destroy the Golden Kingdom. Zamuhe exclaimed, "The Great Golden State has many generals, gold is everywhere, and grain is like mountains, how can the Mongols provoke him?" ”
Temujin snorted and said, "Then you would rather be oppressed by the Golden Kingdom?" Zamuhe said, "The Great Golden Kingdom has not oppressed us." The Emperor of the Golden Kingdom has sealed you as a solicitation. Temujin said angrily, "In the beginning, I was kind enough to be the Emperor of the Golden Kingdom, but I knew that they were insatiable, and they demanded more and more fiercely from us, asked for cattle and sheep, and horses, and now we still want to send warriors to help him fight." The Great Song is so far away from us, even if the Great Song is destroyed, the land occupied will be all gold, what good will it do for us to damage the warriors? Cows and sheep do not eat the grass around them, but they go over the mountains to nibble on the sand, where is such a stupid thing? We're going to fight, only big gold. ”
[This further suggests that the Mongols should unite and unite to fight against the Golden State and gain national autonomy.] 】
Zamuhe stood up and said, "You gave the captured cattle and sheep captives to the sergeant, saying that they were their private property, not the communal property of the clan." The patriarchs of all ethnic groups have said that what you have done is not right and does not conform to the ancestral rules. Temujin snapped, "But the young warriors are all rejoicing." When the patriarchs saw the precious treasures they had taken, they said that they could not divide them fairly among everyone, so they asked for it themselves, and the warriors who were desperately fighting were angry. Do we fight wars on the basis of those and greedy patriarchs, or on young and brave warriors? ”
[This suggests that the rationality of the private property system is very popular and the fundamental force that inspired the Mongol warriors to fight.] Temujin represents this trend of historical institutional change, he is a reformer, and he has the support of the people at the bottom, but there is a strong opposition from vested interest groups, that is, the patriarchs of various ethnic groups. Therefore, the struggle between Temujin and Zamu and others is actually the opposition of the reform group to the conservative group. 】
Zamuhe said, "Brother Temujin, you are bent on going your own way and don't listen to the words of the patriarchs, don't say that I am ungrateful." These days, you have constantly sent people to tempt my subordinates to turn to you, saying that the goods your subordinates have taken when they fight are all their own, and there is no need to share them among them. Don't you know me? ”
[This shows that the reform group is bound to encroach on the territory of the conservative group because of its high position and exemplary effect. This puts the two groups in a position of opposition between you and me. 】
At this point, readers can already feel that although Jin Yong is writing a novel, he is actually using a novel to explain some truth. And this is not an empty exposition of the great truth, but the use of blood-boiling facts to tell the great truth, such as Temujin's generous statement to Zamuhe in the event of life and death.
Now many educators believe that book knowledge should be described in conjunction with case studies. It can be said that such a view can grasp the key part of education, that is, to tell difficult abstract truths in depth in a popular way that students can fully understand. Only in this way can we improve the efficiency of acceptance of the truth.
The same is true of fiction. From this point of view, Jin Yong is not only the grandmaster of martial arts novels, but also the narrator of in-depth and simple truths. It also hints at the proper task of telling ideas that the novel should carry.
02 Jin Yong wrote profound thoughts
In the above materials, Jin Yong wrote about the transformation of tribal public ownership into private ownership, the system of tribal equal distribution of patriarchs, the change to the system of distribution according to labor under the equal distribution of tribes, and also wrote about the cohesion of strong points that have been achieved with the reform of the system, Mongolia calls for reunification, and requires strengthening forces to deal with the Ideas of the Golden State.
This is true not only in this chapter, but also in other chapters. For example, the first chapter, "Storm and Snow Shock", wrote the profound idea that the people will be destroyed under the premise of the weakness of the country. Similar ideas abound, and more are reflections on human nature. As long as you think about it carefully, you will find that Jin Yong's ideological background is very profound. His novels are the process of visualizing abstract ideas, and it is also the process of leading readers to think deeply about related truths.
Jin Yong's novels are a model of the popularization of profound thought. The so-called popularization of ideas refers to profound abstract ideas, which are understood and disseminated with the help of popular forms. There are two major steps in the popularization of thought: directly express the profound truth in popular language, such as the profound truth that the economic base determines the superstructure, and our teachers can explain in popular language what is the economic foundation, what is the superstructure, and how they are decided and determined.
This is suitable for an interpretive description of the truth of thought. In addition, there is another way, that is, to express it in literary perceptual language and express profound truths with specific character images. If you think about it, you should also understand that the so-called profound thoughts are often extracted from a variety of social phenomena through the wise brains of thinkers. This means that deep thoughts are often directly related to the image of perceptual life. That also means that profound thoughts can be expressed in perceptual images.
The direction of Jin Yong's novel uses a large number of emotional characters to interact with the characters, showing a deep reflection on human nature and society. In this way, through these perceptual images, the reader will invisibly perceive the connotation of the author, and more or less can also perceive the theme that the author wants to express. This is actually to tell the reader that reading my novel, you can get a lot of deep thoughts, you can get more satisfaction.
It can be seen from the above that Jin Yong's novels often have a grand ideological framework, and at the same time, many ideological details are integrated into all aspects of the novel. This also raises the question for the reader, does the novel need deep thought?
03 Fiction requires deep thought
Many people think that novels do not need deep thoughts, as long as they can be written interestingly and can make the reader happy. This is a view, and it cannot be said to be wrong, but at least it is not comprehensive.
In the modern novel world, especially in the online literary world, there are indeed many novels that are small white or even salivatic, without much gold content, and they are often produced step by step by a certain routine. Although this mode of production is efficient, there is not much thought increment, which makes people look like they do not want to chew or reread it.
And those thoughtful novels, readers will feel that such novels have a look, a chewy head, so the heart will be more satisfied, or at least have a strong satisfaction expectations. In the process of reading with such a strong sense of satisfaction as the goal, the reader's curiosity is further aroused, and they want to see what unexpected ideas the author can have.
Good works that really stand up are based on profound thoughts. If there is no idea as a basis, even if it can be popular, it can only be a temporary and painful flash. Obviously, short-lived fast food works lack long-term charm and will not be too good in terms of revenue.
Only when the author writes profound thoughts in the novel will the reader feel that it is worth it to spend money to read. What kind of thinking is determined, what kind of novel will be oriented and deepened. From the tentacles of the novel and its movement, the reader can intuitively feel the level of the author's thought.
Readers need deep thoughts. Perhaps these profound thoughts do not help the reader to live a good life right away, or solve other problems, but there is a sense of balance in the reader's mind, after all, when it costs money, it should be enough consideration.
Deep thinking can indeed play a relatively large role. At the very least, it can ease the reader's agitation. A great purpose of readers reading novels is to relieve their psychological pressure so that they can live a little better in real life. For example, the small white text written by Tang Jiasan shao has such and such thoughts in it, but can the reader live a good life in real life after reading it? Not really. If there was such an effect, then Douluo Continent would have to be sold to the heavens.
If there is no such effect, why do so many people still buy and read it? The main thing is that they can bring benefits to the reader's spirit, even if they relieve their anxious emotions, get a massage in the mind, and relax and accumulate mentally. In this way, the reader's purchase of the novel is actually a spiritual consumption, and the spiritual benefits are already worth it.
What's more, if the work is really profound and can give many methodologies, it can really help readers to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in reality and improve their ability to act. Through the plot demonstration in the novel, the reader can form a typical memory in the mind, so that when they face the same environment or emotional gains and losses, they are easy to take the right action immediately, thereby improving their social coping ability.
Since the novel needs to write profound thoughts, how profound is it called profound? We should think about human nature and put forward human nature issues, social issues or other issues that are of common concern to everyone. Then a thorough view of these issues can be obtained, and a corresponding methodology can be extracted from it. That is, the reader's mood can be reflected in your novel, and the problems they face can be solved or at least alleviated.
So, if you want to write a novel with profound thoughts, how should you do it?
04 The mechanism of popularization of profound truths
In order to express profound ideas in novels, the most fundamental thing is that the author himself needs to have profound thoughts. If the author himself lacks a deep understanding of life, there is no way to say anything.
After the author has a profound thought, he must then express the idea in layman's terms. Why popularize profound ideas? Because only popularization can make the general public more efficient in reading the novel and absorbing the profound ideas contained in it.
Popularization is actually to dock the height of the public's mind, close to the absorption capacity and absorption progress of the public, and thus enhance the height of the public's psychology and expand the corresponding depth of thought. To put it bluntly, it is what kind of ideological particles the public can accept, and the author of the novel breaks the ideas to what extent to feed the masses.
So, how should we popularize profound truths? First, it is required to determine the central idea. Any work should have a central theme, thinking that the central idea that arose around that theme. This central idea is the central axis of the whole work.
Once this central idea has been determined, we must find a way to see how to popularize it. For example, Jin Yong expressed in this chapter the central idea of Mongolia's transition from tribal public ownership to individual private ownership. How should it be designed?
This requires the author to first determine who represents tribal ownership, how they represent such ownership, where their income comes from, where their fundamental interests lie, and what kind of behavior they are bound to oppose in order to defend their own interests. At the same time, the author also needs to determine who promotes individual private property, how they advance it, what kind of resistance they will encounter, what kind of struggle will arise between them, and whether the struggle between them is fierce, if it is fierce, who will win in the end, and in what way.
This has initially popularized profound ideas, but this is not enough. Because writing a novel requires concrete visualization. The above step is only a general outline, and it needs to be satisfied in more detail. The first is to design a perceptual scene and its perceptual content that popularizes profound thoughts. This is actually the most critical and the most difficult. Temujin represents individual private ownership, and there must be a profound struggle between Zamuhe and others who represent tribal public ownership. How such a perceptual scene occurs and in what form it occurs requires Jin Yong to think about and design it in combination with historical knowledge.
The second is to design the corresponding characters and how they should talk and interact in order to express the sensibility they have designed. Temujin wants to crack down on tribal public ownership, and Zamuhe, who represents public ownership, will rebel, and there will be a lot of dialogue between them, and their feelings will change greatly. Among them, there is a representative one, that is, between the two brothers who have been on good terms since childhood, Zamuhe and Temujin, the process from acquaintance to rupture will bring them a perceptual impact. The perceptual interaction and its transformation in the middle require Jin Yong to think carefully and design.
The third requires that there be a clear and fierce conflict between the characters, so as to reflect the interaction between the various factors, so as to show the inevitable results of this conflict. For example, if Temu Allah individual private ownership, he would have to clash fiercely with Sankun Zamuhe Wanghan and others who represented the tribal public ownership system. They want to kill Temujin, and Temujin is going to resist, fight back, and finally win. This is the specific content that the author of the novel should design and present.
Only with profound connotations and ideas can novels have long-term readability and bring more gains to readers. Only by popularizing profound ideas can we truly integrate profound ideas into the hearts of readers. Undoubtedly, Jin Yong's novel is a model for popularizing profound ideas.