How Wu Song died in the end: the legend and controversy of the hero's end
As a classic character in "Water Margin", Wu Song's ending has always attracted much attention. Combining the hot topics and historical and cultural discussions on the Internet in the past 10 days, this article will present Wu Song's final fate with structured data and analyze relevant controversial points.
1. Two mainstream theories of Wu Song’s ending
| Version source | manner of death | key plot |
|---|---|---|
| "Water Margin" original work | End of life | After conquering Fangla, he became a monk and passed away at the age of eighty. |
| folklore | die in battle | Died from exhaustion while fighting Jin Bing |
2. Statistics of hotly discussed topics across the Internet (last 10 days)
| Discussion platform | Amount of related topics | Popular keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 12,000 items | #武松 True Ending#, #水浒传狠知# | |
| Zhihu | 680 questions | "Whether Wu Song was killed by Song Jiang", "Research on the details of becoming a monk" |
| Station B | 230 videos | Comparison of film and television drama endings and analysis of historical prototypes |
3. Comparison of differences between original works and film and television adaptations
| Title of work | Ending treatment | Audience comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 version of "Water Margin" | Keep the ending of the original work as a monk | Considered to be most in line with the spirit of the original work |
| 2011 version of "Water Margin" | Add plot of death in battle | Triggering controversy over "excessive tragedy" |
| Movie "Wu Song" | open ending | Criticized as "vague" |
4. Summary of views of historians
According to recent academic forum discussions, the following three views have been mainly formed:
1.prototype theory: It is believed that the prototype of Wu Song is the Song Dynasty military attache recorded in Hangzhou local chronicles, and he was indeed killed in battle.
2.literary symbolism: Points out that the author has completed the image sublimation of "from a knight to an enlightened person" through the ending of becoming a monk.
3.political metaphor theory: The analysis points out that the good death after recruitment is the author’s implicit affirmation of the imperial court’s recruitment policy.
5. Analysis of the evolution of cultural symbols
| era | image focus | death narrative function |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Dynasty | chivalrous spirit | Completion of practice |
| Republic of China | symbol of resistance | Highlight the tragic color |
| modern | human complexity | trigger existential thinking |
6. Suggestions for further reading
1. "Water Margin" Chapter 99 "Lu Zhishen died in Zhejiang and Song Gongming returned home in rich clothes"
2. Archaeological report on the "Tomb of Song Yishi Wu Song" beside Xiling Bridge in Hangzhou
3. 2023 "Literary Heritage" special topic "Reexamination of the Endings of Water Margin Characters"
From the above structured data, it can be seen that Wu Song’s death is both a literary proposition and a cultural phenomenon. Different interpretations of its ending reflect different understandings of heroism in various eras. Readers are advised to form their own judgments based on the original text and historical research.
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