| The materials of the written books were often used in the novels in Ming Dynasty. And then the novels developed from these materials. "Golden Lotus" adopted the story of Wu Song and Pan as the beginning of the book. However, there was neither simple copy of texts nor following the "Water Margin" spirit. It only adopted the Ximen and Pan's love story, and made some deletions and additions. This was called "Blossoming by the trees". It opened up a wider art world and formed a voluminous literary book. There were some different aspects in the repeated part. These were essential to "Golden Lotus" and were closely related to the author's creative intent. The changes and additions were fit for the needs of the plots development and characterization. It demonstrated the author's artistic ingenuity. Firstly, this paper will explore the evolution of plots from "Water Margin" to "Golden Lotus". It can be summarized as follows:the copy of the plots, some deletions and additions, and the changes of the poems; Secondly, this paper will analyze the changes of the characterization respectively, such as Wu, Pan, Ximen, etc. Finally, this paper will make some comparisons both in thought and art aspects. By comparison, this paper does not think that the rewriting of the Water Margin story is arbitrary and random. It has a clear and creative direction and an overall idea. It pursues a completely different writing process with the "Water Margin". |
