Hero originally refers to a gentleman, a brave and promising person. And a group of bandits in Water Margin, also known as "heroes", kill people, steal money, force them to join the company, rape their wives and daughters, and have a bad future. What is the reason?

First, Liangshan's slogans are "doing justice for heaven", "getting rid of violence" and "robbing the rich to help the poor". This is a big tiger skin, which beautifully covers the old line of Liangshan: robbery. Although they are the lair of bandits, killing and setting fires, forcing people to join, harming the people and doing evil, everything they do is covered with reasonable camouflage because of this gorgeous coat. In this way, a group of naked robbers became heroes in people's mouths.

Second, people worship the natural law that the strong are right and the weak are strong. Since people are natural children, the laws of nature will have an impact on people subconsciously. At that time, the emperor was fatuous, his henchmen were in power and the people were poor. People are eager for someone to resist the world, and Water Margin has found a way out for people's subconscious. However, when you encounter injustice, you will hope that you can be strong and do justice for yourself. When I can't, I hope someone outside will be tough and give the evildoers a shock. No matter whether that person's behavior is right or wrong, it is a kind of psychological comfort to the weak as long as it can deter those wicked people who oppress the good with high power.

Third, there are indeed some people in Liangshan, Shui Bo who help the poor and are jealous of evil. For example, Shanlu not only saved him from the bully, but also gave his father and daughter money to escape. For example, Song Wu not only killed the tiger in Jingyang, but also gave all hunters knowledge tools of 65,438+0,000 yuan. There are only a few Liangshan heroes who can "speak when they see injustice". What they cover up is the evil deeds of killing people and stealing people's property.

In addition, the extension of the meaning of "hero" has expanded. The original meaning of heroes refers to those good people who are superior in ability, hate evil and help others, such as Song Jiang, who help the poor. He is called timely rain in the Jianghu and is a "world-famous hero". However, when people face some heinous and lawless robbers, they have to be called "heroes" against their will in order to reduce the harm, such as Wang Ying, a short-legged tiger like a pervert, and jy of Li Kui, who treats human life like dirt. In this way, when it came to the water margin, the people in Liangshan were collectively called heroes.