On the Family Dilemmas and Ethical Tragedies in The Water Margin
For a long time,there have been a lot of discussions about the female view in The Water Margin,most of which have isolated the female problems in the novel.The female characters in The Water Margin,espe-cially the husband and wife pattern represented by Pan Jinlian and Pan Qiaoyun,represented two different family dilemmas.In contrast,The Water Margin also provided several ideal couple models,but these had also failed and were difficult to survive based on their tragic endings in the era of the novel.The Water Margin was not only a trag-edy of heroes and the times,but also depicted the family dilemmas and ethical tragedies of the times.