In the Water Margin, all the heroes are not close to women, they are all ascetic monks to some extent, and they are all incomplete people. But Lin Chong's affection for his wife is sincere, which can be said to be the most complete one among all heroes. He is content with the status quo and the beautiful appearance of his existing life, but it does not mean that he lacks blood. As soon as Lin Chong heard that his wife was molested, he rushed over. His first reaction was to rush forward and pull the young man's shoulder blade "just wait for the next punch." In addition, when he learned that Liu was an accomplice, he "took a wrist knife and ran to find Liu". From these two places, we can see that Lin Chong is not a bloodless person, but he and his wife both adhere to the principle that more things are better than less things, and have been very patient and have strong patience before the "accident". But this is not a "clear world" after all. It is useless to endure blindly, but it attracts more and more persecution. ?
A close reading of Lin Chong's concentrated episodes (Episode 7 to Episode 12 and Episode 19) shows that it is not Lin Chong's character that develops. Once a person's character is formed, it is difficult to make great changes, only his understanding of the world and reality. Stay in Cangzhou Road, he has been begging to save his land and let go of the two escorts who killed him all the way. This is his kind in our nature, and it is also a sign that he didn't really recognize the reality. At this time, Lin Chong still had illusions about "one day", until Gao Qiu ordered Liu and others to burn the forage field, which drove him to a desperate situation (burning the forage field of the army when he fled, which is also a capital crime), and his blood finally broke through the depression and broke out. After killing Liu and others, Lin Chong became more and more aware of the dark reality in Liangshan on a snowy night-this is not a "clear" world, but a dark society that cannot guarantee the basic survival of good civilians. At this time, the world in Lin Chong's eyes finally tore off its veil and revealed its fragmented true face. After Chao Gai and others went up the mountain, Lin Chong decisively and happily killed Wang Lun-"Only one knife plunged into his heart and found him lying on the pavilion". Perhaps Lin Chong and Wang Lun's behavior of burning their eyebrows is a little extreme to many people, and Wang Lun doesn't need to die. But now Lin Chong, compared with the patient Lin Chong in front, undoubtedly gives people an unprecedented pleasure at this moment. If killing Liu and others in front is a breakthrough of self, then killing Wang Lun now is a kind of reinforcement after the breakthrough, and it is a stereotyped agent for his changed personality, and he has become a more veritable "leopard head".
Generally speaking, it is logical for Lin Chong to go to Liangshan, because people can't survive in that dark society, and it is inevitable for Lin Chong to go to Liangshan. However, although Lin Chong was directly persecuted by the "business" and forced to rebel, in the end, he did not object to woo. Loyalty has always been the dominant factor in his heart. In the face of Gao Qiu, who led to the destruction of his family, he just stared and didn't take any action. This doomed him to be a tragic figure, and the heroes in the water margin could not escape the tragic fate. On the other hand, Lin Chong's typicality of "officials forcing the people to rebel" aggravated the tragic meaning and became a representative of tragedy.