作为小说或总体叙事文学的一个重要方面,人物塑造一直是文学理论研究的热点。西方文学理论将其笼统概括为“直接人物塑造”与“间接人物塑造”或者“扁平人物”与“圆形人物”的分别,虽广为理论界接受,却并不能很好地涵盖并解释东西方文学的各类人物塑造方式。中国古典小说的人物塑造具有不同于西方小说的特性。对其进行归纳和探讨既能弥补西方文论二元式划分的不足,又有助于中西方读者更好地理解和欣赏中国小说。 As an important aspect of fiction or general narrative literature, characterization has always been a hot spot in the study of literary theory. Western literary theory generally summarizes the distinction between “direct characterization” and “indirect characterization” or “flat character” and “circular character”, which is widely accepted by theorists Can not well cover and explain the ways of creating various kinds of figures in Eastern and Western literature. The characters in Chinese classical novels are different from those in Western novels. To sum up and discuss them can make up for the lack of dualism of Western literary theory, but also help Chinese and Western readers to better understand and appreciate Chinese novels.