关于《金瓶梅》中的西门庆形象，学界同仁曾从不同的角度与层面进行过诸多的观照和分析，其中自不乏精辟的论说。而笔者所感兴趣的，则是西门庆角色与《金瓶梅》自身的结构框架以及与古小说中循环模式之间的关系问题。但愿这种探讨，对于小说的“人物”与“结构”这一对命题的 With regard to the image of Ximen in “Jin Ping Mei”, academic colleagues have done many observations and analyzes from different perspectives and levels, among which there are quite a few brilliant theories. The author is interested in, is the role of Ximen and “Jin Ping Mei” own structural framework and the relationship between ancient patterns and circulation. I hope this discussion, for the novel’s “character” and “structure” of this proposition