中国与西方对于“英雄”和“hero”两个词的理解是不同的,所以,中西方文学中对“英雄”的塑造也就不同。中西方英雄形象在英雄的性格、英雄的教育功能、英雄的行为动机和英雄结局的性质方面都有区别,而究其根本,这些差异都是因为中西方传统文化、哲学思想和民族精神方面的对立。 China and the West have different understandings of the two terms “hero” and “hero”. Therefore, the formation of “hero” in Chinese and Western literature is also different. There are differences between hero’s character and hero’s educational function, hero’s behavior motivation and heroic ending in the hero’s image in China and the West. All of these differences are caused by the traditional Chinese and Western cultures, philosophical thoughts and national spirit opposition.