冯梦龙增补的《平妖传》相对于罗贯中编撰的《三遂平妖传》内容上大大扩充,增加了更丰富的英雄传奇和神异故事,如蛋子和尚的出生和盗取如意宝册的经历。把20回本里没交代完全的故事叙写清楚,还独具匠心地安排了一个“圆形结构”。随着故事情节的拓展,人物的数量也大大增加。一大批具有工具性的形象涌现。它们的出现不是胡编乱造,而是出于作者对于小说结构匠心独运的考量,而结构最终指归的是作品的主题。在这里讨论工具形象有必要明确它的定义。我们都知道文学中的人物形象都有相应的性格,这样的性格无论鲜明或模糊,复杂或简单,最终都是从现实中 Compared with Luo Guanzhong’s compilation of “Three Sui Ping demon biography”, Feng Menglong’s supplement “Ping Yao Zhuan” greatly expanded its contents and added richer heroes and gods, such as the birth of a monk of eggs and the stealing of the treasure book. The 20 story did not account for the complete narrative of the narrative, but also a unique arrangement of a “circular structure.” With the expansion of the story, the number of characters is also greatly increased. A large number of instrumental images emerge. Their appearance is not random, but out of the author’s consideration of the novel’s structure and originality, and the structure ultimately refers to the theme of the work. It is necessary to clarify the definition of the tool image here. We all know that characters in literature all have corresponding characters. Such characters, whether sharp or vague, complicated or simple, are ultimately from the reality