What is the traditional theme of revenge in China?

In fact, on the whole, the ancient story of murder and revenge conveys the values that good and evil are rewarded. Although the essence of these stories is feudal superstition, they still play a certain role in social stability and persuading people to be good, so the spread of such stories is not strictly prohibited. Coupled with the curiosity of ancient people, such stories generally spread quickly. Since such stories are very popular and can spread quickly, versions will be constantly updated, one after another. As for the function of these stories, let's talk about them in detail.

First, let the murderer panic. The protagonist of a murder revenge story is usually the murderer and the victim. He who retaliates against people is always a ghost, and no one retaliates against ghosts. Therefore, in such stories, the victims usually give out various curses before they die, which is of course impossible to realize in reality, but it can really make the real murderers panic and cause great psychological pressure on them.

Second, keep people in awe. Even ordinary people have nothing to do with this kind of thing, but after listening to these stories, they will remain in awe of corpses and ghosts, so they are unlikely to do anything out of line. So this kind of story can be regarded as indirectly preventing some murders in some way, and people will remain in awe of death and cherish other people's lives more.

Third, the spread of superstition The last point is the spread of feudal superstition. When people can't make a specific and clear explanation for one thing, they will basically move closer to metaphysics. Therefore, in ancient times, people held a positive attitude towards the existence of metaphysics. Therefore, naturally, some people want to gain greater rights and so on, so they will spare no effort to create more stories and expand the influence of this kind of thing. Only when they have great influence can they realize their wishes.