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Outlaws of the Marsh / Water Margin 水浒传: In Luo Guanzhong's novella, the bandits refer to each other as hao han 好漢. Although usually translated as "hero," the word hao han literally means "good guy." What does Luo's portrayal of the bandits in Outlaws of the Marsh tell us about his idea of the archetypal "hero" (or hao han)?

Outlaws of the Marsh / Water Margin 水浒传 by Luo Guanzhong In Luo Guanzhong's novella, the bandits refer to each other hao han 好漢. Although usually translated as 'hero', the word hao han literally means 'good guy'. What does Luo's portrayal of the bandits in Outlaws of the Marsh tell us about his idea of the archetypal 'hero' (or hao han)?