Originally Posted by
Athena
I am sure Jin Yong did have some sort of schema when he was working on one novel. Across the novels, it is difficult to compare and I feel it is pointless to compare. I enjoy reading ROCH, and I enjoy reading DGSD and why should I compare their martial arts accomplishments of the characters? I would rather discuss the actual accomplishments of characters or the characters themselves, but the martial arts…. Been there, done that and got the T-shirt.
Sometimes, even in the novel it would be difficult to compare certain characters with another. Is Nimoxing stronger than Gongszun Zhi? I don’t know. Does it matter? It might be fun to speculate, but there is no real evidence to point either way. I can argue that it is X who is stronger or Y that is stronger. It is a moot point.
With all due respect to you, FeilongZ, and West Eccentric, in the last two weeks you have been arguing back and forth about Yang Guo’s martial arts’ feats, and you have reached a stalemate. However, both of you have a commonality your like for Yang Guo, and you could have used your energy to write about Yang Guo’s character development and moral dilemmas and overcoming them to be a better person. :)