現今一提到武俠小說，大家最耳熟能詳的作品，非金庸武俠小說莫屬。在金庸武俠小說中，除了有高潮迭起的情節安排，他所塑造的人物更是令人印象深刻。由於武俠小說強調道義，所以具有英雄色彩的人物，往往受到讀者關注。因此，本論文將探討金庸武俠小說的英雄書寫。
要了解金庸筆下的英雄，首先必須了解金庸對英雄的定義為何？但是目前有關金庸的資料，或來源交代不清、或敘述不符合事實者所在多有，為了確立金庸對英雄的定義，筆者將以金庸本人所述與訪談金庸的紀錄，做為金庸對英雄的認知分析。
第一章為緒論，針對研究動機與目的、研究範疇與方法做論述。並檢視迄今為止的研究文獻，藉以發現值得探討的主題。確立研究方向。
第二章為金庸其人及其武俠創作，針對作者背景，及其創作理念，了解金庸對於英雄形象的建立。
第三章為英雄形象的凝聚，列舉出英雄應具備的特質，從文本中說明符合特質的英雄行為。
第四章為「自我」型英雄，以佛洛伊德的心理分析理論，將金庸所創造主要人物的個性與英雄特質做分析探討。
第五章為「超我」型英雄，同樣以佛洛伊德心理分析理論，探討金庸武俠小說中，道德層次較高的英雄人物。
第六章為結論，整理、歸納金庸所創造的英雄的特質，以及金庸處世的是非觀，並傳遞給讀者。藉以了解金庸的小說不僅具備娛樂，更擁有教化功能。
Nowadays, when we talk about Chinese wuxia novels, most of us will think of Jin Yong, a well-known writer, immediately. His novels are real cliffhangers; moreover, the characters he made are mostly impressive. Since wuxia novels usually convey strongly moral values, it has been an intention for readers to explore the characters who might be more heroic in the book. In this case, this thesis is going to research the heroes in Jin Yong’s wuxia novels.
To start it, we need to understand the definition of “hero” to Jin Yong at first. However it is hard to distinguish the source of information and also, most of the information we could find out is doubtful. Therefore, the author has taken the interviews which Jin Yong personally participated in for research reference to analyze the heroes in Jin Yong’s wuxia novels.
Chapter one is an introduction to the research motive and the purpose, complete with the research method and the research area to identify the topic.
Chapter two is about the background of Jin Yong and his wuxia novels. By understanding the background of the writer and his principles of creativity, we realize how Jin Yong shaped the images of his heroes.
Chapter three focuses on the images of the heroes. The author lists the heroic qualities and explains the behavior in general definition.
Chapter four discusses the ego-type heroes in Jin Yong’s wuxia novels by using Freud’s theory to analyze their traits and personalities.
Chapter five explores the superego-type heroes in Jin Yong’s wuxia novels by Freud’s theory to analyze their traits and personalities.
Chapter six is a conclusion. To generalize and comment all the heroes created by Jin Yong and then give a message to readers that it is not only entertaining but also educational to read a Jin Yong’s wuxia novel.
