本文將《水滸傳》中的女性劃分為考驗英雄的女色、協助事業的伙伴、引導命運的母神三種形象，以女性腳色為切入點，藉以闡明梁山英雄的歷劫成長，終而回歸天界。梁山集團帶有強大的求生意志，視女色為死亡的威脅，需要加以斥喝。因此企圖削弱成員的女性特色，以兄弟結義掩蓋夫妻結髮。最後則端賴母神的引導，面對死亡的威脅，將生命的價值從封閉的個人求生，轉而對他人開放。

This study divides the female roles in the novel "Water Margin" (also known as "Outlaws of the Marsh") into three character types: (1) the feminine temptation and trials for heroes, (2) a female partner as coworker and (3) a 'great mother' in guiding destiny. Accordingly, the women figures are the models to demonstrate the development and extermination of heroes from the Marsh. Most male characters in the novel "Water Margin" regard women as a threat of death. Thus, the outlaws of the Marsh prefer to adopt a brotherhood rather than a relationship with a woman in order to weaken the feminine influence. However, the outlaws still need guidance from a ‘great mother’ to fight against the threat of death, as well as to pursue the value of life with others, instead of a self-contained struggle for individual survival.