贾平凹在十多个文本中塑造了智者形象，表现出作者对智者形象的偏爱。智者在不同时期、不同题材的小说中具有不同的文化意蕴，大致可分为三个系列。一是在80年代的寻根小说中，智者表现了内敛而深沉、寂静而有力的民族精神。二是在90年代后的乡土小说中，智者则隐喻了中国传统乡土文化在现代文明的冲击下，由困顿到逐渐没落的过程。三是在新世纪以来的历史题材的小说中，智者在面对战乱、杀戮与人性的扭曲时，表现出超越历史之上的人性光芒与灵魂抚慰。

Jia Pingwa has created the image of the wise man in more than ten texts, which shows the author's preference for the image of the wise man. The wise man has different cultural connotations in novels of different periods and themes, which can be roughly divided into three series. First, in the novels of seeking roots in the 1980s, the wise man showed the introverted and deep, silent and powerful national spirit. Second, in the country novels after the 1990s, the wise man metaphorically described the process from hardship to gradual decline of Chinese traditional country culture under the impact of modern civilization. Third, in historical novels since the new century, the wise men, facing wars, killings and distortion of human nature, showed the light of human nature and soul comfort beyond history.