Bajie = villain Friar Sand = common people, immortal = bureaucratic monster =
For example, when Wukong wants to eradicate a monster, he will immediately ask the gods in the sky for help. It is obvious that the only child can't see it. In fact, the present society is similar to Journey to the West. Mao Zedong once quoted Marx as saying, "The best myth has eternal charm". Among Four Great Classical Novels, The Journey to the West is the first novel with permanent charm that Mao Zedong read in his boyhood. In his later years, Mao Zedong was still interested in it and compared various versions of The Journey to the West. In Mao Zedong's study life, reading The Journey to the West has a novel feeling and a special position. Mao Zedong greatly appreciated Tang Priest's firm belief in learning from the scriptures, and extended this persistent belief to the revolutionary practice in his career, which was his "main theme" in interpreting The Journey to the West. Tang Priest's firm direction, not afraid of setbacks, determined to learn from the scriptures. After eighty-one difficulties, his ambition became stronger; The Monkey King's good challenge, fighting spirit against authority, contempt for norms, free and easy personality, loyalty to the cause of learning from the scriptures, and fearless spirit of monsters; Pig eight quit to work hard and complain, follow three rules and five precepts, and get more for more work; White is down-to-earth, hardworking and willing to work, regardless of fame and fortune; The spirits of Sakyamuni and Guanyin, who were active in the mythical world, were all "revolutionized" by Mao Zedong.