When I grow up, I am slowly submerged by the world of mortals, and gradually feel that seventy-two changes are really out of reach. Reading this book occasionally after work has a different feeling from when I was a child. All mortals asserted that the Monkey King was brave and rebellious and regretted his final submission. Hu Shi believes that this novel "makes the ghosts and gods have human feelings, the spirit is sophisticated, and the meaning of cynicism is ambiguous." Lu Xun also said that this book was written by Confucian scholars, but this book is really a game. Su Xing, a modern scholar, thinks that The Journey to the West criticized and mocked the hidden meaning of Sejong in Ming Dynasty. I am incompetent, inspired by my predecessors, I have other feelings, and I will tell the public with a smile.
The Journey to the West is ingenious in conception, humorous in language and profound in meaning. As we all know, there are many metaphors in A Dream of Red Mansions. In fact, Wu Cheng'en also used this method in his writing, even more hidden than Cao Xueqin. As for how to hide it, I will talk about it in detail later. Here is only a simple one. For example, it has a very beautiful scenery description: "Suddenly I met a small river, clear water, cold waves, and Liu Yin hung in Yuanjian River, revealing the eaves of several huts". These strokes outline a beautiful and pleasant pastoral scenery, but the Tang priest failed to resist the temptation of this scenery and got pregnant-it's really fascinating! At the same time, its humor is loved by everyone. When the old demon grabbed the Tang Priest and was about to eat it, the little demon at the door would come in and spoil the scenery as usual. "Your Majesty, something has happened." I laugh every time I see this-it's the demon's own fault. Why don't you eat it? The language expression ability of Xiao Yao is even more amazing. "He is fresh and delicious, and he is a good monk." Anyone who sees it can't help but take a bite. More interestingly, when the Monkey King was swallowed by the lion essence, Pig Bajie said to himself, "Today he is still a monk, and tomorrow he will be a great monk." . It's really funny to see that my brother who lived together day and night and his partner who fought side by side were eaten by the devil, and he could say such a thing calmly. It is precisely because of this humorous language that the 8 1 year-old students have fun in studying the classics, especially fun.
Of course, The Journey to the West also has many puzzles for readers. Many people wonder that this great hero, who knocked the heaven around, was repeatedly bullied by goblins on the Western Heaven Road, and even "shed tears like water" in the lion camel country. Many of these goblins who force Sun to wipe away tears are so-called everything has its vanquisher, such as scorpion essence and centipede essence. Many of them are from heaven, and these big goblins are difficult to deal with. Especially the mount of Taishang Laojun, Qingniu Jing, is simply amazing! The diamond cut with the old gentleman is really invulnerable, and even the treasures of Tathagata are trapped by it. Having said that, people can't help asking: Since King Kong Zhuo is so powerful, why didn't the old gentleman take Sun Shengda directly when he was in trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and let his mount be embarrassed by the Buddhist scriptures he converted to 500 years later? The most incomprehensible thing is the jade emperor's attitude towards the Monkey King. After conferring the title of Monkey King in Monkey King, he was appointed to manage the Flat Peach Garden, which really corresponds to what Pig Bajie said: "Can dried fish be used as a cat's pillow?" . Monkeys like peaches best. It's incredible to let him be in charge of Taoyuan. Will disturb the flat peach will be the inevitable result. Professor Zhang said that this proves the lethargy of the ruler, but I don't think so.
Wu Cheng'en is obviously trying to explain a certain system, and the so-called Fiona Fang cannot be achieved without rules. The Monkey King returned from his studies, in fact, only with the method of immortality. Having a solution to the problem does not mean that we have solved the problem, just as we have a method to land on the moon, it does not mean that we have landed on the moon. He's still making a scene in hell, just to jump out of reincarnation. The Jade Emperor set up a meditation teacher in the Great Sage Mansion in Qitian, just to remind him to continue to concentrate on his practice. Later, the flat peach garden was used to test its practice effect. He failed the exam. The immortal did not simply kill him, but pinned him at the foot of Wuxing Mountain. Emerson said, "Adversity is valuable, and a good man will not give up this opportunity." Nan Shan Wang, who enjoyed a dissolute life for hundreds of years, was only a demon until his death, while the Monkey King realized something in 500 years of adversity. The Monkey King, who is making trouble in Heaven, is young and energetic, as he himself said: The strong are proud of me, and the heroes dare to fight for the first place! Whether it is the test of the Jade Emperor or the lower bound of demons such as the green ox, Sun undoubtedly needs to go through more hardships before he can achieve a positive result. This is really a rough diamond. The beauty is that this novel is a ghost novel, and the author can arrange it at will. As the saying goes, "Therefore, the sky will fall on the Sri Lankan people, and they must first suffer their minds, work their bones and muscles, starve their bodies and skin, and empty their bodies." After this setback, the Monkey King is more enterprising! In the subsequent trip to learn from the scriptures, although he always shed tears, he always maintained an optimistic and enterprising spirit.
Most people just lamented that Sun was a hero with indomitable spirit, regretted that he later gave in and obediently followed Tang Priest to worship Buddha. But I didn't expect-the Monkey King's goal is to live forever! He finally achieved his goal. Journey to the West tells us that it is a good thing for young people to suffer some setbacks, and they should learn to reflect. In the future, we should be optimistic and enterprising. In difficult times, we might as well adjust ourselves with a little humor like learning from others. We must also unite as one, and we must never break up our luggage like Pig Bajie, because that will definitely fail. By the way, eat more! Pig Bajie is a model in this respect, and I appreciate it very much. The ancients also had a poem "Don't give up donating to increase rice", which shows that Bajie's eating habits are also well-founded.
Therefore, Journey to the West is by no means an ordinary fairy tale, nor is it a game of the world. In fact, Wu Cheng'en used humorous language, with the help of folk belief in Buddhism and Taoism, to explain the truth that people can only realize their ideals after tempering and suffering in reality, and to entertain and educate. No one can realize his ideal smoothly, and neither can the well-connected the Monkey King. Pig Bajie, Friar Sand and Baimalong all have to go through these hardships. Tang Priest is destined to endure 8 1 difficulties to succeed. What's more, ordinary people in our world of mortals? The author tries his best to show us a magnificent and magical world, which contains profound implications. As for those hidden meanings, I will elaborate later.