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INTRODUCTION
In Chinese classical fictions, The Pilgrimage to the West is the best novel of ghosts and goblins. In The Pilgrimage to the West ,Monkey king is the most radiant role. Monkey king is a hero that everyone knows him, he is very clever and brave, and he has a spirit of resistance and fight. This is Monkey king, he is a mythical hero. The leading role change from TangSeng to Monkey king, it is the theme change from Christian theme to Social theme. If people do not understand characters of Monkey king, so they can not understand The Pilgrimage to the West.From the abilities and qualities of Monkey king, the characters of Monkey king are sublimate hero, but the characters are related to real life and traditional culture, therefore readers have cordial feelings about Monkey king. From the characteristic of Monkey king’s characters, people can feel the moral trend and cultural deposits. Let the writer of the thesis analyze the characters of Monkey king now.
CHAPTERS
The Pilgrimage to the West is the production of the author thoughts and the reality of the impact. The Monkey King is Fighter, he opposes theocracy and aspires to freedom, but he doesn’t lack of human nature. Author gave Monkey King infinite abilities and courage, and author made Monkey king pose a threat to immortals and demons. Monkey king doesn’t obey formality, but he is just and brave, so he can provoke the Jade Emperor. Monkey king lives in mountain Huaguo, there is a happy land in man’s world, it’s a beautiful place without oppression, he can live in there free and unrestrained, immortals live in the heavenly palace, it’s a hierarchical place, but Monkey king aspires to freedom, opposes theocracy. With a strong sense of self, he wants to have a happy life. Therefore, the heavenly palace relatives to man’s world, it’s a vanity palace without human nature. This novel is a perfect unification of Myth and reality. Monkey king not only has the highest wisdom and an unruly nature of a monkey but also extraordinary powers, he uses them to fight demons .WuChengen wrote Monkey king, he made Monkey king become a man of talent, but he is not perfect, TangSeng wanted to go through Huoyan Mountains, Monkey king wanted to get the hand fan from Tie Shan Princess, he became Tie Shan princess's husband, but the true husband became Pigsy toke back the hand fan. Monkey with Erlang have a battle of wits, he changed himself into a small temple, a lot of parts of the body became very reality, but only his tail can not be hid, his tail turn into a flagpole, it erected behind the temple . But the flagpole should never stand behind temple, Erlang seen through the Monkey King's counsels through this tail. Thus, the image of the Monkey King will give readers senses of reality.
English Encyclopedia called The Pilgrimage to the West is the most precious magical fiction in Chain. Therefore The Pilgrimage to the West features multilevel characters of Monkey king in the following aspects.
Chapter one The spirits of defy Difficulties
Monkey King has the true color of a hero. He fights demons and ghosts are not only protecting TangSeng, but also protecting people. He hates injustice like hates poison, he has courage, talent and knowledge. On the way to take Buddhist scriptures, he defeats demons, not only protecting TangSeng, but also getting rid of an evil for the people, he fights all the demons and defeats all the evil forces. He was determined to have a faithful heart for people, and he helped the poor families, showed solicitude for elderly. His spirits of salvation is very strong. For example, in the BiQiu city, when Monkey King knew that demon use one thousand one hundred and ten children’s heart decoction, he needs to take the monster's heart to decoction. He saved one thousand one hundred and eleven children's life. He borrowed a hand fan three times, extinguished the fire of the Huoyan Mountains, these things are not only opened the road to the west, but also rescued the local people's hardships.
Chapter two Oppose theocracy and aspire to Freedom
Monkey King keeps his powerful ego, although he converts to Buddhism, he has courage to oppose theocracy and he has courage to aspire to freedom. Monkey king’s pursuit of freedom is to start from the primitive life. Nature gave life to him, he does not have father or mother, and he surpassed the restraint of social restrictions and constraints on people. Monkey King is a stone monkey, he lives in mountain Huaguo,he lives in a unfettered and freedom life, nature makes Monkey king appear obstinate and unruly in front of traditional bondage. For example, the reasons to write Monkey king havocs in the heavenly palace is complex, but there are has two aspects can show his spirit of oppose theocracy and aspire freedom. First, the heavenly palace is hierarchical, the Jade Emperor muddled and immortals mediocre, they only know etiquettes and manners. They unrecognized talent and don’t know how to utilize people, they let Monkey king to groom, this is already put fine timber to petty use, they also let Monkey king to guard the peach garden, but as we all know, monkeys like eating peaches, this is fantastic tale! Monkey king likes eating peaches, it is very normal, there are not anything strange, it’s different from stealing peaches. The second is Monkey king is a demon, he is unfettered, he never feels much nobler than anyone, and he never feels much more humble than others, the Dragon Kings are also his neighbours, but this self-perceptions makes him no distinctions in front of hierarchy. Therefore, when he suffered humiliation and oppression, he was against the hierarchy. In fact, the haughty beauty is first light of morning in the new century. He was pressed under the Wuzhi Mountain because of his equality ideology, he lost his freedom completely. That is to say, Monkey King created a tremendous uproar in the heavenly palace, it is not for material, it dues to the jade emperor did not know how to utilize people, so Monkey king revolted, it is inevitable. In short, the author’s attitudes toward immortals are the appreciation of Monkey king. In fact, Monkey king created a tremendous uproar in the heavenly palace, it is a touchstone to differentiate the demons and heroes, and this is one of the important problems that cannot deny.
2.1 Strong spirits of the Struggle
On the way to the Western Paradise, Monkey King in order to protect TangSeng for the mission, defeat the demon is his mission, eighty-one times difficulties, no matter what devil it is, Monkey king’s spirits of intransigence with evil is permeated from beginning to the end.
2.2 Dare to devote himself to a lofty Ideal
Go to Western Paradise for Buddhist scriptures is Monkey king’s ideal, if he wants his ideal come ture,he must be accompanied by struggle with demons, but the demons are very cunning.
2.2.1. Victory over Himself
Having courage to defeat others is not easy, but having courage to defeat himself is much more difficult, Monkey king is a person like this. In “True and Fake Monkey”, the fake monkey pretend to Monkey King, he tricked people everywhere, Monkey king was angry with fake monkey from HuaGuo Mountain to LuoJia Mountain, the nether world and finally to the LeiYin temple, the Monkey King made the world become chaos. Buddha pointed out that the real monkey between the two monkeys, Monkey king can not release his hate, he killed the fake monkey, this is a confrontation between the two thoughts, it’s also the two pursuits of life, and they have a collision in the real life. Monkey king experienced tribulations and reflections for five hundred years. If Monkey king wants to remold himself thoroughly, he should make a clean break with himself from the bottom of heart.
2.2.2. Endure humiliation in order to carry out an important Task
In the way to Western Paradise, Monkey king was drove away because he get angry with his master once, and he was turned away for two times. The first is Monkey king killed robbers, TangSeng blamed Monkey king because he killed people for no reasons, and he think Monkey king didn’t have benevolences, then Monkey king went to the Eastern Ocean with anger. The second is Monkey king killed White Bone Demon, but TangSeng didn’t believe the old man, old woman and the young lady are all the White Bone Demon, he thought they are good persons. The third time is Monkey king killed bandits,TangSeng turned him away resolutely and determinedly, Monkey king has been wronged three times, but he doesn’t care about personal gain or less, he has a broad mind and tolerance, if he still is the Monkey king in HuaGuo Mountain, he can not do this absolutely.
2.2.3. Have the courage to Sacrifice
As a disciple of senior monk, when they come across demons, Monkey king always rushed up at first, he always in dangerous place. The demon of TongTian River eats a little boy and a little girl every year, Monkey king and Pigsy became the children, they acted as demon’s food. Everyone can see his spirits of sacrifice, When Monkey king fight with enemy, even though he is injured, he is not afraid, he disregards his own safety. When he fought with the Red Boy, he was burned by Samisen true fire, he was almost killed, but when he woke up, the first word he said is,”master!”He didn’t think of his life and death, but his master’s safety and danger. He was not afraid of sacrifice, it was moving the world.
2.2.4. Accept Suffering
Difficulties and hardships are the best way to examine somebody’s character, behind warring and winning Buddha, there are a lot of tears and blood. One of the suffering is the forces of demons, Monkey king relies on his invincible courage and super power, and he can sweep away the suffering. The other suffering is The Incantation of the Golden Hoop, it is the most painful thing, its effect and power to Monkey king not only for his flesh, but also for his mind, so Monkey king needs more stronger will and perseverance than ordinary beings.Practise has proved, after the painful of tempering, Monkey king’s personality has been sublimated.
2.2.5 Attic Faith
“Heroes are always attached to beauties.” LuoGuanzhong,Romance of the There Kingdoms people’s publishing House,2011,5
Although in the trip, there are a lot of lure of belles, Monkey king still remain unmoved, he is sincere, he has remarkable obvious, but Pigsy can not hold off the lure of belles. When he meets belles, he often fluctuates. He was Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy in the past, bacause he molested Chang’e, he became a pig, and he did not amend whether in GaoLaoZhuang or XiLiang city. He is always greedy. Power and influence is a touchstone of examine hero. Monkey king can risk his live for learning skills, he does not care power and influence. We see a man who treat his cause faithful, keep sublime spiritual life, but Pigsy loves money reach a certain level, for example, when TangSeng was caught by demon, he wanted to divide baggage, and each going his own way. Although he did not leave the troops finally, his illness bring a lot of trouble, sometimes it is bad influence.
2.2.6 Vigilance, clean mind and deep Consideration
Those who suit their actions to the times are wise Yanzi,Yanzi’s Spring and Autumn Annals,Zhonghua Book Company,2007,5
, but what is the trend of the times? There are a lot of unreliable services. Even though in our life, everyone must have vigilance. Only learn to differentiate between good and evil, then can get the right choice.TangSeng is not positive image complete in The Pilgrimage to the West,author set him against Monkey king many times.TangSeng is a mixture of feudalism and Buddhist’s piety, he always has mercy on everything, and he confuse right and wrong, yield to evil forces many times,recreance and flabby, but he can not put up with his disciple, whom is loyal and devoted to him.TangSeng’s pedantry add many difficulties and hardships to Monkey king.
Through the whole journey, Monkey king experienced an extraordinary course, his life from”spontaneous”to”conscientious”and finally to”act-by-oneself”,we can see a growing process of a heroic figure.
Chapter three Monkey king’s character is a perfect Combination
Monkey’s smartness, naughty, dare to resist and high self-esteem, these factors mix together to make him has multilevel personal characters.
3.1 Animal
Monkey king has attributes of animals and people, he is a monkey, a people and an immortal. The attributes of monkey show his animality, he is lively; his physical appearance is a monkey completely. At HuangFeng ridge, he stayed overnight at Wang’s place, Mr.Wang describe he is an extremely ugly. Although he has seventy-two changes, but it can not change his attributes of animals. The first is his monkey tail, when he fought Er-lang god, he became a temple, his tail became a flagpole stand behind the temple, it was seen through by Er-lang god. The second is his red arse, JinJiao king grasped Monkey king’s master. Monkey king become a little monster to rescue his master, but Pigsy recognized him at once, Pigsy said,” I know you it’s you because I noticed your red arse.”Monkey king went to kitchen, and wipe stove ash on his arse, then his arse became black, but for all this, the JinJiao king still recognized him. The third is monkey’s instinct, Monkey king listened to PuTi Grandmaster teaching, he was very happy and scratched his ears and cheeks in embarrassment, cannot help dancing.
3.2Human
Except to be an animal, he is a human too, he has human emotions and emulations, he aspires to free life, even in the immortal life, so he goes through much suffering, and learns super power, and these are all human mentalities. He has human psychology, for example, after he fought White Bone Demon, TangSeng insisted on driving Monkey king away, Monkey king’s loyalty cannot be understanded, Monkey king saluted when the time cannot go back.TangSeng refused him, Monkey king pulled his three hair to make three monkeys, they bow down in all sides, and repeatedly advise Monk Sha,”If the demons catch our master, you can tell them I’m his disciple, then the demons hear me, they cannot hurt master.” When he came back to Mountain Huaguo with the submit to humiliation, the novel writes to” Monkey king looking in the air, it is the sounds of Eastern Ocean, he missed his master in that moment, cannot stop crying, stand there and thought for a long time.” The descriptions of moods like this have appeared many times.Beside, he loves reputation and victory, Monkey king is relegated to the human world was related to this, the first time he goes to Heavenly palace, he was asked to feed horses, he worked hard at beginning, then he knew the job was humble, he feels that he was deceived by immortal. The second time is the Queen Mother of Heaven held a grand peach assembly, the assembly has invited everyone except Monkey king, Monkey king was very angry with this, and he m
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