Why don't you get tired of watching an exorcism routine on Journey to the West?

Journey to the West is based on historical facts and myths and legends, with the historical facts of Master Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty as the main line. According to normal logic, he should write from Tang Yan, with Tang Yan as the first protagonist. But Wu Cheng'en found another way, starting from the Monkey King, with the Monkey King as the first protagonist. The whole book * * * one hundred times, the first seven times are written about the Monkey King, it was not until the ninth time that Tang Priest officially appeared.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that if you write Tang Priest from the beginning, you must introduce the origin of the Monkey King to readers by flashback or interpolation when you solve various difficulties on the way to learn from the scriptures, which will make the story fragmented and lose its integrity.

Therefore, the author spared no expense in seven chapters, from the birth of the monkey, seeking Taoism and learning skills, making trouble in the Heavenly Palace and the Monkey King's books, and then connecting all the short stories after formally joining the Buddhist scriptures team, so that exorcism is logical.

In order not to let the story of learning the scriptures fall into the routine of beating monsters and escalating, the author created many different characters in the "81 Difficulties" and set up various contradictions, such as the contradiction between master and apprentice (Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon) and natural contradiction (crossing the Tianhe River), which skillfully solved the inherent routine and was very attractive.

If you go deeper, you will find that the surface of Journey to the West is talking about immortals and ghosts, but the connotation is alluding to the world. The immortal is in heaven, so he should punch in to work on time and be respectful to the Jade Emperor. Isn't that the palace on the earth? The harmony between heaven and the west and the intrigue behind it are actually the relationship between people and factions.

You can find the shadow from the office to the street in the novel, but Wu Cheng'en may have so much indignation in his heart that he sometimes infringes on the characters in the book. They sometimes laugh and curse, sometimes insinuate, and sometimes ridicule and satirize. In fact, this is all from the mouth of the characters in Wu Cheng'en's book borrowing, complaining by themselves.