The main character traits of the Monkey King

The main character traits of the Monkey King

1. Indifference to divine power

The Monkey King was indifferent to the divine power system constructed by both Buddhism and Taoism (especially Taoism). The novel writes that he was born soon became the Monkey King, do not ambush the unicorn jurisdiction, do not serve the phoenix tube, and do not ambush the throne of the earth constraints, free and easy later on, once haunted the Dragon Palace, break into the hell, until the great havoc in the Palace of Heaven Guang hit the nine Yao Xing closed door, the four heavenly kings without a trace to make the Jade Emperor at a loss.

When fighting with the Heavenly Palace, Sun Wukong called himself "Qifu Da Sheng", trying to be equal to the emperor of the fairy world. When he first met the Jade Emperor, he scorned the distinction between ruler and subject, and the Jade Emperor asked, "Which one is the Demon Immortal? "He replied, "Old Sun is." Frightened those who always bowed down to the immortal ministers changed their faces and lost their colors, and even said, "Damn it."

Later, although Sun Wukong converted to Buddhism, he did not regard the gods and Buddhas with dignity because he was already a Buddhist, but he maintained a certain degree of independence in front of the gods and Friesians, and often blasphemed against the dignity of the gods and Buddhas. Even to the highest authorities of the Buddha's kingdom, such as Rudra and Guanyin, he, a disciple of the Buddha, was not always fearful and obsequious.

He could joke with Rudra, saying that Rudra was the "nephew of a demon"; and he dared to curse the Goddess of Mercy that he should be husbandless for the rest of his life. As for Taishang Laojun and other Taoist gods, more not in his eyes, often become the object of his flirtation. Sun Wukong said, "The gods are still my juniors." This statement made a mockery of all gods.

All in all, no matter when he was a "Demon Immortal" or after he converted to Buddhism, the Monkey King had no respect for the divine power, and sometimes he was even extremely contemptuous.

2. The Spirit of Active Combat

On the way to fetch the scriptures, Sun Wukong encountered demons and devils, not all of which were obstacles to the fetching of scriptures. But as long as they were harmful to people, Sun Wukong took the initiative to eradicate them. Camel Luo Zhuang's old man asked Sun Wukong to catch the demons, Sun Wukong then bowed to the old man, said Guangcheng take care of, pig Bajie made fun of him and said look at him to get into trouble, heard said take the demons, is his grandfather is not this kind of intimacy, in advance to sing a yes. "

Demons are also very afraid of Sun Wukong initiative to seek trouble. Jiuqu Panhuan hole demon heard the name of the Sun Wukong will be shocked, said the "intentional search for people", "the head of the trouble" can be seen regardless of friend or foe, are aware of the Sun Wukong is cynical, the courage to fight.

The image of the Tang Monk plays an important role in contrasting the active fighting character of the Monkey King. By depicting the conflict between the Tang Monk and the Monkey King, the author reveals the profound significance of the Monkey King's character. The Tang Monk will only talk about Buddhist righteousness, oppose the struggle, advocate compassion, the idea of goodness, so much so that it makes people and demons inverted, right and wrong confused, and repeatedly deceived by the demon spirits.

The conflict between the Tang Monk and the Monkey King shows that although they are both Buddhist disciples practicing for the sake of righteousness, their paths of practice are very different.

Expanded:

The Monkey King is smart, lively and cynical by nature, and represents wit and bravery in folk culture. Legends of the Journey to the West have emerged since the Tang Dynasty and continued through the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when a collection of these legends, Journey to the West, appeared in the Ming Dynasty. The Monkey King has been worshipped as a god by the Chinese in these folk myths through the ages.

The Chinese affection for the figure of the Monkey King stems from their love of the text of Journey to the West. Textual depictions can naturally make a non-existent image leap off the page, but from theater to film, audiences still want to see a figurative mythological image. The first time the Monkey King came out of the text would have been on the stage of a Peking opera.

Peking Opera performers pioneered the "Monkey Show" style of performance, which was exquisite and brilliant, laying the foundation for the image of the Monkey King for nearly a hundred years, and later, whether it was in movies or on TV, the image of the Monkey King has always been difficult to get rid of the roots of the Peking Opera performances.

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