Chinese literature of literatureChinese literature has a long history and rich cultural heritage. Chinese literature was mainly divided into two categories: classical literature and modern literature.
The classical literature referred to the literature passed down from ancient China through history, legends, myths, poems, essays, operas, and other artistic forms. The classic works of Chinese classical literature include The Book of Songs, The Songs of Chu, The Analects of Confucius, The Tao Te Ching, Dream of the Red Chamber, etc.
Modern literature referred to the literature passed down in modern Chinese history through novels, poems, essays, plays, movies, music, and other artistic forms. The classic works of modern Chinese literature included Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, and The Scholars.
Chinese literature was rich in literary schools and classic works such as realism, romanticism, realism, symbolism, expressionism, and neo-realism. Chinese literature was also deeply influenced by Western literature. For example, the works of poets such as Bai Juyi and Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai and Su Shi of the Tang Dynasty were influenced by ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
Journey to the West: A Short Answer to Ancient Chinese LiteratureThe following are some answers to the ancient literature short answer questions about Journey to the West:
* * 1. Understanding the theme **
"Journey to the West" satirized and criticized the darkness of social reality. Through the image of Sun Wukong, it praised the spirit of daring to fight, being good at fighting, not afraid of power, and being optimistic and tenacious. At the same time, it conveyed the idea that people must experience difficulties in order to finally obtain happiness and success.
* * 2. Sun Wukong's personality and purpose of creation **
1. * * Character traits **
- In the plot of Uproar in Heaven, he ignored the authority of the Heavenly Court and dared to challenge the ruling order of the Jade Emperor and other gods.
- He had remarkable abilities, such as the Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud. He could subdue demons and devils.
- He dared to rebel, facing Heavenly Court's unreasonable oppression and control, he rose up to resist.
2. * * Shaping purpose **
- It shows the author's enthusiasm for resisting tradition, resisting authority, despising the hierarchy and other anti-feudal, rebellious thoughts and fighting spirit.
- Demonstrate to the people of the world the spirit of struggle and good qualities that are fearless of danger and bravely advance forward.
* * 3. Tang Sanzang's personality and typical significance **
1. * * Character traits **
- He was an eminent monk who was a combination of the pedantic feudal Confucian scholars and devout Buddhist believers. For example, when he met demons and devils, he was very timid and pedantic, and when he saw Buddha, he worshiped Buddha, whether it was true or false, which reflected his blind devotion to Buddha.
2. * * Classic meaning **
- In order to explain the truth that one must experience difficulties and persevere in order to obtain happiness and success.
* * 4. The personalities of Monk Sand and Zhu Bajie **
1. * * Monk Sand **
- Honest and sincere, he was loyal to Tang Sanzang during the journey.
- He worked hard and never complained.
- Upright and selfless, dedicated to protecting Tang Sanzang's westward journey, strictly abiding by the Buddhist precepts.
2. * * Pigsy **
- He had an honest and straightforward personality, showing a simple and unadorned characteristic.
- He was lazy, cunning, often lazy, and liked to sow discord.
- He often had the heart to retreat and often wanted to retreat when he encountered difficulties. He was good at flattery, such as saying some flattering words in front of Tang Sanzang.
* * 5. The Jade Emperor's Character and Creation Purpose **
1. * * Character traits **
- He was fatuous and incompetent. When Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he could not effectively deal with the crisis.
- Without distinguishing between loyalty and stupidity, one could not correctly judge the nature of Sun Wukong and other characters.
2. * * Shaping purpose **
- It expressed contempt for the feudal rulers and made sharp mockery, mockery, and criticism of the dark society.
* * 6. Sun Wukong's wish to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and the social pursuit reflected in it **
Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace did not seek high officials and high salaries, nor did he want to replace the Jade Emperor. His wish was to oppose oppression, which reflected the ideology of the working people in the society pursuing equality, freedom, and democracy at that time.
* * Seven, Tang Sanzang can't see any other reason for the monster's transformation **
In addition to his fleshly eyes, Tang Sanzang's nature was dull, unable to distinguish between loyalty and evil, and he was also instigated by Zhu Bajie, so he could not see the various changes of the monster.
* * 8. The reason for the appearance of the "real and fake Monkey King"**
Tang Sanzang and his disciples had second thoughts and were not united internally, which led to the emergence of two "Monkey Kings".
* * 9. An example of 'Gods and Demons have human feelings, and their charm is also worldly'**
1. Princess Iron Fan had a grudge against Sun Wukong. Not only did she not want to borrow the fan, but she also wanted to harm Sun Wukong. It could be seen that she valued family and was narrow-minded.
2. The stone monkey found the Water Curtain Cave for the monkeys and was hailed as the "Thousand Year King" by the monkeys. It could be seen how trustworthy the monkeys were.
* * 10. The reason why Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain and protected Tang Sanzang again (Take "Three Beats White Bone Demon" as an example)**
1. Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain after being expelled by Tang Sanzang. However, although he was in Huaguo Mountain, he had been worried about his master's safety (he returned to Water Curtain Cave and chased the Buddhist monk).
2. Later, when his master was in trouble (captured by the yellow-robed old monster), Bajie used goading to ask his senior brother for help (to provoke Sun Wukong with righteousness), urging him to leave Huaguo Mountain and protect his master on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
* * 11. The number of times Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain when he was not determined to learn the scriptures and the situation **
There were mainly two times. First, when Tang Sanzang had just accepted Sun Wukong as his disciple, Tang Sanzang complained that Sun Wukong had harmed the living beings. Wukong could not stand it and fled back to Huaguo Mountain. Later, with the help of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he returned to Tang Sanzang's side again. Bodhisattva gave Tang Sanzang the Golden Hoop Incantation. Second, Sun Wukong beat Baijing three times. Tang Sanzang complained that Sun Wukong had killed innocent people. In a fit of anger, he returned to Huaguo Mountain. Later, Tang Sanzang was killed in Baoxiang Kingdom. Zhu Bajie provoked him to come out.
* * 12. The identities of the White Dragon Horse, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand before they became Tang Sanzang's disciples **
The White Dragon Horse was the Third Prince of the West Sea Dragon King, Zhu Bajie was Marshal Canopy, and Monk Sand was the Curtain General.
* * 13. The biggest obstacle for Tang Sanzang and his disciples on their journey to learn the scriptures, the family, and the difficult situation **
Bull Demon King's family. Red Boy, the master of Fire Cloud Cave, used the True Samadhi Fire to test Tang Sanzang and his disciples. Princess Iron Fan, the wife of the Bull Demon King, used a banana fan to make things difficult for them.
* * 14. The number of calamities of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, the distance of Sun Wukong's Somersault Cloud, and the number of changes **
Tang Sanzang and his disciples had experienced a total of 81 difficulties in the Western Paradise. Sun Wukong's somersault cloud could travel 108,000 miles with one flip, and he knew 72 transformations.
* * 15. Sun Wukong's master, weapon source, and related information **
Sun Wukong had become Grandmaster Bodhi's disciple. His weapon was obtained from the East Ocean Dragon Palace. It was originally the Ocean-Pacifying Godly Needle. After Sun Wukong changed it, it was named the Ruyi Jingu Staff and weighed 23,500 pounds.
* * 16. Tang Sanzang's previous life, origin, and Dharma name **
Tang Sanzang was the reincarnation of the Golden Cicada Master, the second disciple of the Buddha. He was the son of Chen Guangrui, the top scholar. Due to his father's death, he became a monk at an early age and was named Xuanzang.
* * 17. The situation of Tang Sanzang and his disciple's title after they finally got the fruit **
Tang Sanzang was conferred the title of Buddha of Merit and Virtue, Sun Wukong was conferred the title of Buddha of Victory, Zhu Bajie was conferred the title of Messenger of the Pure Altar, Monk Sand was conferred the title of Golden Body Arhat, and White Dragon Horse was conferred the title of Eight Heavenly Dragons and Guangli Bodhisattva.
* * 18. Classic sentences in Journey to the West **
For example,"The emperor takes turns to sit, come to my house next year","Life is a lifetime, grass and trees are an autumn", etc.
* * 19. The plot of Journey to the West has a wonderful fantasy imagination and intense twists and turns **
For example, the plot of "Three Beats White Bone Demon" and "Outwitting Banana Fan".
* * 20, White Bone Demon's character image changed three times **
The White Bone Demon transformed into a beauty (girl), an old woman (old woman), and an old man (old man) three times to deceive Tang Sanzang, but Sun Wukong saw through them one by one.
* * 21. Understanding Tang Sanzang based on the story (Take "Four Sages Test Zen Heart" or "Baby Play to Change Zen Heart Chaos" as an example)**
For example, in the process of the Four Sages Testing the Heart of Zen, on the one hand, Tang Sanzang resolutely refused to stay as a son-in-law, not moved by beauty and wealth, which reflected his firm will to learn from the scriptures. On the other hand, when the woman was angry and asked to keep one of them as a son-in-law, he was submissive and asked who of the three disciples was willing to stay. From this, it could be seen that he was weak and had no opinion.
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