"journey To The West" Image Of Women Study

The female images in Journey to the West didn't receive the attention. Since the near three years, some articles about the female images in Journey to the West have been published. But these article research mainly concentrates into the community's whole research. This article will do typical research and individual research. This article will break into five chapter.The first chapter will research the female evil spirits who are not married. They are full of emotion and want to marry to TangSeng. This category mainly include four females: the scorpion spirit, spider spirits , the mouse spirit and the rabbit spirit. The scorpion spirit has no scheme in her thought, but she love TangSeng. The spider spirits are good at waiting for gains without pains.They have no interesting to TangSeng,but love the man who studies together with them.The mouse spirit values the loyalty and emotion. The rabbit spirit is cruel and merciless. This category also include the apricot tree spirit who richs in poetic and artistic flavor.The scond chapter will research the female evil spirits who are married.This category mainly include four females: the bones of the dead woman, the fox who has white face, the woman who has a special fan, the fox who is very pretty. The bones of the dead woman is good at catching men's psychology. The fox who has white face brings disasters on the nation and the people. The woman who has a special fan is a good wife and good mother. The fox who is very pretty is very rich,but marries to the bull spirit who has a wife already.The third chapter will research the female immortal Buddha.The goddess of mercy has the female characters already in Journey to the West. She is plenty of the smell of humanity and very amiable. She knows one's subordinates and assigns them properly. In a word ,she is a good leader. Other female immortal Buddha have no clear characters .The fourth chapter will research female humen. The king of the Women's kingdom has been looking for the real love. She loves TangSeng deeply and wish living the kind of common life .Other female humen have the same destiny ,and other people are very tolerant to them.The fifth chapter is the synthesis elaboration about the female images in Journey to the West. The female images have three esthetic characteristics,which are effected by Confucianism, Buddhism ,Taoism and lightening thoughts in Ming Dynasty.The females in Journey to the west let us be dazzled, Some females have clear individuality . Compare to the stories before Journey to the west, also the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Shui Hu Zhuan , Journey to the west more concrete to the feminine description, and constituted noticeable community. In Chinese novel history, Journey to the west has significant impetus function to feminine characterization.