A View of the Description and Critique of Drinking in Journey to the West
Journey to the West vividly reflects the broad and profound Chinese wine culture.There are depictions of drinking alcohol in giving a farewell dinner,celebrating achievements,weddings,funerals,festivals,and relaxation.The description of drinking is helpful to the shaping of characters'images,and reflects the profound influence of social thought and culture in the late Ming Dynasty.SUN Wukong is arrogant when he drinks.ZHU Bajie's drinking,the desire for food and sex is part of human nature,is desire;Demons and ghosts drinking wine,demons born from the heart,is evil;Immortal drinking wine,indulge in empty talk,is idle;Tang monk drinking wine is a ritual.In Journey to the West,wine has the artistic function of connecting plots,adding poetry and taking wine as a play,which strengthens the sense of blending reality in fantasy and attracts the attention of critics of novels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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