猪八戒的食物情结

The Food Complex of Zhu Ba-jie

在小说《西游记》[1]中,贪食是猪八戒最显眼的毛病之一,他有着浓浓的食物情结。猪八戒离不开食物,食物也影响了其命运。八戒的食物情结不仅出自于他的天性,也是他强烈的性饥渴的隐性显现,更表现了他对红尘生活的极端眷念。

In The Journey to the West ,gluttony is one of the most notable shortcomings of Zhu Ba-jie. He has an intense food complex. Zhu Ba-jie lacks for food very much, his destiny is alto affected by food. The food complex not only comes from his inborn predisposition, but also manifests his strong sense of Sex-starvedness which is hidden. What＇ s more, it also reveals the fact that he feels nostalgic about the material or secular world.