紧箍咒:一个有意味的文化符号——《西游记》主旨探微

Jinguzhou : a special cultural sign in "Journey to the West"

孙悟空是天地所生,是自然之子。大自然在赋予他生命的同时即赋予他以自由的天性。这种自由的天性超 越自然时空、超越社会,本应肯定乃至赞赏,但无限膨胀便与文明秩序冲突,产生颠覆性,为此有必要用“紧箍咒”加以限 制。可惜在《西游记》里这种限制常常不适当,变成压制自由违背人性的滥施刑罚。小说用“紧箍”象喻人间社会的各种 制度法规,颇具意味。因此,“紧箍咒”成为一个文化符号。

The main character Sun Wu- kong in Xi You Ji（“Journey to the West”）is a child of Nature who was from the Earth and Heaven. Therefore, he was endowed with freedom. With the limitless growth of his freedom, he sets himself in conflict with the social civilization ,and Jinguzhou（a curse used to tighten the ring around his head） has to be used to limit his act. It is a pity that in the novel “Xi You Ji” ,Jinguzhou is abut. Jinguzhou is used in the novel to symbolize various rules and regulations in society,and thus it has become a cultural sign.