神与魔的博弈——对《西游记》主题的文化学阐释

Game between God and Devil: A Cultural Approach to Theme of Monkey King

本文通过《西游记》中神、人、魔的三界同构及其相互关系的分析,指出孙悟空对现存秩序的破坏和反抗是一种"策略逆转"的反抗,因为旧契约的破坏并没有指向新契约的产生,只是将自己换成立约者,故支撑着这一秩序的"文化核心"或者说"文化基因"并没有遭到破坏,它必然在暂时的社会震荡结束后将自我重新复制出来,就像"凤凰涅槃"一样。因此,孙悟空的反叛只是在传统的圈子里打转,不会给社会制度的进步带来任何新的东西。

After an analysis of the relationship of god, human being and devil in Monkey King, it is pointed out that rebellion against the established order by SUN Wukong, the monkey king, is a ＂reverse of strategy＂ in that the destroy of old contracts didn＇t result in new contracts and the ＂cultural core＂ or ＂cultural gene＂ underpinning the order was not destroyed, which will reproduce itself after the temporary chaos just like a nirvana. Therefore, it is held that the rebellion of SUN Wukong can＇t go beyond the boundary of tradition, and will not bring about anything new..