浅谈《西游记》中的河流意象

On the Image of River in Journey to the West

神魔小说《西游记》以唐僧师徒四人一路西行为历险的主线,跋山涉水历经九九八十一难,全书由这些历险小故事连缀而成。河流意象在书中反复出现,河流是生命的起源和守护,还有赎罪与净化作用,同时起到叙事空间转化的作用,这些特点契合了河流意象作为文化符号在很多文学作品中的共同表征,反映了深层次的文化共性。

In"Journey to the west",Tang's monk and his three disciples experienced a great adventure,after81difficult times,they achieve the ultimate goal.The novel is composed of these stories.Image of the river appears repeatedly in the book,the image to the origin of life and guardian,the transformation of atonement and purification and narrative space effects,The image of the river in many literary works were characterized these characteristics,as a cultural symbol,it reflects the deep cultural commonality.