Mentoring Four Image. "journey To The West" And Its Modern Sense

After hard work by folk artists and the author, the Journey to the Westwas finally completed in the middle of Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. Itis the best work of all the Chinese mythology novels.Wu Cheng' en's family had been poor since he was very young. He wasvery smart and read a lot, but failed in Imperial Examination. So he hadto sell his articles to support his family. At his senectitude, he workedas a county magistrate in Changxing because of his poor family. But soon, heresigned his post because he couldn't abide dark officialdom ,died oldand poor. Unofficial history was his favorate when he was young, he wasfamilia with Ancient Chinese Mythology and Chinese Folklores. Chill ofImperial Examination, poor life made him understand Imperial Examinationand evils of society more clearly. Tales of mystery and the supernaturalwere his way to show his innermost discontentment. There was a orderlyworld of immortals in the book the Journey to the West. We can see theshadow of realistic society everywhere in the novel. The imperatorialYudi,TaishangLaojun, those cruel monsters, we could almost find their typein the realistic society.As an important literary work in Chinese literary history, the Journeyto the West was loved not only by Chinese literati, but also thereaders. Since the founding of new China, the research to the Journey tothe West has become pluralistic. Combining their age, the Chinese literaticontinually discover its intrinsic value, the research includesliteratur, psychology, management, politics, education, historiography,etc. The research works are too many to count.In the past, the researchers emphasized on the process of forming thebook, the author, the edition, the literary value, etc when they studied thenovel, but only a few on the relationship between it and the realisticsociety. If we emphasize on this point when studying the character image, itwill bring us more revelation and enlightenment. It could be a great helpfor disposing the interpersonal relations management, so as to thecollective management.During nearly 500 years since it was written, the Journey to the West has attracted countless readers. The reason is that all the readers couldfind something in concordance with their realistic society in the novel.Based on the four main characters, this thesis will show the ModernSignificance to us. The characteristic feature as individual, theSignificance and Functions of each as a successful team member. Show whatmembers can make a excellent team, what team awareness is necessary. Thisthesis has four chapters. Based on the foregoing's works, it will give usoverall and meticulous research on the four main characters and theirModern Significance.