The Classical Process And Reason Of Sun Wukong's Heroic Image Under The Theory Of Cultural Memory

This paper tries to discuss the process and the reason of the classicization of Sun Wukong's image in the ancient mythical novel.On the basis of the theory of cultural memory proposed by German scholar Jan Assmann,Why choose the " The Journey to the West" in the image of Sun Wukong to integrate with the Western cultural memory theory,because during the Spring Festival in 2016,the netizens have a collective petition to the hope that the artist Zhang JinLai to participate in the Spring Festival Evening event,causing people to miss the image of the Sun Wukong.As we all know,Zhang Jinlai is the representative figure of the image of Sun Wukong.In the special period of monkey years,the awakening of Sun Wukong's image shows that literature plays an important role in cultural memory and communication.Although the last thing has not been successful,but it is enough to think about why a mythical novel characters can not be eliminated by the time,in the modern society still has a wide range of readers and viewers,.And through painting,film and other artistic means,in the international community also has a high reputation,become a "Chinese-style hero".Although there are many reasons for the work itself,but can not ignore the profound meaning of the image of Sun Wukong,he represents a cultural identity and cultural attribution.Therefore,this article tries to discuss the process and the reason of Sun Wukong's image from the theory of cultural memory.This article is divided into five parts:The first part is the introduction.In this part,the author clarifies the purpose and significance of this writing,and then summarizes the development of cultural memory theory in China and the west,and the research profile of Sun Wukong image.The second part is the classical process of Sun Wukong's image under the theory of cultural memory.Through the interpretation of the theory of cultural memory,it proves that "The Journey to the West" is a classical text containing cultural memory,and its classical process is basically the same as the process of the classical process of Sun Wukong.Sun Wukong image as a symbol of "Journey to the West",has its own formation process and the classic significance.The third part is the reason of the classicization of Sun Wukong's image under the theory of cultural memory.Through the interpretation of the role of identity in the cultural memory theory,the reason why the image of Sun Wukong is not eliminated is because it can lead to the recognition of self identity.The fourth part is the fusion of Sun Wukong image and other cultural memory media.By interpreting the interpretation of Sun Wukong's image in different ways,this paper explains the different ways of strengthening the image of Sun Wukong in the new era,and the change of the heroic image of Sun Wukong under different interpretations of new media.The fifth part summarizes the cultural memory of the Sun Wukong heroic image of the classic role,and lists the cultural memory theory in the development of Chinese culture,and the possibility of development.