論《西遊記》取經之旅的人文價值

On the Humanistic Value of the Journey to the West

李嘉玲(Chia-Ling Lee)

《嶺東學報》 38期 (2015/12) Pp. 195-212

摘要

中國小說婀娜豐饒，無論在哪個朝代或哪種情境而生，都有其多元創作內涵和人文省思。《西遊記》是明代四大小說之一，內容以玄奘法師西行求法的故事為藍本，並融攝自唐至明的各種傳說、創作，最後匯入本書作者的富麗想像而成，因整部小說充滿諧趣熱鬧的奇人異事，又在神魔交錯的精彩情節中，諭示現實人生的生命哲思，至今仍為人津津稱道。有關《西遊記》的創作主題，有學者提出「人格塑造小說」論點，因其觀點獨特，在學術界引人矚目。筆者以為此論點極貼切該書古典神髓，並以此諦視小說人物的風采，不僅為其創作打開新視野，亦可發現書中主角洋溢活潑的生命意蘊。故本文試以生命成長為視角，透過文本的爬梳、分析、歸納等方法，尋繹唐僧師徒於取經之旅所展現的人文價值。

關鍵字

《西遊記》 ； 人格塑造小說 ； 取經 ； 唐僧 ； 孫悟空

並列摘要

Chinese classic novels, regardless their condition or in the dynasties being created, are so abundant that each has its own broad humanity implications and plural creative reflection in Chinese culture. ＂Journey to the West＂ is one of the most famous four novels in the Ming Dynasty. Taking the history of Sanzang’s westbound to seek for Sutra (Buddhism bibles) as the blueprint and combining a variety of legends and stories from Tang to Ming Dynasty related to Sanzang’s journey, the novel writer then consolidated these material to create this book by using his splendid imagination. Because the whole novel is full of humorous lively wonders and interpreting life philosophy within the wonderful mythical staggered plot, so many readers take it widely commendable ever since this novel was completed. Over the past decade, regarding to the theme of this novel, some scholars have proposed a new argument of ＂Bildungsroman＂ style. These creative and unique viewpoints have drawn academic attention. Following these new viewpoints on novel theme to explore and expand the classical essence of the novel, it provides a new angle of reviewing these characters for their creation and discovering lively life meaning in them. Therefore, through the perspective of life growth, this paper explores, analyzes and induce the novel’s text all the ways, so as to conclude the humanistic value of the monk mentoring in the ＂Journey to the West＂.

並列關鍵字

＂Journey to the West＂ ； Bildungsroman ； Seeking for Sutra ； Sanzang ； Wukong

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