Among Tang Seng's several apprentices, Bajie's character was the most complicated. He not only has the original intention of pious Taoism, but also the distraction of returning home halfway, the sense of justice of punishing evil and promoting good, and the habit of messing with flowers and grass. He has a straightforward personality, but he is accompanied by a lot of cunning, can do things, but he is lazy and lazy, selfish, but never violates morality.
Zhu Bajie's character is a complex of diversity, full of contradictions, and the author reveals the true face of an ordinary person in this contradiction, full of plainness, and also has a comedic effect.
Edit 1Practical, dry and complaining.
Bajie is a practical person, and he does a lot of heavy and tiring work, but unlike Sha Seng, he has to do and complain. On the way to the west, the sand monk is the most"Ground floor"Of course, I did the most hard work, but Bajie actually did a lot, such as carrying burdens, managing luggage, carrying dead people, etc. There are some things that the sand monk can't do, and only the eight precepts can do it.
For example, in the vast country, when the four masters and apprentices had no way forward, they still relied on the eight precepts to arch a way with their noses. Bajie is not unable to endure hardship, his biggest problem is that he loves to complain, and he has to complain and complain, complaining while doing it. Therefore, many times I don't get a good impression after doing my work.
Edit 2"The mouth is not the heart"of the brave.
Zhu Bajie is Marshal Tianpeng, and his ability and skills are good. The reason why there is no place to show the mountain dew on the westbound road is because there is a monkey brother with great powers beside him"Monkey King"Under the shadow of the Eight Rings, Bajie is also happy to be idle. But we can't deny Bajie's steadfastness in the face of righteousness because of his chic outlook on life.
In "Journey to the West", Bajie has never betrayed his master, and he has never really given up on learning scriptures from the West. On the contrary, the very capable monkey brother also quit halfway, even if he was forced to be helpless, it was his own decision after all.
Editor: We often see that although Bajie has suffered many times, often being hung in cobwebs, or put on a firewood pile to be cooked, he has never given in to the monster, but has cursed and shouted loudly, and has no fear of angering the monster. In this regard, the Eight Precepts are commendable.