Comparison of the Themes of the Two Novels Pilgrimage to the West and Pilgrim’s Progress.doc

Comparison of the Themes of the Two Novels: Pilgrimage to the West and Pilgrim’s Progress ABSTRACT As the mid-Ming Dynasty novel, to a certain extent, reflect the prevailing religious  HYPERLINK /?k=Culture Culture and religious thought. This novel, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, three cultures together, reflect the three religions was confluence of social thought. be traced by the time the land should be the king of heart and the political,  HYPERLINK /?k=Economic Economic and cultural implications. The novels playful mockery of religion is reflected in the unique religious beliefs and the Chinese society at that time Enlightenment of personal liberation. Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan is a landmark work in both Christian theology and English literature The Pilgrim’s Progress demonstrates that knowledge is gained through travel by portraying Christian and his companions learning from their mistakes on their journey. Since its publication in 1678, it has encouraged countless Christians on their journey from this world to the next, and its impact on the literary tradition of England has been profound. The two books different in this way or that way. This paper is just concerned the A Comparison between the Themes of Pilgrimage to the West and Pilgrim’s Progress and analysis of the reason of the difference of the two themes. Key Words：Pilgrimage to the West ，Pilgrims Progress ，theme 摘 要 《西游记》作为明朝中叶的小说，在一定程度上反映出当时的宗教文化和宗教思想。这部小说中佛、道教、儒教三种文化融合在一起，反映出当时三教合流的社会思想。究其根源，应是受当时的陆王“心学”以及政、 HYPERLINK /Economy/ 经济、文化等方面的影响.而小说对宗教的戏谑嘲讽则反映出中国人独特的宗教信仰和当时社会个性解放的启蒙思想影响。天路历程讲述了一个基督徒踏上救赎的道路，通过基督徒途中所犯的错误和经历的事情向我们展示了基督徒所应具备的品格和知识。?班扬的天路历程是英国文学史和基督教作品的一个里程碑。从它1678年出版至今，已经鼓舞了无数的基督教赌徒踏上救赎的道路，并且它对后世的文学作品产生了了深远的影响。虽然两部作品有各方面差异，本文着重从两者的主题进行比较，并试图论述其原因。 关键词：西游记，天路历程 ，主题　 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I ABSTRACT II 摘要 III Chapter One Introduction 1 1.1 Brief Introduction of Wu Chengen and Pilgrimage to the West 1.2 Brief Introduction of John Bun