英语作文:我喜欢孙悟空以及喜欢他的理由

SunWukong,alsoknownastheMonkeyKing,isamaincharacterintheChineseclassicalnovelJourneytotheWest.SunWukongisalsofoundinmanylaterstoriesandadaptations.Inthenovel,heisamonkeybornfromastonewhoacquiressupernaturalpowersthroughTaoistpractices.AfterrebellingagainstheavenandbeingimprisonedunderamountainbytheBuddha,helateraccompaniesthemonkXuanzangonajourneytoretrieveBuddhistsutrasfromIndia.

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Name

SunWuKong

Meaning:Wu-Awareness

Kong-Vacuity

Age

Roughly850atthetimeofthepilgrimage.

Personality

Basically,he'sanevildemonwithabadassattitudewhogoesaroundkillingoffhumansfornoreasonatall.(^_^;)Justkidding!

He'saverygoodimpromptupoet...Butthen,virtuallyallthecharactersinXiyouji,fromgoddesstoimmortal,fromdemontohuman,fromTaoiststoBuddhists,everyoneburstsintopoemsatwhim.HowwouldIlovetodothat...(sighsdreamily)Butthen,itmaybebecauseWuChengEnisobsessedwithpoems.Helikestoindulgehimselfandcharacterswithpoetry.Inoneinstance,therewasawoodcutterandafishermancompetingwithimpromptupoemsabouthowbeautifulthewoodsortheriverswere.Itlastedthreepageslongandtheonlypointwasthatoneofthemgaveapassingwaterguardian(yecha)onesinglebitofinformation.(sigh)ThentherewasthiswholechapterdedicatedtoSanZhanganddemonsmakinguppoemsonthespot...ButIdigress.

Anyway,WuKonglikestomakepoemsespeciallywhenheseesbeautifulscenery.AndItellyouheabsolutelylovesscenicviews.OnceheandBaJieweresneakingintoaroyalgardenandhestartedsquealingandjumpingaroundwhenhesawtheoh-so-prettytreesandflowers.Andyes,hemadeupapoemaboutitonthespot.(shakeshead)Talkaboutobsessed.(-_-)

Hisfavoritefoodispeaches.Hisfavoritecolourispink...justkidding!Hisfavoriteperson-TangSanZang?Perhaps.HelovestoteaseandplaytricksonBaJie,whohateshimbecauseofit.

WuKong’smostprominentpersonalitytraitisbraveryandfearlessness.Thereareconflictingviewsonthat,though.Somesayheisdefiantandboldjustbecauseheispowerful,andheknowsthatnoonecandefeathim.Powerabuse,anyone?Well,thereisalittletruthinthis.Proof?Oncewhenhelosthismagicrod,hebecamemuchmorepolitetotheJadeEmperorwhenaskingforassistance.Heevenmadeasmallbow,whichisextremelyrespectfulbyWuKong’sstandards!Butthenit'snotentirelytrueeither.Whenhewasstillpracticallyachild,hejumpedthroughahuge,thunderingwaterfallwithoutasecondthought-andhewaspowerlesstodefendhimselfatthetime.Doesthisnotshowpurecourage?Andhewentacrossoceansandcontinentsalonetofindanimmortalwhocouldteachhim.Thattakesalotofcourage,aswellasdeterminationandwillpower.Butafterfivehundredyearsandhewasonthepilgrimage,therewasoneoccasionwhenhecomplainedtotheGoddessofMercythatitwastoodangerous,thereweredemonsbythemillionsandwhatifhediedbeforeattainingzhengguo(Buddhastatus)?Hecouldn'tdoit.TheGoddesshadtogivehimthreelife-savinghairsthatwouldchangeintoobjectswhichcouldhelphimoutofalifeanddeathsituation.Onlythenwashesatisfied.Doesthatmeanthataftertheyearshehadbecomecowardly?Perhapsnot.Asamatteroffact,hereallydidnearlydieduringthecourseofthejourney,sohisfearswerenotcompletelyunfounded.WuKongisafraidofnothingexceptdeath,ascanbeprovedbyhissearchforimmortality.Thus,wecanjustifyandforgivethis‘actofcowardice’,whichwaspossiblyjustan‘actofprudence’.

AnotherinterestingaspectofhispersonalityisthedevelopmentofhisrelationshipwithTangSanZang.Atfirst,hewasextremelygratefultoSanZangbecausehesavedhimfromtheMountainofFiveElementsandbecamehisdiscipleobligingly.ButwhenWuKongkilledsixbanditswhomeanttokillthemandtaketheirbelongings,SanZangbecameveryangryandscoldedhim.WuKonggetsinfuriatedwhenpeoplescoldhimsohetookoff,leavingSanZangaloneinthewilderness.TheGoddessofMercygaveSanZangagoldenbandandtaughthimtheBand-TighteningSpell,whichwouldmakethegoldenbandshrink.WhenWuKongcamebackfinally,heputontheband,notknowingwhatitwas.SanZangchantedtheBand-TighteningSpell,whichmadethebandtightenonhishead,causinghimterriblepain.SanZangaskedhimifhewouldbeobedientfromthenonandWuKongrepliedyes.ButactuallyhewasstillenragedandtriedtokillSanZangwithhismagicrod,onlystoppingwhenSanZangchantedthespellagain.Thus,itcanbesaidthatWuKongwastorturedintoobediencetoSanZang.Um...(sweat)'Tortured'seemstoostrongaword,maybe'forced'wouldbebetter.

But,strangely,itallchangedduringthepilgrimage.WuKongseemedtogrowanaffectionforthemonk.SanZangdoesn’tdeservethis.Heisstubbornandcowardly.HeneverlistenstoWuKongwhenhewarnsthattherearedemonsnearbyandnevertakeshisadviceeither.Andheisweakandindecisive,alwayswaveringunderpersuasion.MaybeWuKongonlywantedtoprotectSanZangbecausebydoinghishecouldbecomeaBuddha.Butstill,hecriedalotoftimesoverhismaster.ThefirsttimewaswhenSanZangmadehimleave,thinkingthathehadkilledthreeinnocenthumanswheninfacttheywerethesamedemonindisguise.SanZang,beingtheignoranthumanhewas,didn'tknowthedifference.WuKongpaidhislastrespectstohismasterandleft.ItwasonlywhenhereachedtheEasternSeathathelethimselfcry.ThentherewasthetimewhenSanZangwasabductedbyyetanotherdemon,whonearlykilledWuKongwithhisfireattack.ThefirstwordWuKonguttereduponwakingupwas'Master!'.Thenheweptandcomposedapoemonthespotdescribinghisgriefabouthismasterandhishelplessness.Hedoesthatquiteafewtimesduringthecourseoftheirjourney-thepoemcomposingaswellasthecrying.

ButperhapsI'mleadingyoutobelievethathe'sacrybaby.Thisisdefinitelyuntrue.WuKongjustreactsmoreemotionallyanddramaticallytosomethings.Actually,hehasaferocioustemper.Especiallywhenhisenemiesinsulthim,orwhenhismasterandbrothersgetabducted.Incidentally,whenhefirstmetPuTiZuShi,hesaidthatifpeoplehitorscoldedhim,hedidn'treactatall.Wasitjusttalk,orhadhispersonalitychangedyetagainbecausehehadbecomemorepowerful?Didhispowersinflatehisego?Didhebecomemoresensitivetoinsultsandscoldingsbecausetheyinjurehisego?Didheacquireasenseofdignity,honour,pride,orperhapsarrogance,sothathecouldn'tbearanyslightstohisperson?Whateveritis,WuKongisquicktoflyintoatemper,whichgetshimintotroublecountlessoftimes.

Despitethat,WuKonghasmanypositiveaspectstohispersonality.Forone,WuKongisaconfident,optimisticperson.Hedoesn'tjustgodownwhenhefaceshardships,hedeviseswaystoovercomethem,puttingasmileonhisfaceevenwhenhehasbeendefeatednumeroustimes.WuKongisalsoaveryintelligentimmortal.Heputsemphasisonknowinghisenemiesandusingdifferentstrategiestodefeatthem.AndWuKongisamasteratthat-findingouthisopponent'sweaknessandusingit.Anyway,hecanaskforreinforcementsvirtuallyeverywhere.Hisoutgoing,friendlypersonalityandhisnotoriousreputationmakessureofthat!^_^WuKongshowsnomercywhenitcomestoevil-heeliminatesallthedemonsthepilgrimsmeetontheirjourney.Hehasastrongsenseofjusticeandduringthejourney,hehelpsouthumanswhofaceproblemscausedbydemons,reunitingfamiliesandsavingentirecountries.Butbestofall,hehasawickedsenseofhumour.PokingfunatBaJieisjustpartofit.^_^You'llsee.

Inshort,SunWuKongsymboliseshope,justice,andthefightingspiritthatweallpossess.HemadeJourneytotheWesttheliterarysuccessitisnow.