The theme of Journey to the West is to carry forward Buddhist thought, advocate governing the country with Buddhism, and oppose imperial power and feudal social system.
The Journey to the West did not directly put forward the idea of "ruling the country by Buddhism", but the theme of the book runs through this idea. For the first time, The Journey to the West's aim is implied in the book, that is, "one should meet a bosom friend and tell the truth about the source and the source." .
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Journey to the West is good at satirizing ugly things in reality, exposing ridiculous and despicable phenomena and making people laugh with humor. The fantasy world and mythical characters described are endowed with the spiritual essence of the world and the realistic ideological basis of real life.
Relying on the author's good wishes, good-natured sarcasm, bitter satire and severe criticism are combined artistically, which makes many chapters interesting and satisfactorily expresses profound ideological content and love, hate and hatred completely different from the author.