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The Cultural Differences between Eastern and Western Epics through the Comparison of Satan in Paradise Lost and Monkey King in the Journey to the West

  • Received : 2019.05.08
  • Accepted : 2019.06.01
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study tries to evaluate the similarities and differences between Paradise Lost and the Journey to the West through the characteristics of Satan and Monkey King. In Paradise Lost, the spirit of Satan revolts God is just like the spirit of Bourgeois revolts the Feudal Aristocracy; however, Monkey King's figure in the Journey to the West is a character with rebellious spirits. In the western world, they often advocate punishments afterward, while the eastern world notes social orders and rules. Although eastern epics have distinct differences toward western epics due to the different cultural and historical backgrounds, the results that the winners at the end always get supreme powers are the same.

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