It was only after seeing this brief decoding, many readers suddenly realized...
They didn't seem to understand Journey to the West at all?
What the experts saw were the novel's implications, the metaphors within the plot, and the ingenuity of the structure.
Yet, ordinary readers were simply busy shouting:
"Sun Wukong is awesome!"
"The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, is awesome!"
They completely missed the point!
Of course, the plot of this novel is exciting.
However, the truly amazing thing about Journey to the West are the elements that are worthy of deep thought, or even reconsideration.
Metaphors and implications are everywhere!
The truly terrifying element is the shocking truth that is not explicitly written, but is revealed between the lines of the novel!
No wonder the former president of the Literature and Art Association went out of their way to endorse Journey to the West!
Before long,