The relationship between the Search for Gods and the Wilderness?
The Search for Gods and the Wilderness were two of the representative works of ancient Chinese fantasy novels. Search for Gods (also known as Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi) was a fantasy novel written by Chen Baxian of the Sui Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It narrated the stories of mysterious powers such as immortals, monsters, and demons in myths and legends. It mainly talked about the struggle and fusion between immortals and humans. The Wilderness (also known as Journey to the West) was a long novel written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen. It told the story of Sun Wukong and other people who went to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures. It mainly told the story of the four disciples of the Tang Monk who went through all kinds of hardships to defeat all kinds of demons and ghosts on the way to obtain the scriptures. There were many similarities in the story plot, character image, writing style, etc. Both stories used fantasy elements to tell the characters and events in myths and folklore. In addition, both were influenced by western fantasy cultures such as Greek and Roman mythology. It could be said that Search for Gods and Wilderness were two of the representative works of ancient Chinese fantasy literature, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese fantasy literature.
