legendaryheroes

SimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineandwestern

heroism

initionwillbedifferentwiththechangeof

nationality,culture,time,mis

thefundamentalandabundantsourceofforcewhichwillpushcontinuouslythehistoricprogress,

socialdevelopment,indofreflectaboutspecificcultural

tainextent;perwill

analyzethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineandwesternheroismbyguanyouand

Achillescharacters'comparisonanddiscussthereasoncausingthedifference.

Esnceofheroisthatwhenhumanfacedeath,nature,societyandvariousalienforcethat

oppressanddistortsman,resultinginproducingapositiveandintenwillingoflifewhichhas

eofthis,heroworshipassociatedwith

ayheroisminpromoting

oismisnotabstractandrootless

exist,Itneedstoinoculateinspecificrealities,differentculturalbackgroundandvaluesystem

perwillanalyzesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetween

Chineandwesternheroismbythecomparisonofthetwoheroes.

AlthoughGuanyouandAchillesbelongtodifferenteras,theroadofachievementhassome

similarities,astyears,theHandynastychaos

ontheonehand,therhand,Dongzhuomutinies.

sso-called"aheroisknowninthetime”,

eyellow

turbaninsurrectionaryuprising,Guanyuadheresthebeliefofrvingourcountryandbuilding

hen,guanyouwithhisloyalty,followsLiu

beeforwar,grabsyoujinandpangde,houtexceptionshows

hisbeliefofbuildingasolidcareer.

Similarly,Achilles'

Homerepicpoems,eof

thehero'shonor,heparticipatedintheTrojanwar(althoughhehadpredictedhisdeath).Butin

ordertogetthehonor,ervictorious,especiallyinthe

Trojanwar,hekillsthecaptainofTroy,Hector,andbecomesthegreatestheroinGreekhistory.

Thus,ahero'sachievementneedsafirmbelieftosupport.

Historically,admirehis

extraordinarilybrave,

example,fromthethingthatguanyufailsinMadisontoe,guanyulosthejingzhoufor

makeitspieces,glistens

tothegossip,andrefutondtroopstorescue,nt

ZhuGeJintopersuade,butguanyurefustotakethebaitandsays:”ifthecityisbroken,Iwould

ecanbebroken,boocanbe

consumed,ghMybodyisdead,Thereputationcan

sthatGuanyu'stheheroismofpayingattentiontothegreat-hearted.

AlthoughAchilles'temperamentofheromoredisplaysinitspersonalhonor,thesame

rojanwar,whenAgamemnonclaimstorobhis

belovedfemaleslave,heangrilysays:Idon'twanttoletpeopledespiandstayhereforyou

iclyrebukesAgamemnonthatharmsotherstobenefitonelfand

sly,he'

unbendingheroismalsostillletusappreciates.

Sincethesixdynastiesbegan,Guanyuwasworshipedbydifferentgenerationsofpeople

hethreekingdoms,Guanyuwasmodeledintoasupremegodwhomelts

Confucianism,guanyuisreallynotgod,heisonlyalegendary

o'smostprominentcharacteris"justice"and"brave".Thebraveisneedlessto

say,fightlvbu,houtexception

herighteousness,theauthorspendsanamount

,therearetwocriticalplots,Theoneisguanyou’dsurrender,

renderingcacaodoesforgetits

resource,ghfromtheoverallsituationfreeingcoois

inappropriate,Ithighlightsguanyou’s"righteousness".Inaddition,guanyuhasobviousflaws

ntwithout

leave,tion,heunderestimatestheenemysothathelosts

lusion,wecanethatguanyu’xtremecontradictionsof

inherentcharacter,butalsobecauofthis,es’image

doesnotlikeotherdeitieswhoareshapedtheabstractionofthesacredness,butitspecifically

esisacompleteandrich"man".His

characteriscomplex,emotionalandheloveshismother,respectsfortheelderly,andprotects

ctor’soldfatherwithagiftappealstoallowhimtotakebackthecorpof

hisson,hegentlelyloonshishandswhichcuddlehiskneesandtearswiththeoldfather

es’tearsnotonlyhavethe

sympathyfortheold,,Achillesput

Hector’scorpreturnhisfather,kes

oleshinemiessincerelyandopenlyandencourage

acticeisnotfortheenemy's

mercy,dnaturewasshowed

bythissituationandthisalsoappearsthecharactersofdemi-godstohavemorehuman

characteristics.

Collectivismheroviewwasformedduringtheperiodofsavagetocivilizationinhuman

societystepbystep,ngsto

blishesSpecificfiguresthowhohastheLofty,solemn

andstirring,pointo

promotethissocialgroupsforthemostperfect,themostnoble,mostreprentoverall

interestsambitioustargetsinaparticularperiod,Andtocall,encouragingandincentivesocial

allmenmimicthecharacter,inordertoachieveorcompletethecautheultimategoal.

ConfucianculturespreadfarinChina,whichhasbeenquietlyaffectthegenerationsof

ianism,whichprofoundthoughtsofmoderation

isitsnce,Thedoctrineofthemeankeyliesinthe"rite"and"benevolence",Namely,

hreeprinciples,

firstly,lf-supervisionandlf-taught,condly,loyaltyandtolerance,thirdly,themost

heHandynasty,Confucian,becomingthenationalorthodox

ideologyandpeople'sbehaviormodel,hasbeenusingbymanyrulersandflourishedinevery

ore,inthisideologicalandculturalbackground,people'spsychologicalwas

affectednaturedly,,theherowhocreatedbythe

particularculturalenvironment,ivereadingofThe

ThreeKingdoms,wecanfindthatthecharactersofallshowsthattheConfucianplotthoughts

mple,emperorDingofJinasksinanalects,”Emperorcommand

minister，andministerrveemperor,What’sthestory?Confuciussays,’Emperorcommand

ministerwithmanners,ministerrveemperorwithhonest.’RememberingLibelthreeattend

tothatchedhutwithhonestcompletely,KongMing‘giveone'salltillone'sheartstopsbeating’

asreturn,HeizedPenghuventimesandreleadventimesinSouthernbarrenland,

hecannotdobutdo,justwhatis

called’Agentlemanisreadytodieforhisbosomfriends.’

Moreover,fromthegeographicalenvironmentAngle,ThebirthplaceofOrientalcultureis

China'sYellowRiverbasin,mateisverywell,

Suitablefordevelopingagriculturalproduction,Soagriculturaltechnologyadvancedand

lturalproductionprocessiscomplicated,needtocooperate,emphasizing

harmony,andevolvedthe"collectiveheroism”whichemphasizethecollectivewisdom.

HuntinginFustianforexample,Caocoocontrolsthepoliticalsituationusingemperor

governors,Hefearedeverybodydefiedhim,soduringthehuntingheGrabbedlimelightfrom

veryonewere

grindingtheirteeth,GuanYupulledouthisswordandwanttokillcaocao,butLiuBeiblocked

askedLiuBei,’Caocaowasbullyingtheemperor,Iwanttokillhimforthe

kingdom,whydidelderbrotherstopme?’LiuBeisaid,”Glasshoushouldnotthrowstones.

Caocaoandtheemperor'stooclo,elaytheproper

business,andhurttheemperorjustbecauagreatanger,wearealsoguilty.’thusitcanbe

en,LiuBeiwhocanrecognizethesituationforthebigpicture,waitingforanopportunityfor

anothermeaningfulplan,typicalofcollectivismheroview.

Personalheroismmeansapersonwhoaredivorcedfromthemass,believedpersonal

powerverymuchandtoperformcertainsocialmissionusingheroismthoughtandbehavior.

Seeingindividualismfortheprinciple,itexaggeratedordiscomfortlocalemphasisonindividual

insociallifeandtheroleofhistoricalactivities,denyingpeople's

thatundervedreputation,lf-righteousness,pridedhimlfonallasthecharacteristic.

Firstofall,fromgeographicalfactorsspeaking,westerncultureoriginatedinancient

Greece,dareais

narrow,themountainisnumerous,Mediterraneanclimateisgivenprioritytoalltypeofclimate,

soitisnotsuitabl

ndustrycanverygoodoutstandingpersonalpower.

Thopeoplewhoarebraveandstrongwillcapturemorepreywhithindividualeffort,So

personalheroismwasborn.

Moreover,fromtheculturalaspectslook,ancientGreekculturemainlycomesfromthe

Greekmyth,d,Theyu

"perfect"ratherthanthe"quality"ore,westerners

arerarelyprim,obecauof

this,Theyaretoopursuitofmaterialinterestsandnsorystimulationwithouttheethical

bondage,thuspersonaldesireswillunlimitedexpansion,Agamemnoninvadedothercountries

withoutscrupleintheworkofTroyreflectedthatverywell.

IllustratedbytheexampleofthebattlebetweentheGreeceandthe沙斯里.Bothsides

esand巴古力斯

ototthecountrywithpersonalsuccessor

allyAchillesprevailed,沙斯里typicalofpersonal

attention-ekingbehavior.

Asisalreadymentioned,guanyutakespartinthearmybecauofhisloyaltyforcountry,

icipateinthewarforyearswithliubei,meanwhile,

thoughthe

alwaysabidesbytheoathofServingmycountryandmakingthepeoplestable,andhenever

mple,whenheheardthetrackofliubei,heresolutelylostheprint

haviorisincountry'aythatGuanyu's

great-heartedhasaninfluenceonhislatergreatcareerandreputation.

Guanyuiscalled"thesaint",andheisthechiefoffiveadmirals,sohisvalorousdegree

tohiswonderfullitrarygraceandwarlikeexploits,thelater

efloodingvenarmyasanexample,

afterliubeiisnamedqueen,

letstheyujinbeamarshalandpangdebeapioneer,bothofthemleadvenarmiestoattack

isgoodatwar,nviespangedand

comesbacktothecampandlookatthebook

sadvantagesofthefreshetinxiangjiang

river,fay

thatfloodingthevenarmiesisthebestreflectsofwonderfullibrarygraceandwarlike

exploits.

Thetwopointsdisplaychiefly“SurrenderCao"and"releaCao",withthesurrendering

caoasanexample,althoughGuanyusurrendersCaocao,heappointsthreethingswithcaoao

beforesurrenderinghim:heonlysurrendershanemperor,notsurrendercaocao;SettleTwo

sister-in-law;Ifheknowsthetrackofliu,atwecane

althoughguanyuisinthecamp,,inordertoretainguanyu,caocao

fetesguanyueverythreeorfivedays,giveshimgoldandsilverandbeautifulgirls,againgive

nifsuchtreatment,caocaocannotstillretain

knowsthetrackofliubei,heabandonverything,passfiveobstaclesandkill

is,wecanethathisheroismofloyaltyandgreat-hearted.

Beforefreeingcaocaoinhuarongway,soned

veteran,heknowsthatconquencesofdefyingpledge,butcaocaosays:”Doyouremember

passingfiveobstacles”,mple,caocaogives

arobeonthebridge,mesngersndmessages,

caocaoisnottolerant,ngabout

it,tionsofpeoplenotonlyblamehim,butalsotheypraiguanyu

takethereleaofcaocao

asagoodthing.

hebuildssomanymerits,

andbecomesthefamousgeneral,eofthis,he

forgetszhugeliang'swordsthatthestrategyofrejectingcaocaointhenorthanduniting

readilybelievesluxun'swordswhichisfalandadulateandunderestimatesthepowerof

lytakesawaysomanydefendersinjingzhousothatlvmengandluxungetsan

heend,healsodon'tlistentotheopinionsofothers,andrejectWingfu's

sallies,hedoesnotlistentotheWangFu'swarningof"havingthe

ambushintheway",andsay:"althoughthereistheambush,Iamnotafraid!"Eventuallyhewas

nsaythathewaspushedtheendingoftragedybythe

lf-importantcharacterandbecomeafailinghero.

ThoughAchillesisahero,mple,whenAgamemnonwants

tooccupythebeautifulcaptivewhowascapturedbyAchilles,hepubliclyrebukesAgamemnon

aviourwhichheblames

Agamemnoniscorrect,easthechief

commander,

Greekarmy,itreallycan'doesnotlead

soldierstochargeforward,istruce

alsobringsalotofinevitableloss,time,heonly

thinksofhispersonalinterests,hisreputationandwomen,andforgetsthelifeoftheother

innocentsoldierisalsoimportant,Becouofthemomentaryanger,hiswaywardtruceleads

thedisastrousdefeatofGreekmilitary.

Asthemaincharacterofepicworkinthethemeofwar,theymustreflectthennational

aractersoftenshowthefullpowerofthenationbytheirownpersonality,andthe

alityofAchillesisthecharacteroftypical

stocryandcry,wantstosmileandsmile,wantstomurderand

murder,ndisguidpersonandhisbodyandsoularebare.

Evenheiscruel,ld,unrestrainedand

ouslyshowstheGreekpursuitfor

freedomandheroismofadvocatingforce.

AlthoughAchillesisamythicalfigure,buttheauthorhasgivenhiscomplexand

egreatestheroinGreekarmyandheiscourageousand

esouloftheGreekarmyandheplaysapivotalroleforthelatervictoryofthe

mple,afterhekillsHector,hemakeshis

resthesadnessintheTrojan,itshows

cordswiththecharacteristicofleadersinthetribewhich

ardsheagainattacksTroyandhe

ignoresApollo'sdissuasionandtalkwildlytoApollo,eventuallyhewasshotbyarrowsfrom

ecaneAchillesisalsoacruel,capriciousandobstinateperson.

Tosumup,wecanethattheChineheroicalcultureiscollectivisticbyanalyzingguan

youandAchillescharacters'mes,this

alsoisakindofsymbolicspiritualsymbol,theylookslikethesacredheroeswhobeyondthe

heheroicalcultureintheWesternreflectsthepersonalvolitivefreedom,

itoftenexpresstoestablishindividualmeritandtheachievementofpersonalstatusinthe

ternheroesusuallyare"superman"whocansavemankindandnations,they

reflectsakindofvisualconcrete.

Afterlearningaboutonemonth,ntactingthetopicof

papertotherealizationofthesystem,everystepisakindofnewattemptandchallenge.

Duringthistime,rtowrite

thepaper,kesmymind

ghthepaperhas

manyshortcomings,hatthis

experiencecanmakemetocontinuetheprogressinthesubquentworkandstudy.