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2021年1月25日发(作者：icba)

Research Proposal

A Contrastive Study of Chinese and Western Culture
Based on
The Lord of the Ring
and
The Journey to the Wes
t
中西方文化对比分析研究

—
基于《指环王》和《西游记
》

1.

Thesis statement (Introduction):
Both The Lord of the Ring and The Journey to the West are the significant masterpieces to
some
extent which
embody
the cultural
differences
between
east
and west.
The Journey
to
the
West, as one of the Four Masterpieces of china, is a fair tale story and it shows us a gorgeous and
polychrome world. With the help of myth characters, Wu Chengen expressed his dissatisfaction to
the real world and his wish to change the reality. Moreover, the work also reflected the author’s
political
ideal of building a benevolent government in which the monarch is wise and able. The
Lord of the Ring, written by
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
, tells a story of how a hobbit goes through
innumerable trails and hardships to destroy the ring. This work has been translated into more than
40 languages and has a circulation of more than 160 million of each version, which makes it rank
only
second
to
the
Holy
Bible.
The
paper
aims
to show
the
difference
between
Chinese culture
and western culture by the analysis of Story of a Journey to the West and The Lord of the Ring.
These two books all have a deep influence on the world literature, and both are masterpieces.

2.

The significance of your research:

The Lord of the Ring
and
The Journey to the Wes
t have been
long regarded as outstanding
ironic novels. At present, the analysis about these two novels focuses merely on the exploration of
religious
perspective,
actually,
these
two
novels
also
reflect
the
difference
between
Chinese
culture
and western culture.
This
paper, from the
perspective
of culture, we can
make
analysis
about
fairy
of
these
two
novels.
This
research
is
of
vital
importance,
especially
for
the
construction of a harmonious world.
This research has the benefit of
constructing the harmonious world. Peace and development

are the themes of our era, and peace is the premise and basis of development. In order to reach the
state of peace, we must construct a harmonious world. Every nation has his unique culture, and we
should
seek common
ground while
putting
aside
differences.
China
underwent
a
long
period
of
feudalism,
and
traditional
thoughts
suppressed
people
’
s
interests
and characters for
a
long time.
What
’
s more, traditional thoughts emphasize filial and piety, docility and collectivism.
Therefore,
it is the foundation of feudal era to keep stability and constant development. The stress
of “
golden
mean
”
and
“
the feudal code of ethics
”
greatly accommodated to the development of agricultural
productivity.
The
humanity
essence
of
Chinese
thought
has
been
solidified
in
the
social
consciousness and its humanistic spirit has been a social structure and feudal institutionalization.
The feudal system became incomparably powerful and China was ahead of other countries in the
medieval
society.
But
in
turn,
this
culture
not
only
stifled
the
essence
of
free
thought,
but
also
killed the freedom of individual character. The western history is far shorter than Chinese history,
and
it
doesn
’
t
have
a
profound
historical
and
cultural
accumulation.
But
at
the
same
time,
it
doesn
’
t have the long-term bondage of feudal system.
What
’
s more, the high liquid of population
makes
its
culture
develop
in
the
direction
of
the
refining
pragmatism.
After
the
forging
of
industrialization,
“
competing
standard
”

became
the
basic
standard
of
western
culture.
It
fully
mobilized
the
enthusiasm
of
people,
and
promoted
the
development
of
western
economy
.
The
Chinese traditional culture pays more attention to
the form of project and the process of rite.
But
China
is
very
good
at
seeking
the
balance
of
power
and
the coordination
of
every
aspect
and
handling things in a moderate way.

3.

Methodology:

Although
many
experts
do
their
research
in
diachronic
method,
synchronic
method will
be
used
in
the
paper.
About
the comparison
between

The
Lord
of
the
Ring

and
The
Journey
to
the
Wes
t, I will
illustrate the difference between Chinese culture and western culture. After knowing
the
difference
between
them,
we
should
seek
common
ground
while
putting
aside
differences
instead of comparing the pros and cons of the two cultures. Moreover, some document research
will also be used in the paper.
Rough schedule:
2011-1 to 2011-4: collecting some related materials and get ready for the thesis.
2011-4 to 2011-8: drafting the basic framework.
2011-8 to 2011-9: reviewing and adding some more information.