Mythology, for most people, has the characteristics of mysterious, unique and novel. We are often full of curiosity, appreciation, and love for myths. Stories with mythological overtones are usually easier for us to pay attention to and read.
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Mr. Ma Boyong's work "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying" is a masterpiece full of mythological elements. Not only from the title of the book, we can see these colors, but also in the content of the work, it is also indispensable to give us readers such an experience.
The mythological overtones in this book have been present from the beginning. The process of reading the works is, so to speak, the process of reading myths one by one. Among them, the environment, characters and events are all inlaid with mythological elements.
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Every story usually takes place in its own context. For stories with mythological elements, it is natural that there is a fairyland-like atmosphere and atmosphere. Because, the environment of the mythical world is usually very different from real life.
In the work "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying", there are many environmental atmospheres about the casting of mythological primary colors. Reading the stories inside, we can experience the fairyland-like existence, and we can also imagine the otherworldly and meaningful scenes and places. Its mythological elements are also gods on such a level.
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The environment in which the protagonist Li Changgeng lives is a fairyland. There, there is a place called the Enlightenment Hall. There, there are cranes, fairy children, fairy tea and peaches. It can be seen that it is completely different from our real life. This is the charm of mythology.
Whether it is cranes, tea or peaches, most of them exist in what we usually call the mythical world. It is only in the context of mythology that they really appear. In this way, the story of the work uses these elements as the foreshadowing and presentation of the scene, so as to show us the atmosphere of mythology.
Of course, these scenes are constructed by mythological elements from Wonderland as a way to distinguish them from our real-life environments. They also effectively embellish the environmental atmosphere in the story because of the appearance of mythological elements, making them full of fairy spirit and uniqueness. This is the role of mythological elements in the display and rendering of the environment.
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The depiction of mythological stories is naturally indispensable for characters who live and do things in the environment. Even characters created with anthropomorphic techniques can be categorized as dimensions at the character level. Characters with mythological overtones are usually more attractive to readers' attention and attention.
In the work "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying", there are many characters that only exist in mythology. Of course, these characters may be familiar to us in reality. However, they still belong to the mythical world, which fills us with longing and fantasy.
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In the story of this work, even though Li Changgeng is the main character, there are many mythical characters around him. Take the fairy children who appear in the work at the beginning, their identities and characteristics are more mythical existence. This is one of those mythological figures.
On the other hand, the work also talks about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, two characters that can be said to have been passed down for a long time in reality and symbolize love. They have also been mythologized and legendary. Therefore, the integration of these characters into the story is also a depiction and integration of mythological elements.
Through the portrayal and display of these characters, the stories in the works are more mythical and fairyland-like legends. In this way, we have more curiosity and impulse to read and understand these familiar but unfamiliar characters. And these mythological colors are another unique feature of the work.
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There are environments and characters, and they are inseparable from the experiences and events they have formed. These are an important part of the story. When we look at stories, more often than not, we look at the events experienced by the characters in the story. Mythological stories, but also events experienced by characters in mythological stories. Even though, they exist as archetypes in reality.
In the work "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying", there are also many experiences and events in the mythical world. The difference between them and reality is that these events are difficult to happen in reality, but in stories and myths, they can be embodied in a real sense.
In the story, it is talked about the appearance of Xianlu tea, and its birth process is full of fairy energy, which is an event presentation that belongs to mythological elements. Because, Xianlu tea is made after 3,000 years of picking and 3,000 years of frying. In reality, this is extremely rare or non-existent. However, it is precisely because of this that it has a mythical elemental color.
Another example is the incident of Xuanzang going to get the true scriptures, although there has indeed been such a thing in the history of the mainland. However, the work incorporates the legend of the scripture learning process and the myth of the destination, so that this event also has the characteristics of mythological elements. Therefore, the matter of learning from the scriptures has become a kind of mythical element of the event.
Through the interpretation of a number of mythical events, the work conveys many mythological stories to our readers. We will not only be curious, but also appreciative of these stories. Because, that's the charm of mythological elements.
The work "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying" constructs many mythological stories for us through mythological elements such as environments, characters, and events. In the process of reading, we can not only experience the relevant legendary experiences, but also stimulate our fantasies and thoughts, and bring us many fabulous reverie. In this way, the process of appreciating the work is a process of nurturing our emotions and improving our thinking. (Text\Lan Qianfan)