Zhu Bajie has been fighting against fate all his life, but he is always controlled by a more powerful force. His struggle is not a heroic change of fate, but the helplessness and persistence of a small person in the cracks.
There is no absolute good or evil in this world. Heaven is not a pure land. Buddhism also has selfish motives, and demons also have tender feelings. Zhu Bajie uses market wisdom to survive in this gray area. He neither conforms to the trend nor pretends to be aloof.
From demon to immortal to being demoted to a pig, the repeated tearing of identity makes Zhu Bajie always ask - "Who am I?" Learning from the scriptures is not salvation, but the beginning of him accepting himself and no longer escaping.
Zhu Bajie's glib tongue and self-deprecating jokes are his defense mechanism against the cruel world. His humor is not superficial comedy, but the wisdom of enjoying hardships, and the open-mindedness after seeing through the world.
