Zhu Bajie – poll

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1. I decided to go to the forest … I like everything that is connected with the forest

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   • I hope you enjoyed your stroll through my forest

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     • Yes, Alex, it was a wonderful walk

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       • How glad I am to hear you say so

2. Looks like almost nobody saw the movie or read the book. ?
   I like the traditional ones, Sumi and Release. ?

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   • Which is crazy, since there have been so many film adaptations of JttW. I was very pleased when I came up with the idea of a scroll background…

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3. Bamboo was my choice, great job again.

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   • it is an interesting background choice, I may use it somewhere else in the future

4. My tendency is between forest and release, but then I vote for the forest.

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   • forest has a nice majestic sense of scale

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     • Release is very classic and appropriate while the forest has a special appeal in my eyes.

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       • I really do like that background and will doubtless use it somewhere else

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5. I like the one that looks like the sun is shining through, but the last one suits his character more.

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   • it was a tough decision for me, a lot of things to like about each of them

6. Love the release version, awesome!

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   • I was quite pleased with that result

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7. I know this character, Zhu bajie, but I don’t like him.

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   • how can you dislike someone you don’t even know?

8. My favorite is relaxation

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   • then I hope you have a relaxing day

9. I agree with Pamela below. Great illustration especially with the bamboo (although I doubt that pigs eat that). But can you explain what it is exactly? I am totally ignorant concerning that mythological character.

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   • Journey to the West is a Buddhist legend about how the sutras came to China. There are four main characters, one of whom is a man who was reincarnated with a pig’s head. He struggles with his base nature. As you might imagine, there is a good deal of allegory in the tale…

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     • Thank you for your quick answer. Are you on Virily 24 seen? (Just a joke). I will have to read that book one of these days. It sounds very spiritual…

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       • It is actually a tale for children, they enjoy the fun story and then later adults can say “Don’t be like Zhu Bajie- remember what happened to him?” but it certainly has clear moral lessons, so I suppose it could be considered spiritual…

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         • Thank you for the clarification.

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10. Great illustrations, I chose the Bamboo as the best one

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    • the background strikes a good balance between abstract and representational…