《三国演义》对诸葛亮和《教父》对考利昂的描述对比

As a loyal Prime Minister, Zhuge Liang has always been dreaming of unifying the three kingdoms to rebuild Han Dynasty and repay Liu Bei for his respect and appreciation of his abilities. He was concerned about his country and people. It could be said that his political life is full of busy running about how to strengthen his country and make his people live a happy and peaceful life.
Since he is only a little boy, Corleone is in the chase of the Italian local reactionary gangs. When he becomes a young man he suffers the starvation and privation. He kills ruffians and is almost killed. All of these realities make him grow rapidly and push him to seek for benefits and latent benefits.
One lives for collective and the other for his own interests. Western and Chinese value orientations are so different that we are unable to judge which one is better. What we can say is both of them have their advantages.
 
 
Conclusion
It is very surprised that although a number of historians and literati argue that western and Chinese literary works are far different, so far as the positive figures are concerned, there are many common characteristics.
For example, Zhuge Liang and Corleone are both the talented persons with calm thoughts and cautious actions. Every problem may be solved when they control them in the hand. A small tactic in their mind can defend thousands of soldiers and horses.

That accords with people’s worship of the heroes. With characteristics of wit and calmness, only their several words may decide thousand people’s lives and the following historical process. Compared to religious figures, they are the real omnipotent God in daily life.
Of course, originating from different cultural backgrounds, they are necessary depicted as different figures.
As a character in ancient Chinese literary works, Zhuge Liang needs to be up to meet Chinese traditional loyal morality and the criteria of beauty. He has to live and die all for his country and people, because only this can be regarded as the highest spiritual state.
While Corleone appeared in the 1960s in America, the society asked him to be a leader who calls for people to overthrowing the so-called democratically social system in order to rebuild a new real democratic social system. What he needed to do is live for himself and live for his own benefits. That is in line with the temporary situations in America in that period and the American spirits of democracy, liberty and equality.
Western and Chinese literary works express the universalities and distinctions, which reflects to the idea that the whole human culture originated from the same ancestors and developed into different orientations in different social and historic situations.
In order to carry forward Chinese culture, the young generation should learn from and communicate with other cultures, keeping the similarities, getting rid of their weaknesses and following their strong points.
 
 
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