Monkey: Journey to the West

characteristics that many audiences can see themselves in. As aforementioned, Monkey begins the novel as a small, but powerful ruler of a nation behind a waterfall. Early on in the novel certain characteristics of Monkey’s personality make an appearance. He is a very talented and determined character throughout the story. For example, he is the first to lead the monkeys through the waterfall.(Ch-eng-en, Waley 12) In another instance, Monkey proves his talent during his discipleship with the…

Metaphor and Symbolism in Passing the Wide River Monkey is a story wrought with metaphor and symbolism. In the final stretch of the travelers’ journey, they are faced with a wide river which they must pass in order to meet with Buddha. This river is no mere body of water, and their crossing is no mere voyage; both are packed full of various literary devices. Beginning with the river’s , the metaphors extend to the thin bridge, the bottomless boat, the floating body, and finally the interactions…

In “The Monkey King,” a short story by an unknown author, the main…

this topic in his Graphic Novel, American Born Chinese. American Born Chinese is about three characters, Jin Wang, Danny and The Monkey King. They all have a problem with accepting themselves and the way there lives are. They go through they’re journey on trying to reach self acceptance. As Jin wang transforms from happy, to insecure and ultimately to accepting. The Monkey King goes from proud, to arrogant, and ultimately to finding his inner peace. Yang conveys the theme that you should always…

her dog Toto attempt to go back home, they encounter some fascinating acquaintances. She comes across the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. This bizarre group confronts challenges throughout their journey. Dorothy's adventure follows a hero's journey with departure, ignition, and return. In a farm, somewhere in Kansas lives a young girl named Dorothy. She constantly feels underestimated by the adults in her family, therefore seeking escape. Toto, her faithful…

A Monkey, Pig, and a Sand demon has caused sins and the Heaven’s punished them for it. Later, Bodhisattva Guanyin asked Heaven to give them a chance of redemption by asking them to escort a Monk to the west to fetch scriptures. On their journey they will need to overcome 81 tribulations some of which are, fighting demons, disasters, theft, and even more demons that are trying to eat the Monk. Wu Cheng’en, the author of The Journey to the West went against the traditional literature from Qin,…

characters are the Monkey King, a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers a legendary monkey and leads over the Flower Fruit Mountain, Jin Wang, a second-generation Chinese American who is trying to fit in with his new culture, and Danny, an American boy that has an weird Chinese cousin Chin-Kee who visits every year. These stories do not seem related at first but slowly become one story with one theme in the end. The Monkey King's Story The first story starts with the Monkey…

Introduction The Gorillaz is a virtual “zombie hip-hop” and the most popular cartoon band that can be cited currently. It was founded by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn (co-creator of Tank Girl). They created four fictional cartoon characters based on avatars. Each cartoon has a distinct personality. The two have created music videos, cartoons, multi-platinum albums, multi-media franchise of books and stage shows based around the virtual band. There is plenty of stuff you did not know about…

Arielle Macpherson Dr. Jessica Murphy English 603-HSE-VA 17 11 April, 2016 A moral compass Morals teach us right from wrong as well as give us hope. They are found in all forms of entertainment: from articles, to magazines, to movies, to television shows and books. The novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, although originally meant as a training manual for horses, has a main message that comes directly from the main character’s attitude throughout the book. Even though, the children’s book The…

in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, and on her journey she meet a Scarecrow wanting a brain, a Tin Man wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help. In the end, Dorothy made her way back home using her ruby slippers. There are many characters in this movie with many functions.…