John Wayne Gacy Appearance Vs Reality

John Wayne Gacy, a seemingly-ordinary man and devoted father, lived a simple life in Cook County, Illinois. Gacy was an affable man who made a living as a clown. Other than his atypical career choice, as many would find his line of work laughable, he was just an average Joe. Imagine the shock when it was discovered that Gacy, in reality, was a serial murderer who killed over two-dozen young men (Kemp para 7). The man who seemed like a nobody turned out to be a heinous monster. The disparity between reality and appearance is crucial to understand. Appearance, being more subjective, is the way individuals view the world. This perception is typically veiled by personal beliefs, experiences, and societal influences. Appearances are not absolute;
Luckily, he was able to reach the Mountain of the Two Frontiers where Monkey was imprisoned. Along the way, as others came upon Tripitaka and his disciple, Monkey, they would declare how unfortunate it is that Tripitaka had to take on a monster as a disciple. Monkey would be constantly undermined due to his appearance as a small, hairy imp and was never truly respected. In one particular situation, a farmer was burdened by a demon on his land, and Monkey offered his help. However, the farmer merely exclaimed, “Isn’t it enough to have a monster in the house as son-in-law,’ grumbled the old man, ‘without your bringing in this frightful creature to molest me?’” (148). The old man viewed Monkey as only a nuisance, but as it turns out, Monkey was much more powerful than he appeared, and was able to successfully remove the demon. Throughout the journey, Monkey is subjected to disrespect from others due to his appearance and the fact that he was a monkey. He was rarely taken seriously for his intellects, while in reality, Monkey was more advanced intellectually than even Tripitaka. Monkey was able to do 72 transformations, cloud-soar, see lands thousands of leagues away, and he was extremely strong and was the only one who could carry and resize the iron cudgel (weighed 13,500 pounds). On top of these amazing feats, Monkey was also immortal as he had eaten Lao
The first instance takes place in the city of Crow-Cock. The city had been suffering from a severe drought when a wizard appeared and was able call the winds and summon the rain, along with turning stone into gold (167). This wizard appeared to be a savior to the citizens of Crow-Cock, but unbeknownst to them, came with an evil agenda. The wizard, in private with the king of Crow-cock, murdered the king and took on the appearance of the king. For three years, he deceived the citizens of Crow-cock, along with the king’s ladies at court, wife and son, with his false identity. Fortunately, Tripitaka was able to learn about this incidence when the king’s ghost appeared in his dream, and Monkey was able to settle everything, and exposed the false-king. The next instance takes place in the country of Cart-Slow. Similar to Crow-cock, Cart-Slow had also been subjected to extreme drought. Suddenly, during the midst of the plague, three immortals arrive and were able to summon the wind and bring rain whenever they desired (213). Again, these individuals who were perceived as being liberators, came with an evil intent. Seeing as the immortals were Taoists, they proclaimed that the Buddhists, who attempted to pray for rain and were ultimately unsuccessful, were shams and must be prohibited from practicing their religion (214). The three