Monkey: Journey to the West is a story of an adventure for enlightenment to India in order to find ancient Buddhist scriptures. The story consists of Chinese legends‚ tales‚ and superstitions. Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism play a huge role throughout this story. Monkey: Journey to the West is a story that discusses religion‚ and moral issues. The monkey acts the way he does due to underlying religious themes played throughout the story. At first understanding why the Monkey acts the way he does
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as Journey to the West by Wu-Cheng-en‚ the central characters participate in a series of events that lead to the establishment of their personalities and aspirations. Monkey‚ a shared protagonist of the novels‚ lives in a world of self-absorption and his immature‚ unjustified actions bring severe punishment‚ continuing the rest of his endless life while trapped under a pile of rocks. Later‚ a monk arrives at Monkey’s imprisonment site to ask for accompaniment towards a long‚ perilous journey into
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help to stimulate growth in any of the characters from Monkey? Do they have regrets? Should They? Do you think "experience" is essential to the development of young people today? Explain. YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 3 DIRECT QUOTATIONS FROM THE BOOK WITH PAGE NUMBERS to get full credits. According to Monkey‚ although each character has different personalities‚ they find the same spirit to reach enlightenment when they are on the way to the West together. Going through nine times nine ordeals to return
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16th century‚ one of the Four Great Classical Novels was written by Wu Ch’êng-ên‚ Journey to the West: Monkey also sometimes known as just Monkey. The significance of this novel is because the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese history greatly influenced the development of Chinese literature and culture. The graphic novel‚ American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is directly connected to Journey to the West: Monkey and helps readers better understand the story through a general theme about hybrid
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Monkey Ch’Eng-En Wu Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Monkey Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-monkey/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author Biography‚ Plot Summary‚ Characters
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Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The
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In The Journey to the West‚ Pilgrim and the woodcutter seem to be similar where they both feel that they have a purpose in life. However‚ their situations are different from one another. For instance‚ Pilgrim tries to better himself by seeking the immortals‚ as well as‚ gaining eternal youth. He is full of passion‚ desire‚ and excitement‚ which has lead him to have no worrisome thoughts. He has nothing holding him back from the tasks that he wishes to accomplish. Unlike the Pilgrim‚ the woodcutter
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idea of a ‘journey’ apply to Tripitaka’s pilgrimage? If so‚ how? The idea of embarking on journeys has stood the test of time - early man explored uncharted territories‚ while modern citizens jump at the chance to have an overseas experience. Are we truly concerned with materialistic experiences‚ or are we seeking to expand our horizons ? The term pilgrimage itself suggests a journey to a geographical location of spiritual importance. However‚ journey in this case
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Texts such as Journey to the West and Tales of the Marvelous all possess a majestic element and aspect to them. Thus‚ the Taoist representation of the human body’s alchemic potential can be derived through the supernatural portrayal of martial arts described these texts. In
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How does the Stone Monkey become King? The Stone Monkey becomes king when he climbs to the top of mountain with a group of other monkeys. When they reach the top they see a waterfall. One of the monkeys proclaims that whoever finds the source of the water fall should be appointed king. Stone monkey speaks up and says that he will do it. So he jumps through and comes back which makes him king. 2. What does the Stone Monkey see on the other side of the waterfall? The Stone Monkey found a house on
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