Below is a continuation of my reading of The Monkey King:
- I like how the Gods and Sun Wu Kung interact. Kung shows a certain level of arrogance that may cause his downfall. I could potentially write a story where the main character has a similar tragic flaw.
- I like how he thought he was gone for only a few days but in reality he was gone for almost ten years. This could make a story to where the main character visits a place, only to realize he has left behind his friends and family for more than a decade.
- The Monkey King is making progress on the road to immortality, but I think the ultimate point might be that it has a moral cost. He's stealing things from people, which is bad. But, some of these people may be morally objectionable themselves. I would like to incorporate the peaches as a similar tale to Adam and Eve.
- I like how the Buddha was so powerful that he was able to defeat the Monkey King without any violence. It is always nice to read a story where violence isn’t necessarily the main solution.
- I really think chapters 1-4 would be interesting because they are trying to creatively liberate Xuanzang. It would be cool to write a story where it is almost a rescue type mission.
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The Monkey King. Written by R. Wilhelm. 1921.
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