The book starts out telling you about the Great Monkey King who was born of a rock and defeated the evil Tiger King. After this it talks about how all the the monkeys of the 4 corners of the earth flocked to him. He then rules the land with a firm but gentle hand. He masters the four heavenly disciplines which grant you the title of a god. One of them was the power of increased senses, which comes into play in the next part of the chapter. Now your in the present. He smells the smells of a dinner party, which he loves dearly. So he leaves the kingdom to go to the party; only to get rejected by the guards men. In a fit of anger he did what no other god or goddess could do, beat the crap out of every single god or goddess at the party! He then leaves (What a way to crash a party!) and thinks of ways to change his appearance to something other that a monkey.
The Guts of It.
The guts of this story, or the part that really stands out to me, the symbolism of the Monkey King going to the party and trying to get in. First, he wasn't invited; kinda like the low guy trying to fit in with the other kids. Second is what the guard says to the Monkey King, "I cant let you in, you don't have any shoes on."; to me this is like the nicer of the kids trying to shoo the kid away before he gets hurt. Last but not least is when the Monkey King beats the crap out of everyone. It kinda sends the point 'Don't underestimate me fool!' across to the reader along with a confidence boost that what they say is not who you are. Its also a prefect example of what not to do.
So far I recommended this book for an in-school reading, but I also recommended this book for individual reading as well.
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DeleteThank you Edward. I love all of your analysis because they are simple, genuine and you put examples of your reality and personal experience, making them very rich and also entertaining. Thank you. :-)
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