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Evidence of The Fantasy Theme

In Wu Che’eng-en’s Monkey

English 121 M

Response #2

February 9, 2004

            “I shall say good-bye to you, go down the mountain, wander like a cloud to the corners of the sea, far away to the end of the world, till I have found… three kinds of Immortal. From them I will learn how to be young forever and escape the doom of death” (Che’eng-En, 13).

            This quote was said by the Monkey King, who is the main character of the story. He is talking to his followers in their Cave of the Water Curtain after realizing that one day, he will inevitably fall victim to Yama, the King of Death. He becomes frightened and everyone around him weeps for their own mortality. Another monkey speaks up of those who live on the Earth who live immortally:  Buddhas, Immortals and Sages. The Monkey King decides to find these immortals and learn the secrets of eternal youth.

            I chose this quote to begin with because I believe it embodies the central theme of fantasy in Monkey. It speaks of immortality and a whimsical journey to the ends of the earth. In this quote, The Monkey King tells his followers of his plans to wander like a cloud. The quote also describes Death as if it were something one could escape. All of these things are rooted strongly in fantastic ideas.

            In Chapter XIV of the story, the character of Tripitaka comes across an old woman carrying a brocaded coat and embroidered cap. She teaches him a spell to help Tripitaka control his runaway disciple. She tells Tripitaka that if he simply place the cap and coat on his disciple and say the spell, Tripitaka will no longer have problems with him. The old woman claims that the disciple will “give no more trouble and never dare to leave [Tripitaka]” again (Ch’eng-En, 22). Then the old woman changed i...

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