Prompt:

Watch the movie on Monkey King. Monkey King is the most famous character of the novel Journey to the West, which describes the journey of XuanZang to India in Tang dynasty. The novel based on that story by Wu Chengen, later became one of the best known novels in China and was adapted various times in TV and big screen. Xuanzang’s journey and the character Monkey King has become a best known story and part of popular culture. The episode you are going to watch is adapted from the first chapters of the novel where it explains the origin of Monkey King and the reason for him to join the journey to the west.

Write a paper on Monkey King. The movie and the story is a mixture of many Chinese believes. Which elements represented in the movie illustrate the ideas of Daoism, Buddhism and popular believes on ghosts and spirits?

First paragraph: a brief plot of the movie. very short.

Second paragraph: your findings on Daoist elements. Use concrete examples to support your argument. Medium size.

Third paragraph: your findings on Buddhist elements. Use concrete examples to support your argument. Medium size.

Fourth paragraph: your findings on other supernatural ghosts and spirits. Use concrete examples to support your argument. Medium size.

Fifth paragraph: what do you think of the character Monkey King? Any symbolism in this character?