West: Monkey

In the 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 identities and similar structures, which consists of three stories that come together at the end.
The epic tale of Monkey: Journey to the West is a classic story of pilgrimage and adventure. Monkey: Journey to the West is an allegorical telling of the Monk, Tripitaka and his journey to India in search of the Chinese Buddhist scriptures. As the story progresses, the novel becomes mingled with Chinese fables, fairy tales, legends, superstitions, popular beliefs, monster stories as well as whatever the author could incorporate from the three religious themes of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The book is made up of three different parts. The first part of the story is tale of Sun Wukong and his past, followed by the tale about Tripitaka and his past, ultimately both tales are connected in the
He is a human monk, without any magical ability. Tripitaka was born with the name Hsuan Tsang, he is the son of Ch’en, the governor of Chang'an (Wu 86). Shortly after birth of Hsuan Tsang, his father is killed. Fearing for her child, his mother bites of part of his toe and puts him in the river(Wu 89). Buddhist priests find him and taken in by the Buddhist priests. He is chosen by the Bodhisattva, Kuan-yin as the pilgrim to make the journey to retrieve the holy scriptures, and also receives a Golden Fillet, with which he can cause a headache for Monkey when he is being disobedient along the