Within these past 3 chapters, we follow Tripitaka and his disciples on their journey to retrieving the dead King’s body, to reviving him, and eventually helping him restore his status as King of the Black Rooster Kingdom. In the last chapter, Tripitaka and his disciples continue on their journey where they come upon the Roaring Mountain of the Six-Hundred-Mile Awl-Head Peak and have to face the son of the Bull Demon King, reared by Raksasi who also wants to eat Tripitaka.
From these chapters, what I found most interesting is the plot twist, the true story behind why the King of the Black Rooster Kingdom was pushed into the well. It seems it was due to teach the King a lesson and to in sense avenge Bodhisattva, who was soaked for 3 days in the Imperial Moat. I find this interesting because it shows the humane and imperfect side to immortals and deities. In a sense, it was because of a grudge that everything happened.
These few chapters also highlight the teamwork of the four main characters as well as more of their personalities. The purpose of each individual disciple was discussed last class and the answer is quite evident in these two short snippets of the story. Eight Rules (The Pig Demon)’s skills of thievery is used to help the Monkey King retrieve the dead King’s body while Sha Monk is good at keeping guard of the horse and supplies. It seems like a trivial act, however, it’s precisely these acts that allow the Monkey King to proceed with his plan, otherwise, there would be too much for him to worry about, hence being unable to fully execute his plan. The audience also gets a glimpse of the dynamic between the disciples. The Monkey King knows Eight Rule’s greed, so uses it to trick him into helping, meanwhile, Eight Rules uses Tripitaka to take revenge on the Monkey King by tricking him into reciting the Tight-Fillet Spell. In all, these were a telling 3 chapters in which the audience gets to know more about the disciples’ characters and the imperfections of the immortal.
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