5. Briefly summarize the character arcs of the three protagonists and the lesson each

character learns.

5a. The Monkey King

5b. Jin Wang

5c. Danny

The Monkey King played by Chin-kee was a monkey who lived for thousands of years, which enabled him to be conversant with heavily disciples. Based on this premise, and on perceiving the aroma of dinner from heaven, he assumed he should be of the same status with these disciples (the gods) and wanted to dine with the gods. But the gods rejected his moves, mock him for being a monkey without shoes. His brevity and determination enabled him to defeat some gods and goddesses. But, was sent to oblivion when buried under the mountain, to be liberated by Tze-Yo-Tzuh.

The Monkey king learnt that it was hard to pretend to be someone else (either in character or mode of dressing) especially, someone of great disparity between the two.

Jin Wang was a character who struggle to fit into the westernized white American Society. He was an introvert who would not talk or mingle with anybody in the school. Nonetheless he had a crush for Amelia, encouraged to ask for relationship, but this ended as soon a sit started. As he was advised by Greg, a friend to Amelia to break up with Amelia.

Jim Wang learnt the same lesson as the Monkey King: it is not possible to be somelse, and not satisfactory to assume another person identity. The best is to maintain amd retain one's true identity.

Danny, an ever irritable character, was a white 'average' American boy. The sight and presence of his yearly visiting Asian Cousin, Chin-kee, always nauseated him. The impact of these translated to inferiority complex. He played the role of a double character under the name Jin Wang. Thus he learnt the same lesson that Jin learnt: true identity overrules character impersonation.