https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04 Your task is to answer the below questions relating to Chapter 4 of AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. In your groups, divide the questions among yourselves (each student must post an answer to at least one question). Write in complete sentences and give specific examples from the text when necessary to support your interpretation or answer. en-us 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC 2025-04-24 10:43:03 UTC hello@padlet.com mandarinsam https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066694 Examine the way that the Monkey King is illustrated. In what way does his transformed appearance reflect his transformed character?]]> 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066694 mandarinsam https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066696 What happens to the Monkey King each time he is laughed at by another god. Can you connect this to the psychological effects he experiences in Chapter One?]]> 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066696 mandarinsam https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066698 The Monkey King flies through the boundaries of reality itself. How does the author represent this? Is it effective and why? What other ways does the author use the visual language of the comic to reflect the content of the story?]]> 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066698 mandarinsam https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066699 Explore again the theme of the Monkey King's psychological profile. What might he be experiencing in this chapter?]]> 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066699 mandarinsam https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066701 Explain the significance of the decree which stated that ALL MONKEYS MUST WEAR SHOES.]]> 2020-11-12 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/915066701 talaalkhaouli2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/931556306 In Chapter One, The Monkey King was illustrated to appear like a regular sized monkey just with simple details in his clothing which makes him look more significant amongst the other monkeys as he claims to be "The Monkey King", as well as a deity. After getting turned down at the dinner party in heaven and humiliated, he took the criticism and negative comments to work on himself and his authority to make a comeback and return to prove himself worthy of such a high position. Furthermore, in chapter four, The Monkey King spends so much time alone in his royal chamber without food or water, training on the twelve disciples which have shaped his character as a strong and powerful individual both physically and mentally. Now, one may observe that The Monkey King received a letter asking him to visit The Underwater Palace of Ao-Jun Dragon who is the King of the Western Sea, ordering for his execution. At his arrival, The Monkey King was able to display some key disciples such as shape shifting and the invulnerability to wounds when coming face to face with the guard who was commanded to execute him. What this indicates is The Monkey King was capable of proving himself as "The Great Sage" who is equal to heaven and has proven to other characters of high position in heaven that he is more than just a monkey, but a determined, strong-willed, overachieving, vigorous deity, who now appears as a large character with strength as he stands in heaven.]]> 2020-11-17 13:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/931556306 rociocarnicero2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/936256830 At the start of the book (Chapter 1) the Monkey King was an ordinary described monkey. There was nothing special about his appearance or himself in general, he looked just like the others. Once he got humiliated at the heaven dinner party, instead of getting sad he started working on himself and started working on Kung-Fu in the inner bowels of his royal chamber. He learned a lot; he didn't eat or drink anything for 40 days, he learned how to withstand fire, cold, drowning and wounds. He also disciplined a lot in his form. The monkey comes out of the chamber unrecognizable as the other monkeys stare and whisper in disbelief. The way that it shows that he has transformed is definitely through his physical characteristics. He does no longer blend in with the rest of the monkeys, he stands out. He looks more mature and taller, this shows a sign of self growth to the viewers as the author has made him physically taller to look more intimidating. He has also become slimmer, to show that he is fit as he has been working on a lot of martial arts. ]]> 2020-11-18 12:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/936256830 ombelineredon2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/936338687 In Chapter 3 monkey king psychological profile would be a brave and determination profile as he trained very hard to become a better version of himself. We can see that he wants to be more than just a “little monkey”, he wants to be appreciated for his capabilities and not his appearance. He is experiencing a lack of confidence and he wants the other gods to look at him the way he sees him however his stubbornness sometimes can get over him and it will cause trouble. ]]> 2020-11-18 12:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/936338687 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/938685103 In the chapter 1, monkey king was discriminated by other gods and goddesses because he was monkey. Then, Monkey king revealed a decree which stated that all monkeys must wear the shoes and all monkeys complied, and then the monkey king denied the reality and adhere on training to change himself. The decree that all monkeys must wear the shoes is significant as this is a way of monkey king to be appealing to other goddesses and gods but not a efficient way to fix the prejudice of gods and goddesses in Heaven. Eventually, it changed the Monkey king violent and at last monkey king was reprimanded in chapter 4. ]]> 2020-11-18 20:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/938685103 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/938846605 The monkey king got tired of being seen just as a weak monkey. He wanted to be seen as stronger and powerful. For the gods to acknowledge his power.When the monkey king gets laughed at by the other gods, he gets angry and forces them to repeat his name by violence and beating them. He shows determination by training to be appreciated by the other gods and he seeks validation from others.]]> 2020-11-18 20:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/938846605 roudaalhashimi2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/939735663 everytime monkey king got laughed by someone he would get really angry and to try to prove to them that he is the great sage of heaven he would then use one of the disciplines that he has learned fight the people that are laughing at him. how this could relate to what happened to him in chapter one he was told that because he was a monkey he was not allowed to enter the party and felt embarrassed and was laughed at by everyone there and so what he did was he fought every one in the party and then left. ]]> 2020-11-19 03:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/939735663 layalsaleh https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940128066 2020-11-19 07:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940128066 noufalmarzouqi2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940152043 The author represents when the monkey king flew through the boundaries of reality itself very well. he did this by showing the monkey king entering a different place that looks so different to where the monkey king was previously and that would be space he showed this also by the body language of the monkey king and him feeling like he out ran the reach of tze-yo-tzuh. who claimed that the monkey king cannot run away from his reach ]]> 2020-11-19 07:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940152043 laraalarmouti2 https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940189468 The monkey king flies through the boundaries of reality by breaking the layout of the comic pages. The comic in the majority of the chapter is put in boxes and coloured in, however when the monkey king breaks the reality the author uses the layout to his advantage. The monkey king first goes through space until it eventually goes white then he breaks out of the box of the comic to a completely white page. This white page has a meaning of emptiness due to its lack of drawings and layout, possibly hinting to the fact of breaking the plot of the comic and being in a void and just being pure nothingness. This is effective because in majority of the book the entire comic is drawn with a layout and having the monkey king break out of it not only shows how strong the monkey king is but also how they were able to convey reality in the comic. ]]> 2020-11-19 07:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mandarinsam/8mdsjvb14gfw0o04/wish/940189468