Reading Notes: Sun Wu Kung Part B

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The Destiny of Sun Wu Kung
Wow, Sun Wu Kung is just an unapologetic asshole. He is completely selfish, abuses his power constantly, and doesn't care at all about anyone else besides his fellow apes. In the end, Sun Wu Kung is finally punished for his behavior. However the punishment that he gets is a bit too lax in my opinion. He just kind of has a mountain sat on him and then is released when they need him to do something. Even when he's released, he hasn't really changed, and still needs magical artifacts kept on him at all times in order to make sure that he doesn't act up. In retelling this story, I would change the plot to where Sun Wu Kung actually received a fitting punishment that forces him to actually grow as a person (god? monkey?) and change his behavior of his own accord, rather than being forced to do so because of a magic ring.

Bibliography -"The Ape Sun Wu Kung" in The Chinese Fairy Book, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921).

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