Monkey | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Stone Monkey - He is a mischievous animal that looks to religion to gain immortality. He is often very focused on himself and is childish in his manner.

Tripitaka - He has overcome a great many things since his father was killed and he is forced to save his mother. His birth is foretold by Kuan-yin as a birth of someone that is more than mortal, but on his journey the reader will see he lacks many attributes that most look for in a hero.

Jade Emperor - He is the King of...
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