Group Members: Denny Huang and Zeyu Kang
Monkey from “Journey to the West” and the narrator in Ihara Saikaku’s from “Life of a Sensuous Woman” both go on a heroic journey. Both end up different than what they were before this journey but they also aren’t the same as each other. Contrast the differences that the narrator and Monkey take on their journey and link it to one of the stages of the heroic journey. Remember to use quotes from the stories to support your statement.
-Denny Huang
Similarly, both “The Life of a Sensuous woman” and “Bartleby the Scrivener” use first person narration as their narrative forms, and the first person narration is usually considered more subjective than any other forms. So through comparing the aim of why they tell the stories, and how they describe their stories, try to figure out who is more honest? Using text to support your answer.
-Zeyu Kang