American Born Chinese part 1

My initial impression of American born Chinese is; very intriguing. I liked how the story begins by capturing the audience through the use of mythological elements. The monkey king is a character who possesses human interest appeal. I can personally relate to the monkey king and his desire to be like the superior immortal beings. When he is not admitted to the party because he is a monkey and he is not wearing shoes a window to glimpse this situation in the context of reality/contemporary society is presented. I think most people feel (during one time in their life) a desire to fit in, an inkling of envy or a small bit of vindictive sentiment. This theme becomes increasingly more apparent as parallelism unveils itself. The monkey king and the young Chinese boy introduced in the second chapter are both fighting in the same struggle. This struggle is void of self-acceptance and comprised of societal alienation and a strong desire to be another person/being.