Journey to the West: Three Summations with the Banana Fan
"Journey to the West" was one of the four famous ancient Chinese novels. It described the journey of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand in helping Tang Sanzang go to the West to obtain scriptures. Three of them borrowed the banana fan, which was one of the important plots. In the story, Sun Wukong borrowed soldiers from Princess Iron Fan in order to get the banana fan. With the help of the Bull Demon King, he successfully defeated Princess Iron Fan's banana army. After that, Sun Wukong borrowed fire from the Fire God of the Flaming Mountain and obtained the banana fan in the Fire Cloud Cave. In the end, Sun Wukong borrowed his life from the Jade Emperor and finally succeeded in obtaining the banana fan. He then led Tang Sanzang and the others to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures. The whole plot showed Sun Wukong's wit and wisdom, as well as the difficulties and dangers on the road of Tang Sanzang and others to the Western Paradise. At the same time, it also showed the character and background of the characters such as Princess Iron Fan and Flaming Mountain.