Chinese Literature

I was really glad to be able to read stories like "Monkey" and "The Story of the Stone" in class. To be perfectly honest I never really thought much of areas like China or Japan having much of their own literature. I know that sounds pretty horrible, but I don't think us as Americans get exposed much to Asian culture. I rarely got to read anything but American and British Literature.

I really enjoyed "Monkey" and especially how humorous it was. I was afraid when we started reading Chinese literature that it would be boring and I was quite surprised to find the humor in it. I think that this class is a lot about breaking stereotypes in what we read and in cultures. Learning is the first step to really knowing what is out there.

I also really liked "The Story of the Stone" as well. I like the title "The Dream of the Red Chamber" a lot more. It is what they call the story in China. I found the full book version at this link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=babCqQYkYroC&dq=The+Story+of+the+Stone&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=jhAASsm3EIKKyQXBotmbCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4