Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part III)

At last! The saga continues, as our troupe of compadres grows from three to five and the story can REALLY get started! In case you were wondering, this ISN’T the only origin of the five-man-band archetype, although it certainly accounts for a lot of the associated tropes. The Mahabharata is another classic example, with the five Pandava brothers filling out the classic roles very well. PART 1: PART 2: ---YOU ARE HERE--- PART 4: PART 5: PART 6: HEADS UP! We have a twitter now! Find us at for all your dorky book-humor needs!