Tripmaster Monkey Wittman uses theatre throughout the book “Tripmaster Monkey” to get back to his cultural roots and Asian culture. He is trying to find himself through theatre and to open up a new avenue for his people. There are numerous examples of this throughout the book as he is writing his play and incorporating the old (legends and myths) with the new (contemporary times). The first significant reference to legend occurs when Wittman is putting his entire night’s worth of writing into the incinerator (42). As he does so, he reflects on the arri....

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