JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

function getMonster (){
    var theMonster = $.ajax({
      url : "http://codepen.io/chriscoyier/pen/difoC.html",
      success : function(data){
        console.log("Monster Succeeded inside 'success' block");
      }
    });    
    return theMonster;
}
var theMonster = getMonster();
theMonster.then (function(){
  console.log("Moster Succeeded outside");
}, function(){
    console.log("Monster Failed  :(");
});