I believe that the idea of this essay is the relationship of the author and his mother. I think Lee wants us to relate to his family and try to teach us from his experiences. He chose Exeter and thus he couldn’t spend enough time with his mother. It just goes to show how you always need to give up something to get something. At the end of the essay he writes,” Sometimes I still think about what she said , about having made a mistake . “(pg6).This shows how Chang Rae wasn’t sure he made the right decision in relation to going to the boarding school Exeter.
I believe that the idea of this essay is the relationship of the author and his mother. I think Lee wants us to relate to his family and try to teach us from his experiences. He chose Exeter and thus he couldn’t spend enough time with his mother. It just goes to show how you always need to give up something to get something. At the end of the essay he writes,” Sometimes I still think about what she said , about having made a mistake . “(pg6).This shows how Chang Rae wasn’t sure he made the right decision in relation to going to the boarding school Exeter.