Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Analysis
How does an individual’s relationships contribute to their journey to discovery?
Comparative essay
Fictional literature enables readers to gain knowledge about the world, through transportation to alternate places and times, potentially resulting in a sense of self-enlightenment. This discovery may be catalysed by familial relationships or friendships, as demonstrated in comparison of Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time [The Curious Incident] by Mark Haddon. Set in 19th century China where traditions dictate the country, Lisa Sees’ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan exhibits an individual’s journey and how it is formed by their interpersonal relationships, similar to The Curious Incident, …show more content…
Thus, it can be seen that interpersonal relationships are essential in an individual’s journey to discovery.
Both fictional novels are written in the structure of a recount on the narrator’s lives, giving a personal stance on one’s relationship with others and how it is instrumental in an individual’s peregrination. Lisa See’s Snowflower and the Secret Fan centres an eighty year-old woman named Lily who retells her story of love, struggles and regret, speaking of the hardships that she faces in 19th century China. The opening chapter to the novel “Sitting Quietly” is symbolic of Lily’s reflection on how she ultimately discovers the true meaning of love through sworn sisterhood. This is further emphasised by the …show more content…
Lisa See’s Snowflower and the Secret Fan along with The Curious Incident utilises the first person voice and stream of consciousness narrative structure to delineate influences on an individual’s personal growth and discovery, particularly family and friends. Whilst Snowflower and the Secret Fan accentuates the relationship with a sworn sister, The Curious Incident explores the effect of a father relationship on a youth with a mental disorder. Initially, Christopher John Francis Boone, a teenager who suffers autism, embraces only one relationship in his life: his father-son relationship. It is through Ed Boone that readers can perceive the effect of a relationship on an individual. This is portrayed through their interaction at the police station, the imagery “He held up his right hand and spread his fingers out in a fan. …Father wants to give me a hug, but I do not like hugging people so we do this instead, and it means that he loves me” symbolises the understanding and affection a father has for his son. The betrayal by a familial relation is as prominent as the relationship they hold, primarily seen in the uncovering of Christopher’s mother’s letters. Although Christopher Boone expresses no emotion due to his shock, the employment of repetition of ellipses in his father’s speech “I didn't know what to say... I was in
Comparative essay
Fictional literature enables readers to gain knowledge about the world, through transportation to alternate places and times, potentially resulting in a sense of self-enlightenment. This discovery may be catalysed by familial relationships or friendships, as demonstrated in comparison of Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time [The Curious Incident] by Mark Haddon. Set in 19th century China where traditions dictate the country, Lisa Sees’ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan exhibits an individual’s journey and how it is formed by their interpersonal relationships, similar to The Curious Incident, …show more content…
Thus, it can be seen that interpersonal relationships are essential in an individual’s journey to discovery.
Both fictional novels are written in the structure of a recount on the narrator’s lives, giving a personal stance on one’s relationship with others and how it is instrumental in an individual’s peregrination. Lisa See’s Snowflower and the Secret Fan centres an eighty year-old woman named Lily who retells her story of love, struggles and regret, speaking of the hardships that she faces in 19th century China. The opening chapter to the novel “Sitting Quietly” is symbolic of Lily’s reflection on how she ultimately discovers the true meaning of love through sworn sisterhood. This is further emphasised by the …show more content…
Lisa See’s Snowflower and the Secret Fan along with The Curious Incident utilises the first person voice and stream of consciousness narrative structure to delineate influences on an individual’s personal growth and discovery, particularly family and friends. Whilst Snowflower and the Secret Fan accentuates the relationship with a sworn sister, The Curious Incident explores the effect of a father relationship on a youth with a mental disorder. Initially, Christopher John Francis Boone, a teenager who suffers autism, embraces only one relationship in his life: his father-son relationship. It is through Ed Boone that readers can perceive the effect of a relationship on an individual. This is portrayed through their interaction at the police station, the imagery “He held up his right hand and spread his fingers out in a fan. …Father wants to give me a hug, but I do not like hugging people so we do this instead, and it means that he loves me” symbolises the understanding and affection a father has for his son. The betrayal by a familial relation is as prominent as the relationship they hold, primarily seen in the uncovering of Christopher’s mother’s letters. Although Christopher Boone expresses no emotion due to his shock, the employment of repetition of ellipses in his father’s speech “I didn't know what to say... I was in