The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony
ENG4U
Eris.You
Symbolism is used in this story. ❖ The Jade Peony The major symbol in this novel is the Jade Peony. It is Poh Poh's most valued possession. She passed it to Sek Lung after her death. The Jade Peony symbolized Old China's culture and traditions. The Jade Peony was there for Sek Lung to keep his culture in Canada. It reminds all the people in this novel of their cultural roots.
❖ The cat The most significant symbol in this story is the white cat, with its pink eyes. Pink is the color of her spirit. This “cat” symbolizes that grandmamma. Actually in China, cat is a kind of symbols of death. They are always supernatural. Grandma was old and when she saw the cat, she had already prepared to die.The symbolism also shows that the tradition of grandma. She refused to go to hospital because she was a very traditional person.
❖ Wind chime It is a symbol of freedom for the family, who together searched to find the pieces to put it back together. It represents something that can be passed down through the generations and symbolizes their Chinese culture. For example, before grandma died, she and the author made a wind chime and grandma told the author that hang it on the window, so the family will know that when she is coming back and visit the family.
❖ The turtle The turtle named Lao kwei symbolizes the Chinese culture. It was the spiritual pillar of Jung-Sum. He gave the turtle the name King George. Jung-Sum loves the turtle, which means Chinese culture exists in his mind after all he is Chinese. Finally, the turtle is brought away, which show the idea that the Chinese culture will lose in immigrant’s life.
4. The three narrators are the three children in the novel. They have different gender and life experience so their stories are absolutely different. Jook-Liang, the only sister, opens the novel about her special friendship with Wong Suk. Wong Suk is known as monkey man because of his face. She is devastated when
ENG4U
Eris.You
Symbolism is used in this story. ❖ The Jade Peony The major symbol in this novel is the Jade Peony. It is Poh Poh's most valued possession. She passed it to Sek Lung after her death. The Jade Peony symbolized Old China's culture and traditions. The Jade Peony was there for Sek Lung to keep his culture in Canada. It reminds all the people in this novel of their cultural roots.
❖ The cat The most significant symbol in this story is the white cat, with its pink eyes. Pink is the color of her spirit. This “cat” symbolizes that grandmamma. Actually in China, cat is a kind of symbols of death. They are always supernatural. Grandma was old and when she saw the cat, she had already prepared to die.The symbolism also shows that the tradition of grandma. She refused to go to hospital because she was a very traditional person.
❖ Wind chime It is a symbol of freedom for the family, who together searched to find the pieces to put it back together. It represents something that can be passed down through the generations and symbolizes their Chinese culture. For example, before grandma died, she and the author made a wind chime and grandma told the author that hang it on the window, so the family will know that when she is coming back and visit the family.
❖ The turtle The turtle named Lao kwei symbolizes the Chinese culture. It was the spiritual pillar of Jung-Sum. He gave the turtle the name King George. Jung-Sum loves the turtle, which means Chinese culture exists in his mind after all he is Chinese. Finally, the turtle is brought away, which show the idea that the Chinese culture will lose in immigrant’s life.
4. The three narrators are the three children in the novel. They have different gender and life experience so their stories are absolutely different. Jook-Liang, the only sister, opens the novel about her special friendship with Wong Suk. Wong Suk is known as monkey man because of his face. She is devastated when