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Plot summary quote 1:Coin Leah and her mum Joan were on their way to China and they want find out the secret of a half on China Coin which lift by Leah’s father. Leah didn’t like the weather of Guangzhou‚ she felt not belong to China. China is not her home. She was not Chinese‚ not even ABC-Australia born Chinese. P10 No‚ she wasn’t going home. She was just ducking into a strange and probably hostile country to finish what Dad had started.p11 For Joan the coin was the key to a lost family
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journeys require a strong sense of ones humanity in order to be successful. In ken Watsons anthology “at the round Earth imagined corners” ‘A righteous day by Mudrooroo and Journey to the interior’ by Margret Atwood and as well as the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ by Phillip Noyce have all expanded my understanding of journeys to myself individuals and the world. Through these texts we can observe different aspects of a journey. Journeys are essential in life because they teach us to overcome adversity
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The China Coin Suggested answers Suggested answers to research activity Source 1 Biography: Wild Swans by Jung Chang‚ Flamingo Publishers‚ 1992‚ Chapter 7 Wild Swans is a personal account of three generations of women in China. In this chapter Jung Chang records the experience of her mother on the Long March across China to spread the ideas of the communist leader‚ Mao Zedong. After traveling from Jinzhou to Tianjin by train they had to continue their journey on foot. The route was fraught with
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dad and I were repairing a fence at the house that I have always referred to as the black shutter house. I wasn’t actually helping of course‚ I was running around the fenced in yard‚ picking the tiger lilies on the side of the house and doing whatever six year olds do. I remember walking over to my father’s silver pick-up truck and grabbing a socket wrench from his tool bucket. I guess I thought I was trying to help father fix the fence because I walked over to the fence gate that wasn’t attached
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wider world. “The China Coin” by Allan Baillie portrays Leah and her mother‚ Joan‚ in a mission to finding half of a missing coin. On this mission‚ they accept their renewed identities and confront the challenges of the backdrop in Tiananmen Square. In the film “Billy Elliot” by Stephen Daldry‚ the main character experiences a transformation from an adolescent to extraordinary ballet dancer. Furthermore‚ Arthur Golden’s novel “Memoirs of a geisha” extends the concept
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In China Coin‚ Leah’s trip to China with her mother leads to many unforeseen events and obstacles resulting in an understanding of her identity‚ a closer relationship with her mother and an opportunity to witness the Tiananmen Square student revolution. Through the introduction‚ the responders are informed of the purpose of their journey to China‚ which is to uncover the mystery of an ancient coin‚ thus fulfilling her father and grandfather’s last wish. Visiting Red Star Village results in many changes
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negative quotes: p.64 Joan: "you wretched little girl! Where’ve you been? Where’ve you been? Joan was hissing the words‚ shaking Leah like a bean-bag" (after leah disappeared into the riot crowds) p. 65 Leah: " I didn’t ask to come! It’s your rotten China! Leah struck Joan’s arm away p.65 "Leah felt the hot fingers scoring her face as she toppled over the bed" (Joan had hit her) p.67 "Joan dropped her suitcase and slapped Leah’s hand down" (to stop Leah from making same hand signals as the student
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The China Coin: Chapter Questions Chapters 1 & 2: 1. What is Leah’s attitude to her Chinese identity as she travels to China? How do we know? (page 10) 2. What is Leah’s attitude to her mother at the beginning of the novel? How do you know? (page 9) 3. What does Leah learn about the city of Guangzhou? Does she fit in (feel that she belongs?) How do you know? (pages 15-19) 4. What is Leah’s attitude to China at this stage of her journey? How do we know? (page 20-23) 5. In Guangzhou what does Leah
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Point of analysis for The China Coin Topic 1: The relationship between Joan and Leah The discoverer is Leah. This was a first time discovery for Leah as she learn some new information from her mother. This was an unexpected discovery for Leah as the reader get to see her thoughts about how sympathetic she felt about her mum having to live such a painful life at a young age. The process of this discovery was deliberate as Joan saw the confusion that Leah was having and it was evoked by necessity
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