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    Clark 1 Mrs.Radchenko ENG4U1 Wednesday‚ October‚ 21 Is Being Different so Bad? Jook-Liang is really affected by the Canadian culture‚ she acts as if she is only Canadian and not Chinese-Canadian‚ Poh-Poh said “You not Canada‚ Liang” (page 34). She wants to do everything the Canadian way. Jook-Liang wants to go by the “paper years” so her age would be fourteen‚ but her parents go by the Chinese way so her age is only nine‚ Jook-Liang said “Am I Clark 2 fourteen?” (page 49). Jook-Liangs

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    Thesis: one’s personal culture and sense of tradition will always be a strong part of the self‚ regardless of external factors which can have a profound influence on one’s life. Subtopic 1: one’s value‚ habits and loyalty to his culture and tradition are not easily changed. Example:“ But we collect for the heart‚ Kiam-Kim‚” Father said. “We help all the people of China.” I was puzzled. “Even those who kill other Chinese?” “Yes‚” Father said. “Of course.” “But

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    In the Jade Peony of Wayson Choy‚ poh-poh or the grandmama seems to be the most intriguing character. Her character is complex for her grandchildren who are the narrators of the novel and therefore complicated for the reader of the novel; but not so complicated for their neighbour Mrs. Lim or even Father and stepmother who are from the generation in between. Even though Poh-poh’s character is not the narrator‚ she is present throughout the story even after her death. In each of the three stories

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    acceptance and the family’s bond kept spirits high and helped them pull through the tough times. In The Jade Peony‚ the writer‚ Wayson Choy‚ tells three children’s perspectives of their family of Chinese immigrants dealing with death and acceptance during the depression. Everyone should read the Jade Peony because it develops important themes throughout the novel using the symbols and settings. The theme of thing’s not always being what they seem is portrayed through the symbol of Gold Mountain and the

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    Sek-Lung is a Marginal Character A strong‚ intelligent‚ independent boy is what every traditional Chinese family wants. Unfortunately‚ Sek-Lung is not such an ideal child. In the novel‚ The Jade Peony‚ Sek-Lung is a marginal character. He is rejected by the dominant group‚ first being made to feel insignificant and second to feel uncomfortably visible. Sek-Lung is born in Canada‚ with a sick body‚ being considered inferior and unimportant. To begin with‚ he gains a reputation because

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    Comparison: "The Jade Peony"‚ "Horses of the Night"‚ Masque of the Red Death" I noticed that i enjoyed most of the storys not only for the obvious reasons such as good characters ‚ mood‚ and imagery but also because of writing style and fluency. I noticed some storys I enjoyed reading even thought nothing in it really interested me too much‚ while other storys that were about topics I usually enjoy reading about I had to put down because I would end up going over every sentence two

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    In the story "The Jade Peony"�‚ the author‚ Wayson Choy makes us realize importance of having filial duties by telling the story of one Chinese - Canadian family with three children in Vancouver "" especially about the youngest child‚ Sek-Lung and his Grandma. One day‚ the grandmother told him about the juggler whom she loved in the past and he said that he would come back "" he never did so she was still waiting for him; grandma also showed a broken piece of the pink jade peony which was hung on

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    “The Jade Pendant” (Catherine Lim) In THE JADE PENDANT‚ Ah Soh is an older lady living in her rich relatives’ house. She is treated like a servant to the family and lives in the shadow of Mrs. Khoo‚ the house owner. Mrs. Khoo is rich‚ Ah Soh is not. Mrs. Khoo is well respected in the city whereas Ah Soh is mostly unknown. All the money Ah Soh makes by selling homemade pudding and cake‚ she saves. Ah Soh and her daughter live frugally‚ living off the leftover food and past down clothes of the

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    The Jade Pendant had gathered around it a number of myths‚ some of which were quite absurd‚ such as the one that it was worth half-a-million dollars‚ but the reality was astonishing enough to raise gasps of admiration and envy. The jewel‚ as big as the palm of a child’s hand‚ consisted of a thick circular piece of intricately carved jade of the most brilliant and lucid green‚ surrounded by the innumerable diamonds arranged in floral designs. It was worn on a chain round the neck‚ but the sheer weight

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    and later by separation from Malaysia‚ gave rise to the urgent necessity to find a separate and distinct national identity‚ one that could clearly be called Singaporean. The endeavor to establish this identity is echoed in the literature through the themes they raise. In particular‚ this is most true of the Singapore Short story which was by comparison to other forms of literary expression most prolific during the early years of Singapore ’s history. This study first provides a brief historical overview

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