In the short story “The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choy, he uses three literary techniques throughout his writing piece. The three Choy chose are fictive present, active present and indirect characterization. FIctive present in this case is Sek-Lung at a later time is telling the story to someone else as an adult about his Grandmama when he was a young boy. Choy presents this by Sek-Lung's language, as a six-year-old boy in the story there are some more complexed words that many children wouldn't understand. For example, “My stepmother attempted to speak then fell silent.
In Liang’s point of view, it gets subsequently annoying for her to take care of Sek-Lung. Because her status in the family is nowhere near as important as Sek-Lung’s, no one cares. All she is good for to Poh-Poh is to “keep your dress clean” (45), Liang is basically Poh-Poh’s
In most stories, all developing characters have flaws. Many problems are caused by a character’s personal flaw. They can also be what draws the reader in, and it can be what connects the reader to the character. A certain fatal flaw is the inability to let go. In the stories, “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and “The Scarlet Ibis” all of the characters are related because of their inability to let go.
When the soldiers cut down their beloved pine tree Sookan’s grandfather got sick. She wanted to see him all the time, but was obedient and only went in his
Instead, caught between my fingers, was the small, round firmness of the jade peony. In my mind's eye, I saw Grandmama smile and heard, softly the pink center beat like a beautiful cramped heart.” (p.209) This quote from The Jade Peony relates to the theme of love and death. Sek-Lung is feeling sad about the death of the person whom he felt the closest to.
In the short story through indirect characterization, the narrator is developed as a complex character because he changes from cowardly to courageous. Through actions and interactions,
Over the course of her senior year she is both contented and overwrought due to family and friend separations. There are many events that happen in which Jade depends on the elephants. Jades introduction
Despite its limitations, the book expertly explores the complexities of human emotions, providing readers with insights and realistic experiences. The book may have had a greater impact if the pacing and secondary character development had been given more care. Personal
Songnan’s use of the term “you” creates sensuality and a connection with the reader. The author’s writing technique also places the reader into the story. Songnan writes, “soon enough you learn that your hang time… is longer than the other children.” This is the moment Birdie realizes what what she wants to do. This creates a connection with the reader and Birdie’s innermost feeling.
The short story “The Handsomest Drowned man” shows a broader development of identity through a society. One of the important characters in the “The Chinese Seamstress” is the narrator, who is not only vital because he is the main character but also because he goes through a lot of development and evolution based of the narratives he reads. Four eyes, the narrators friend, had a stash of foreign books that he had received from his mother that were banned
Article Analysis: The Importance of Writing Badly Bruce Ballenger’s article titled “The Importance of Writing Badly” takes a rather peculiar approach to addressing the issue of effective writing. The author eccentrically argues for the importance of ‘bad writing’ by describing different reasons to support his arguments. He argues that it is normal to apportion blames without understanding the root causes of poor writing skills. The author quotes different people who have expressed concerns about poor writing among students including his doctor. He proceeds by explaining why he would encourage his students not to concentrate on their poor writing experiences.
The Emotional Journey of Saul in Wagamese’s Indian Horse Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese is undoubtedly captivating and entertaining. Even so, a close scrutiny of the novel reveals the novelist’s careful development of Saul’s character not only with the aim of capturing the journey he embarks on, but also linking his journey to the theme of suffering. Thus, rather than presenting a static character, Wagamese chooses to present a dynamic character whose emotional state evolves over time as he goes through various crises in his life. Saul goes through an emotional journey that is marked by pain, isolation, loneliness and fear, numbness and resignation, excitement, a relapse to isolation, and freedom, and this journey builds on the theme of suffering. Saul’s emotional journey begins with pain as a result of the loss of family members.
At first, Poh-Poh was the closest family member for Sekky, who really loved him and cared about him but her death pushed Sekky into a shadow. On this occasion, “Chinatown people turned away, muttering behind my back. Poor Sek-Lung... spent all his seven years with Poh-Poh... he can’t get over it” (Choy 172). According to the others’ words, Sekky was too close with Poh-Poh that he could not fit into the life without her.
She reassures Sek-Lung multiple times throughout the story, “[Sek-Lung] [falls] against her and [cries], and there in [his] crying [Sek-Lung] [knows] that she would die. [He] can still remember the touch of her hand on [his] head, and the smell of her thick woolen sweater pressed against [his] face. “I will always be with you, Little Sek-Lung, but in a different way . . . you’ll see.” Another example is, “I can’t last forever,” she [declares], when she [lets] me in on the secret of this one.
In The Cay Phillip gets stranded on a small island with an old man and a cat through his journey to survive he finds his true identity. In the story Phillip goes through many challenges and hardships. In this essay I will tell you about these challenges and hardships. But I will also tell you about the things and details in the book that show the changes. He has been afraid, brave, and independent.
