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Direct Characterization Of Nea And Sourdi

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Nea and Sourdi run their family restaurant while their Ma is away for a while. Sourdi gets teased by one of the customers. “He called her his China doll and his friends rooted for him”(pg.82) Judging by the title of the story and the introduction, Sourdi might get involved in some trouble with these men in the restaurant because there is no adult around to protect them. Nea was eleven years old at the time. Nea gets really angry and rushed to the kitchen, she get a sharp knife and stabs the guy’s sleeve. “Get away from my sister”(pg.83) Sourdi seems to be very calm and polite about telling the man to let her go, but Nea is very quick to react and all about getting things her way. She only told the man to move away once and then stabbed him. Ma arrives at the scene and immediately tends to the man that …show more content…

The uncle introduced Mr.Chhay to Ma and proposed that Sourdi be married to him because he is financially stable. I can totally relate to this because my parents were arranged married and they expect the same for me as well. They believe that love marriages end way before they even start. It was the beginning of the end. I should have fought harder than, I should have stabbed this man too”(pg.88) Nea is very overprotective and feels attached to Sourdi and can’t bear the thought of her ever leaving. I think I can make sense of the title “Saving Sourdi” now because Sourdi doesn’t need saving, but Nea constantly tries to defend her because the real reason is that she doesn’t want to be left alone. She is old enough to make sense that Sourdi will have to leave her one day. “Ma liked Sourdi’s husband”(pg.89). Sourdi obeyed the orders from Ma and married Mr.Chhay because of his steady job and house. My mom was married to my dad because he had a steady job as well. My parents didn’t meet each other til the day of the wedding. These traditions were practiced a lot in

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