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Dre Chapter Summary

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The Exposition begins with 12-year-old Dre Parker and his mother Sherry, arrive in Beijing from West Detroit to start a new life. Dre develops a crush on a young violinist, Mei Ying , who responds to his attention. Cheng a kung fu student whose family is close to Mei Ying's, attempts to keep them apart by beating Dre, and later harassing and humiliating him in and around school. During a particularly brutal beating by Cheng and his friends, a maintenance man comes to Dre's aid. Mr. Han reveals himself to Dre as a kung fu master who defends against Dre's tormentors.The first level of suspense is introduced after Han mends Dre's injuries using fire cupping, they go to Cheng's teacher, Master Li, to attempt to make peace. The brutal Li, who teaches …show more content…

After days of this, Dre refuses to continue, until Han demonstrates to him that the repetitive arm movements in question were Han's method of teaching Dre defensive block and strike techniques, which Dre is now able to display instinctively when prompted by Han's mock attacks. Han emphasizes that the movements Dre is learning apply to life in general, and that serenity and maturity, not punches and power, are the true keys to mastering the martial arts. During one lesson in the Wudang Mountains, Dre notices a female kung fu practitioner apparently copying the movements of a cobra before her, but Han informs him that it was the cobra that was imitating the woman, as in a mirror reflection. Dre wants Han to teach him this technique, which includes linking Han's hand and feet to Dre's via bamboo shafts while practicing their forms, but Dre's subsequent attempt to use this reflection technique on his mother is …show more content…

as does Cheng, who violently finishes off his opponents. Dre eventually comes up against Liang, another of Master Li's students, who is instructed by Master Li to break Dre's leg. When Liang insists that he can beat Dre, Master Li sternly tells him that he doesn't want him beaten, but broken. During the match, Liang delivers a devastating kick to Dre's leg, along with a series of brutal follow-up punches. Although Liang is disqualified for his illegal strikes, Dre is incapacitated, which would allow Cheng to win by

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