Enduring Love Chapter 1 Summary
Summary Section
Pages 1 50 We start off learning about a Chinese American family by the eyes of Olivia, the main character. She talks about her full-blood family, and then she transits to her half-sister, Kwan. According to Kwan, she had "yin eyes"; she was able to see the dead. Olivia also talks about how her husband, Simon, is getting divorced, while Kwan tries to stop the divorce. Kwan also tells a story about a girl in China named Nunumu, describing her encounters and such.
Pages 51 100 As the story transits into a faster pace, we see some of the beginnings of Olivia and Simon's relationship, all the discussions and such. We also see Olivia's reaction to a girl that was Simon's ex, making Olivia insecure about the relationship. Kwan, on the other hand, continues with her story. The girl runs into General Cape, which is her friend Miss Banner's lover, and suddenly remembers all the bad …show more content…
A girl that Olivia encountered is mentioned in her story, making some parts more comprehendible. Kwan's attempt to heal the relationship is slowly working, as we see more communication, and a rekindling curiosity rising in each other. They also go exploring with each other, and find something so radical, they thought they were dreaming.
Pages 301 358 We get to the resolution of the story, which is really dramatic. We see Simon mad at Olivia, and possibly breaking through all the ropes they retied. We see Kwan and Olivia searching high and low in this radical place, until Simon reappears; yet Kwan does not. In the end, Olivia wonders why Kwan was involved in her life.
Formal Report
Time and Setting The story is set in both present day and 1800's China and San Francisco. The first half of the story was in modern day San Francisco, while the ending part was modern day China. There was also something like a mini-story that took place in 1800
Pages 1 50 We start off learning about a Chinese American family by the eyes of Olivia, the main character. She talks about her full-blood family, and then she transits to her half-sister, Kwan. According to Kwan, she had "yin eyes"; she was able to see the dead. Olivia also talks about how her husband, Simon, is getting divorced, while Kwan tries to stop the divorce. Kwan also tells a story about a girl in China named Nunumu, describing her encounters and such.
Pages 51 100 As the story transits into a faster pace, we see some of the beginnings of Olivia and Simon's relationship, all the discussions and such. We also see Olivia's reaction to a girl that was Simon's ex, making Olivia insecure about the relationship. Kwan, on the other hand, continues with her story. The girl runs into General Cape, which is her friend Miss Banner's lover, and suddenly remembers all the bad …show more content…
A girl that Olivia encountered is mentioned in her story, making some parts more comprehendible. Kwan's attempt to heal the relationship is slowly working, as we see more communication, and a rekindling curiosity rising in each other. They also go exploring with each other, and find something so radical, they thought they were dreaming.
Pages 301 358 We get to the resolution of the story, which is really dramatic. We see Simon mad at Olivia, and possibly breaking through all the ropes they retied. We see Kwan and Olivia searching high and low in this radical place, until Simon reappears; yet Kwan does not. In the end, Olivia wonders why Kwan was involved in her life.
Formal Report
Time and Setting The story is set in both present day and 1800's China and San Francisco. The first half of the story was in modern day San Francisco, while the ending part was modern day China. There was also something like a mini-story that took place in 1800