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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In a 350 to 400-word essay‚ describe which archetype(s) the character is most similar to. Sek-Lung‚ third brother from The Jade Peony is an important character because he further develops the themes of belonging and discovery that Choy has introduced in the first two parts of the novel. To achieve this elaboration his character has a wide range of emotions and attributes. Sekky’s character archetypes vary from orphan to warrior to wanderer‚ demonstrating his personal growth. Sekky passes through
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S. E. Hinton wrote ‘The Outsiders’ when he was sixteen years old. She did not just write the book‚ but she really felt it and lived it. While the author was writing this book she looked back and realized how important it was to have another life. One day‚ her friend was walking home and a couple of “nice” kids jumped out of a car and just started to beat her friend up because they did not like that he was a greaser. Hinton went home and started writing the story of the boy who was beaten up by rich
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“The Outsiders” is a novel written by S. E. Hinton in 1967. The story is set in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ in 1965. The book follows two rival groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs (short for socials). The groups are divided by the economic status of their societies. The main Characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Sodapop Curtis‚ Darry Curtis‚ Dally Winston‚ Two-Bit Mathews‚ Steve Randle‚ and Johnny Cade. Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry are three brothers that look out for each other after their parents died in a car crash
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“Outsiders” Compare and Contrast Essay The “Outsiders” film and novel are both very outstanding and interesting.After watching the movie I noticed a few similarities‚ like how they both have all the same characters‚ and the church gets burnt down. Even though there are many similarities there are still a lot of differences‚ including how In the book Ponyboy was jumped‚ but this did not happen in the movie Here are a few of the similarities they share. Darry‚ Sodapop‚ and Ponyboy are all brothers
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BOOK REPORT: "The Outsiders" 1. Hinton‚ S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story‚ because in the book‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different
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The Outsiders by‚ S.E. Hinton was an awesome book that included drama between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that
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I chose the quote‚"You cannot open a book without learning something" by the Irish proverb because I can relate it to my favorite book‚"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton which taught me lots of stuff that I did not know about. The book is about a 14 year old named Ponyboy and his two brothers Darry who is 16 and Sodapop who is 20 years old. Darry is in charge of them due to both of his parents dying in a car accident. They are all greasers in a gang and often watch over Johnny ‚who is another greaser
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