Literature
1. How is motherhood presented in any two or three stories in the collection?
Stories : Mid-Autumn & Tanjong Ruh.
In Mid-Autumn, motherhood is presented in the form when the mother told her daughter that she would pay for her education so that she could work hard & be able to go to any University of her choice. Even though she detested the fact that she was demoted & had to work at Yat Sen Primary, she still endured with it so that she would be able to afford the best education for her daughter.
She sent her to art , piano & ballet classes, Chinese tuition, & it was all her hard earned money, and her husband did not contribute to anything.
She had wanted to runaway from the place at the beginning, but she later returned & decided to stay for the sake of her daughter.
In Tanjong Rhu, motherhood is presented by ah-ma helping Mr Li to hold onto his past when he was a little kid in Tanjong Ruh. When Mr Li bought the binoculars for ah-ma, She said "Things you can buy, I do not need" & " I know I have everything I need". As Mr Li got irritated, he started to retreat when suddenly, ah-ma told him that if the binoculars could see Tanjong Rhu, she would try them from his office.
2. Select the 2 stories in which there is conflict between parent & child, and show how far there is some resolution of these differences at the end of the story.
Stories : Mid-Autumn & Lee.
In Mid Autumn, threre is conflict between the mother and child, and the father and child. Back when the daughter lost the Mickey Mouse lantern which was bought on that same day, the mother scolded her 'Idiot' & said that she felt 'gek sim'.
Despite all the mother's hard work in hopes for her daughter to become a GP, the daughter refused & instead, wanted to be a missionary in Uganda.
When the father heard her saying that she wanted to be a Missionary, he said "I worked all those night shifts, drive taxi until I get night Blindness, so you can study to be a doctor. You so ungrateful, don't want to stay in Singapore & take care of me, want to go take care of Niggers." He even said that if she goes to Uganda, that would be the last meal they're having together. But despite all that, the daughter still went to Uganda, leaving her mother behind.
3. With reference to suitable stories, discuss how far there is change shown to be either welcomed or feared.
Q4. How are young people and their ideals presented in 2 or 3 stories in the collection? How far do you identify with those young people?
Q5.Choose two stories that reveal the thinking of an older generation of Singaporeans. What new insights have you gained from such a revelation?
Stories : Mid-Autumn & Tanjong Ruh.
In Mid-Autumn, motherhood is presented in the form when the mother told her daughter that she would pay for her education so that she could work hard & be able to go to any University of her choice. Even though she detested the fact that she was demoted & had to work at Yat Sen Primary, she still endured with it so that she would be able to afford the best education for her daughter.
She sent her to art , piano & ballet classes, Chinese tuition, & it was all her hard earned money, and her husband did not contribute to anything.
She had wanted to runaway from the place at the beginning, but she later returned & decided to stay for the sake of her daughter.
In Tanjong Rhu, motherhood is presented by ah-ma helping Mr Li to hold onto his past when he was a little kid in Tanjong Ruh. When Mr Li bought the binoculars for ah-ma, She said "Things you can buy, I do not need" & " I know I have everything I need". As Mr Li got irritated, he started to retreat when suddenly, ah-ma told him that if the binoculars could see Tanjong Rhu, she would try them from his office.
2. Select the 2 stories in which there is conflict between parent & child, and show how far there is some resolution of these differences at the end of the story.
Stories : Mid-Autumn & Lee.
In Mid Autumn, threre is conflict between the mother and child, and the father and child. Back when the daughter lost the Mickey Mouse lantern which was bought on that same day, the mother scolded her 'Idiot' & said that she felt 'gek sim'.
Despite all the mother's hard work in hopes for her daughter to become a GP, the daughter refused & instead, wanted to be a missionary in Uganda.
When the father heard her saying that she wanted to be a Missionary, he said "I worked all those night shifts, drive taxi until I get night Blindness, so you can study to be a doctor. You so ungrateful, don't want to stay in Singapore & take care of me, want to go take care of Niggers." He even said that if she goes to Uganda, that would be the last meal they're having together. But despite all that, the daughter still went to Uganda, leaving her mother behind.
3. With reference to suitable stories, discuss how far there is change shown to be either welcomed or feared.
Q4. How are young people and their ideals presented in 2 or 3 stories in the collection? How far do you identify with those young people?
Q5.Choose two stories that reveal the thinking of an older generation of Singaporeans. What new insights have you gained from such a revelation?
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