• Table discussion Thought Questions, LCD
hand-me-down coat
coat may be symbolic, covering, conceals
coat is very masculine, army-style coat
Jung-Sum 12 years old – adolescence
Jung-Sum is awakening to his true nature.
Frank is the vehicle for that
Frank is hyper-masculine, very manly – strong, fights, aggressive, independent, blue-collar
Jung-Sum is drawn to Frank
* blue collar worker - labour, white collar worker - professional
“Inside unusual” Poh-Poh says about Jung-Sum p87
“Sun and moon both round” p88
female, yin, gay?
Wayson Choy
moon – female symbol, femininity
Latinate languages – French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
article- a an the le la le stylo
la luna, a lua
le sol, o sol
moon is usually associated with female, femininity
SIDE NOTE – lun, lua, luna – luna moon
English – luna – insanity, crazy
lunacy, lunatic, loony
femininity is often associated with madness in western culture
hysterical – overly emotional, lost control of emotions
hysterectomy – operation to remove the womb
hysteria - sexist
association of gay with femininity , stereotype, often not true
behavioural stereotypes that boys and girls grow up with
FLASHBACK
four-year-old orphan
“Your daddy and mommy dead” p89
“Fox Demon” “Fox lady” p89-90
“Lady foxes had little foxes” p91
“Sai Mui, your little sister”
“The Head Fox” p92
meet First Brother Kiam
“reddish scars… a belt buckle” p94
“I knew I belonged”
“gripped my pillow… not one tear fell from my eyes” p95
mother murdured, father suicide
Chin family p96
“Jung strong boy. Never cry” p98
“salt tears came to make up the ocean” p98
Gee Sook bachelor dry cleaner
Kiam, first son p109
“’new’ coat” p111
“Familiar stories, familiar phrases, comforted the elders of Chinatown” p113
“I wanted to see myself… in the familiar light of home.” p114
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