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Story:Evening Under Frangipani



Conflicts Internal:Prakash felt that he had to fight his egoness if he wanted to win Elaines heart back. Pg 67External:Elaine was furious that Prakash laughed at her fathers beetle hands. pg 62


Climax Elaine and Prakash broke up and when she was upsetted by Prakash harsh remarks.(62)


Resolution Open ending ,prakash and Elaine relationship has not been resolved..and it is not sure wether elaine is promoted or not.(84)


CharactersPrakash Elaine Mummy He is a nervous wreck(during job interview ,pg 27)He is a competent worker(pg 48-49)He is a private guy(pg50)Feminist (49-50)Doesn’t like work (52)Caring (53)Judgemental(59)Status-conscious(59)Career minded(55)


The most interesting segment is when Prakash and Elaine fought and separated then Prakash thought that Elaine had a new boyfriend when a guy sent her home.He was mad at Elaine and her mummy because he could not bare to lose and see Elaine with another guy,because Elaine was the girl of his dreams.







Story Lee


Conflict -Between the father and daughter when she spoke vulgarities and stayed together with a man.“It’s a matter of opinion”she said“don’t answer me back!”(pg 103)-When she said she didn’t eat meat instead,celery sticks.(pg 91)


climax When the daughter return home from L.A because of her moms death.(86)


resolution Revelation,was because the readers learnt about what world is becoming.


Characters Liwen-annoying”I need music man”(87) -straightforward,”you think I’m a bastard ,don’t you talking on about Alan”(90)


Dad-patient(86) -interrogating(86-91)


Mum-Doesn’t like to create problems(90) -confident(94)


The most interesting segment is when they quarrelled about the Asians and the difference about their culture beliefs dos and donts.Just because she grew up in a country that doesn’t have respect to their elderly and also any sense of care amongst them.

Story A history of tea


Conflict Grandmother felt that she had made a mistake towards her parents(pg 117)Grandmother was hot headed and didn’t want to meet aunt sherrie even during her deathbed( 115)


Climax “but the marriage that produced Beverly was in Grandmothers mind evidence that she had been forgiven,that she was to be punished with the coin of shame with which she had paid her parents(pg 117)-as she was ashamed that what she did is repeated to her.


Resolution Revelation ending,readers know more about world war back then and how the people suffered.(120)


Characters Beverly –assured(she knows what she likes and doesn’t like ,109)


Tien Yee-calm(this story can be told simply,as I told to Beverly without evoking any hatred or pity or revulsion,pg 110)Dedicated –(I wonder how they ask for more tea in China,112)


Grandmother –hot headed(115) -guilty-conscious (her parents,117) -Hold on to the past(120)


The most interesting segment is when the grandfather helped out the people who were involved in the war as he was a merchant he helped gave out food and tea but in the end he had a horrible death having to force everything inside his stomach.



Story:Release


Conflict Eileen fought with her husband about the blueprints(143)Eileen was furious whenever the dogs were noisy at night(145)


Climax The neighbours moved in till the part they moved their fence (pg 141-142)


Resolution Open ending-it wasn’t sure wether the guy wanted to kill the dog or not.-the blueprints.


Characters Eileen-Friendly(Hi to the neighbours,139) Easily irritated-145 Firm(blueprints,142-143)


Husband/Philip- perfectionist(141) Useless-143


Woman next door- straightforward (pg 139) -arrogant(140)






The most interesting segment is when the man sneak from behind asking her for tools so that he could handle the dogs and it can be a conclusion that all the dogs in the end died because of the thud sound that was made.


Story : An Obituary for fifth aunt come late


conflict WarThe writer didn’t know much about fifth aunt.


climax She was sent away to live with the ah ting’s family who would take care of her bronchitis .


resolution Complete resolution


Characters Aunt-clumsy(148)Hardworking(160)


Mother-loving(161) Caring(153)


Author -'some days her aunt was tall, other day, short.'(148)






The most interesting segment is when the daughter was force to stay with her neighbour because her family was poor and the girls was treated unfairly as they are not respected in the olden times and she returned home after separated by the family for many years and she doing odd jobs to earn a living .




Story:Pastime

Conflict TaiPoh made up diff stories, to past the time(213)

Climax Taipoh saw a girl in the train who looks like a girl in sephia coloured photo ,a girl that he once like .(215)

Resolution open ending.”afterall, its just a story.a past time”(220)

Characters Taipoh-story teller(213)-creative ( pg 213, he can mix both sad and happy in his story )-sensitive (pg, 217 when talk about friendship)

Mr Lee -smart (pg 220, he say you fight, you have to play with it )

A man with the limp-persistance (pg 214, Year, after year he would not give on )-loyal (pg213 , even after being exchange for freedom he would not do it )

The most interesting segment is when they all told about their made up story which happens that one of them was true about the girl incident in the mrt that is a girl of his dreams during his older days.