American+Translation

Group Notes Some ideas.. major characters: Lena St.Clair: married Harold and lives her life around financial decisions and divding Ying Ying: is visiting her daugther, predicts bad things Arnold is a freckeled boy Lena believes she killed Sentence: *Harold's success was due to Lena's imagination Metaphor:
 * Rice Husband: 149-165**
 * Due to Lena's imagination Harold gained sucess

Major characters: Waverly Jong: takes her mom to get a new hairstyle and get away from looking chinese Rich: Fiance that is obvioulsy american-- I picked the fiance as an influential character because it's because of him that Waverly realizes how harshly she has been judging her mother all this time and what her mother really means when she says these seemingly malicious comments. They are really without harmful intentions. Lindo Jong: tries to find how her and her daughter seperated Metaphor:
 * Four directions 166-184**

Major Characters: Rose Jordan: seeing therapist about her marriage Ani-Mei: doesn't understand her daughter not being able to talk Ted:initiates the divorce papers Sentence *Can a therapist understand better than mom? Metaphor: Rose is a sapling.--She starts out as a young sapling who must yield to those around her and their decisions. But then she grows into a strong tree who can stand against the harsh winds and fend for itself.
 * Without wood:185-196**

Jing-Mei Woo: attends crab dinner; embarrassed by Waverly's sucess unhappy with her life's achievements Waverly: picks crab for her daughter Suguan: describes crab superstition Metaphor: Jing-mei is a tornado.-- She is confused. She spins in circles in her indecision. She inadvertantly causes destruction for her mother and herself through her actions.
 * Best Quality 197-209**

Seven Word Summaries for each section:
 * 1) //Rice Husband-// You can't budget love, so don't try. -- The whole marriage there is divided based on money and worth. They're married and should share everything equally, but it fact they divide everything. She ends up paying for his things, things she doesn't even like. Like the ice cream.
 * 2) //Four Directions-// Words may just be words, not intentions. -- Lindo Jong's intentions are misread by her daughter. She is just stating the obvious, yet her daughter takes the investments the wrong way.
 * 3) //Without Wood-// A girl learns to fend for herself.-- Rose finally learns to stad up for herself. She had always been indecisive and let er husband make the decisions. He demands a divorce and the house they lived in. She asserts herself by not signing the papers and requesting that she keeps the house they lived in. She begins to contact a good divorce lawyer. She fends for herself for the first time; involved in what's going on instead of standing aside.
 * 4) //Best Quality//-