Kiam was mad when their family was in the alley way because he was ashamed that his Grandmother and Sek-Lung were looking through the trash. He was worried of what other people would think of them doing this and he stated that they were beggars.
Kiam was mad because he felt humiliated by his family's presence in the alley, which reminded him of their lower social status as Chinese immigrants. The alleyway symbolized poverty and marginalization to Kiam, leading to his feelings of shame and embarrassment.
The Jade Peony is about Japanese living in Canada in the 1930s and 40s.
Grandma kept the jade peony in a red envelop in her pocket.
The Jade Peony was written in 1995.
The story was set in Chinatown of Vancouver, Canada.
Wayson Choy published The Jade Peony in 1995.
The Jade Peony is about Japanese living in Canada and their search for national identity.
The ISBN of The Jade Peony is 978-1-55054-468-8.
There are many themes in The Jade Peony, such as Chinese Culture, relationships, sexism.. and the list goes on.
The climax is the part of the story where the plot reaches its point of highest tension, so in "The Jade Peony," that occurs when Grandmama dies after refusing to go to the hospital.
"The Jade Peony" follows the lives of three siblings, Jook-Liang, Jung-Sum, and Sek-Lung, as they navigate their Chinese heritage and identity in Vancouver's Chinatown during the 1930s and 1940s. The story explores themes of family, cultural heritage, and the challenges of assimilation through the siblings' unique perspectives and experiences.
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"The Jade Peony" by Wayson Choy features three siblings as the protagonists: Jook-Liang, Jung-Sum, and Sek-Lung, who grow up in Vancouver's Chinatown in the 1930s and 1940s. Each sibling has their own narrative and struggles as they navigate their Chinese-Canadian identity and family heritage.