Here's another post you guys (: . I'll have alot trouble soon, since I'm having a history paper to do. SO I'll try to finish it off quickly. ^^ Meanwhile, enjoy the second treat on Monkey Bridge.
Monkey Bridge
Lan Cao
5* Comments
1- There is alot of history of the WWII between America and Vietnam that is beign mentioned. That Mai's father used to tell her, "one wrong move" could ruin the whole nation. But to Bobbie and Mai there is no "one wrong move" in America, and Mai is blending in very well in America because Bobbie is there for her. But once again not always "one wrong move" could ruin her.
2- Mai's mother really cares about Mai's education, even though like the comment above "one wrong move" could ruin a country, but though in a ruin country no one could take away Mai's education as her mother had told her. My parents as well thinks my education is very important and I think it connects to most asian families because they tend to be very strict when it comes to their child's education. I'm just implying ^^ no bad thoughts.
3- WOW! On page 34, I haven't noticed but I just found out the word "please" in vietnamese , "Lam ong" literally means "to make good karma". "Lam" is really "make" in english and "ong" is "good karma". As said in the book as well and I was really suprised because I've never noticed that! ^^ This is a great deal when it related to the lanuage I speak. By the way, Vietnamese are very into karma and so.
4- Thanh misunderstand the american customs, like when waving "come here" in Vietnam is it taken as goodbye, so Mai's mother said that the clerk in the store was looking down on them. I can tell this is something that has happen to many people who just started to live in America because the difference that establish the different cultures. It's not Thanh's fault but it would hav been better if she did not assumed it so hastely.
5- Mai went into her mother's notepad and in it was Thanh's handwriting writing about her stories and her mother's stories (Mai's grandmother). In it, it described the day Mai's grandmother was getting married to Baba Quan. And that Mai doesn't seem to understand the same thing Thanh does. I had a reference to Romeo and Juliet because that time Mai's grandmother was only 14 years old and she had to get married young as well as Juliet.
4* Questions
1- What is A & P that is referred in the book on page 32?
2- Did Mai's grandmother wanted to get married ths early in life as well?
3- Does Thanh know how to speak English? How about Mai? Since she just came here, how does she communicate to Bobbie and everyone else?
4- Is thanh released form the hospital yet?
3* Vocabulary
1- Endeavor: V : to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive:
2- Indefatigable: incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
3- Embassy: body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, esp. an ambassador and his or her staff.
2* Literary Terms
1- Allusion: To the American Dream on page 40. That the Vietnamese version of the American Dream was to immigrant faith in the future and become whatever they wanted to be in America. ( I was learning about the America dream during class and now we're reading A Raisin in The Sun).
2- Allusion: To Romeo and Juliet from Thanh's mother having to marry young. I thought it was pretty cool how some cultures have the same customs. Esp. marrying young which I kind of dissapprove.
3- I have another one : Repetition: for the phrase " One wrong move" It seems very foreshadowing but I'm not so sure but it does show up alot of times.
1* Overview
1- There is alot of things going on in this small section. What is being mentioned was that the American Dream, and how asians wanted to migrant to America because that is what they believed. Then there was about the education factor between the Mai and her mother conversation. Net few pages were about the American customs and how Mai's motehr wasn't used to them. And finally is about when Mai secretly went and saw her mother's writing about the old days.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
#1 Roar 5:4:3:2:1
What's poppin' yall'? HAHAH.. I just felt like saying that. SO today I will start on my posts once again. It was a nice break however I just had to start posting again before it's too late. ;D so.. Here you go!
Monkey Bridge
Lan Cao
5*
1- I could relate to the girl (Mai is her name) in the story because I as well migrate from Vietname to America along with my father and mother. Also when my mother was in the hospital once before I can tell how worried Mai actually is when she see her mother like this. And Thanh ( Mai's mother) seems to be very depressed over the absence of Baba Quan.(Mai's grandfather, Thanh's Father).
2- I think I can relate alot to this book since I know some of the vietnamese words and places that locate in Vietnam like Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City now) and the Delta Mekong River. I feel very special. ^^
3- When Mai was describing how she would try to call Vietnam to locate her missing grandfather, I get how frustrated it is to dial all the numbers including the international code, country code, the number itself and so much. I think she is trying very hard to find BaBa quan knowing that her mother is very sick because of it. She's a good daughter so far =].
4- Bobbie is such a good friend, she is like the positive influence on Mai when Mai is really worried about her mother, though Bobbie is there to help her. Like driving to Canada to make a cal lto Vietnam, visiting Mai's mother in the hospital. :]
5- Wow how come I've never heard of the Vietnamese taking over the Mangols story before? Well it was interesting about the honey and ants/ caterpillars scarying the mongols.
4*Questions
1- How old is Mai and Bobbie? I know Bobbie has her lisense so I guess beyond 17ish?
2-Where is Tan Son Nhut Airport? :O I've never heard of it.
3- Where is her father? I don't think he was mentioned alot....I wonder why.
4- Is Uncle Michael related to Mai and her mother in any kind of way?
3*Vocabualry
1- Impermanence: not permanent or enduring; transitory.
2- Hectare: a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters:
3- Unpropitious: unfavorable; inauspicious
2*Literary Terms
1- Simile: "When the Mongols rode into the country like thunder on horsebacks..." (Cao 18)
2- Hyperbole: "You can lose a house, a piece of land, even a country" (Cao 19)
1* Overview
1- During the first 1 and a half chapter, Mai describe her mother's conditions after coming to America because the absence of her grandfather. While worrying and caring for her mother, Mai finds ways to locate her grandfather who is half the world away.
Monkey Bridge
Lan Cao
5*
1- I could relate to the girl (Mai is her name) in the story because I as well migrate from Vietname to America along with my father and mother. Also when my mother was in the hospital once before I can tell how worried Mai actually is when she see her mother like this. And Thanh ( Mai's mother) seems to be very depressed over the absence of Baba Quan.(Mai's grandfather, Thanh's Father).
2- I think I can relate alot to this book since I know some of the vietnamese words and places that locate in Vietnam like Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City now) and the Delta Mekong River. I feel very special. ^^
3- When Mai was describing how she would try to call Vietnam to locate her missing grandfather, I get how frustrated it is to dial all the numbers including the international code, country code, the number itself and so much. I think she is trying very hard to find BaBa quan knowing that her mother is very sick because of it. She's a good daughter so far =].
4- Bobbie is such a good friend, she is like the positive influence on Mai when Mai is really worried about her mother, though Bobbie is there to help her. Like driving to Canada to make a cal lto Vietnam, visiting Mai's mother in the hospital. :]
5- Wow how come I've never heard of the Vietnamese taking over the Mangols story before? Well it was interesting about the honey and ants/ caterpillars scarying the mongols.
4*Questions
1- How old is Mai and Bobbie? I know Bobbie has her lisense so I guess beyond 17ish?
2-Where is Tan Son Nhut Airport? :O I've never heard of it.
3- Where is her father? I don't think he was mentioned alot....I wonder why.
4- Is Uncle Michael related to Mai and her mother in any kind of way?
3*Vocabualry
1- Impermanence: not permanent or enduring; transitory.
2- Hectare: a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters:
3- Unpropitious: unfavorable; inauspicious
2*Literary Terms
1- Simile: "When the Mongols rode into the country like thunder on horsebacks..." (Cao 18)
2- Hyperbole: "You can lose a house, a piece of land, even a country" (Cao 19)
1* Overview
1- During the first 1 and a half chapter, Mai describe her mother's conditions after coming to America because the absence of her grandfather. While worrying and caring for her mother, Mai finds ways to locate her grandfather who is half the world away.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
NEW ROAR??
HELLO HELLO HELLO!!! WELCOME to the month of March!! Here is my new book for this 4th term. ( Yes my school actually have 6 terms total). So here, it is,...INTRODUCING.. MONKEY BRIDGE by Lan Cao. What really makes me want to read this book is that, if I read this I get an extra grade up, what more can I get? LOL but I am also going to read another extra credit book so then my grade actually improve by two grades! AWESOME right?
SO here's a little synopsis of the Monkey Bridge( while I'm still figuring out what my next book should be)
: Monkey Bridge:
A girl and her mother immigrant to America from Vietnam and during this time the girl is told of a mysterious ,dark , and secret and revenge story of her mother. Here is where she starts to struggle between the difference in culture and language. She is telling two interlockstories that relate to each other, one of her own and one of her own mother's.
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I will... haha yeah I just started but it's pretty good since I can relate it to my own experience. I'm Vietnamese and I did immigrant from Vietnam. Don't laugh I was only two! ^^
SO here's a little synopsis of the Monkey Bridge( while I'm still figuring out what my next book should be)
: Monkey Bridge:
A girl and her mother immigrant to America from Vietnam and during this time the girl is told of a mysterious ,dark , and secret and revenge story of her mother. Here is where she starts to struggle between the difference in culture and language. She is telling two interlockstories that relate to each other, one of her own and one of her own mother's.
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I will... haha yeah I just started but it's pretty good since I can relate it to my own experience. I'm Vietnamese and I did immigrant from Vietnam. Don't laugh I was only two! ^^
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