#3 Roar 5:4:3:2:1

Hey everyone!^^ Sorry for the long wait.



Monkey Bridge

Lan Cao



5* Comments:

-IN the first section of my reading, Mai is descibign her grandfather, Baba Quan very precisely then at the same time shared a little memoir of her and Baba Quan. Of what he told her and also her mother. Mai's mother still laying in the bed and realizes that its about time for her to get use to the American way.

2-Later, Mai finally talked about her father. Being a Professor and that he and Thanh use to speak together in french. It's still very vague how her father was like.

3-Later Mai discussed about how when Mai and her mother just first arrived in America.And Uncle Michael was there to help them. I could feel how fustrated and scared they were, because it would have been very hard since they didnt know the language very well and for people to help them.

4- Around the few next page, Tet Asian/ Vietnamese new year came up. Tet is a very exciting fun 3 day holiday at least. There are things you should do and things you shouldn't. It's very nice that it is beign mentioned.

5-Last comment for today was that Mai recalls her father birthday. Where Thanh, Mai and Uncle Michael spend with her father at majestic hotel. They were wearing ao dai (vietnamese traditional dress).



4*Question:

1- What is the movie I dream of Jeannie about? Does it relate to Mai in some sort?

2-What are ghost money? Even though they sound kind of familar.... o.o..

3- How did Thanh and her father learned french from? Does Mai know how to speak french as well?

4- Was there a war going on or something? I'm a bit confused because gun and power were being mentioned yet they are celebrating a birthday for Mai's father. & what are the news that Uncle Michael told to Mai's father?



3*Vocabulary:

1-Ponderous: of great weight; heavy; massive.

2-Sentry: a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., esp. a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.

3-Beckon: to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.

2* Liteary Terms:

1-Simile: "It was a tactic as smooth and sleek as hot wax on tender skin."

2- Allusion: To scare of ghost and bad luck, demons we use firecrackers. A reference to Tet or the new year and the things that Vietnamese people do.

1* Overview:

1- Here Mai describes more about her father and mama's conditions. ALso she mentioned alot of uncle Micahel and how he's a great help to her family.