Questions About Jade Bracelet

1.            Is Mrs Wong a filial daughter? Give threereasons.

• Mrs Wong is a filial daughter because she take care of her mother, fulfilling all her mother's needs without arguments.
• She handle the funeral of her mother. Normally, the funeral process is the son of a family's responsibility, usually the eldest son. Unlike this story, Mrs Wong is the one who takes care of her mother's funeral. This shows the important role of Mrs Wong in the family. This can be the evidence of Mrs Wong as a filial daughter.
• Mrs Wong also had the power to decide in the family. After her mother dead and burned, the relatives come to collect the remains of the body. They did not use chopstick to pick the remaining of her mother because it is clean for her. Then, the relatives also follow the same.

1.            What is Ah Kow's real name? How is he related to the dying woman in the short story?

·        Fook Kee is the real name of Ah Kow. He is the son of the family and Mrs Wong’s brother, that is the dying woman’s son. He is characterized as an unresponsible and carefree person because he rely on his brother-in-law for money.

2.            Why is Sam Poh Tong mentioned in the short story?

·        Sam Poh Tong is where the grandmother sent to spend the dying moment of her life which is waiting for her death. She is sent there so that the funeral possession can be done there.

3.            What do you think the jade bracelet symbolizes? Give your reasons.

·        The jade bracelet symbolizes the owner’s self and become part of the body. The jade bracelet will look beautiful if the owner is happy and healthy. The jade bracelet also said  to function as a protector.

4.            Do you think Siew May is naive? Cite your reasons with quotations.

·        Siew May is a naïve kid as she is still small and cannot adapt the situtations that are happening around her. The evidence of her naivety is:

Ø  (page 35, para. 2)

Ø  ‘ I want to go home… Grandmother will be waiting alone!’

5.            Did Siew May get the jade bracelet in the end? Why?

·        Siew May did not get the jade bracelet because her mother , Mrs Wong had given the bracelet to her brother and the uncle of  Siew May, Fook Kee. Siew May did not get the jade bracelet because her mother probably do not want to recall the sad moments of her dying mother. This is because Mrs Wong is also a sentimental person. So, having Siew May as the owner of the jade bracelet will recall back the memories with her mother.

6.            Do you like the story? Why?

·        I like the story as the settings of family background got my interest as they are among the rich people. The family are probably rich because Mr Wong are running a business. The story also are chronological and it had made the reader understand it easily.