Theme Jade Bracelet

Death  

The evidence of the theme of death in the story of Jade Bracelet by Mary Frances Chong is many people know that the grandmother is dying.

The death of the grandmother is foretold through her physical conditions. The first sign of her grandmother poor physical condition is shown during Siew May and her grandmother sitting in the car. Her grandmother mouth open and work, making funny motion but no one could be heard. She is also gasping for air. This happens at page 31, paragraph 5 and from line 4 to line 9.

In other story, for example, Lamb to The Slaughter by Roald Dahl, also show the theme of death but in this story, the death happen are different from the story of Jade Bracelet. This is because, in Lamb to The Slaughter the death happened when the wife kills the husband, while in the story of Jade Bracelet, the death occur naturally that is the grandmother is sicks. It because of her old age.