Post on 19-Oct-2020
Ties that Bind, Ties that Break
Ties that Bind, Ties that Break
Setting
• 1952, San Francisco, California, in Ailin’s husband’s restaurant in Chinatown.
• 1911, China
Characters
• Ailin – Protagonist – 19 years old – Smart, strong and brave girl
Characters
• Father – Supports Ailin’s decision to not have her feet
bound.
Characters
• Mother – Ailin’s mother – She believes Ailin should have her feet bound
to ensure a proper marriage.
Characters
• Big Uncle – Antagonist – Father’s brother
Characters
• Miss Gilbertson – Ailin’s tutor
Characters
• Liu Hanwei – Ailin’s former fiancé
Characters
• James Chew – Ailin’s husband
Characters
• Warners – An American family of missionaries who hired
Ailin as their amah (nanny).
Vocabulary
• Lilting • Characterized by a rhythmical swing • Example: a lilting stride
Vocabulary
• Grimace • A facial expression usually of disgust,
disapproval or pain
Vocabulary
• Fastidious • Difficult to please
Vocabulary
• Looting • Goods, usually of value, taken in conflict
Vocabulary
• Lamented • Mourned for
Vocabulary
• Agility • The ability to move with quick and easy
grace
Vocabulary
• Insolence • Insultingly disrespectful in speech or
behavior
Vocabulary
• Lethargy • The quality of being lazy, or sluggish
Vocabulary
• Concubine • One who has a recognized social status in
a household below that of a wife; mistress
Vocabulary
• Impertinent • Not showing proper respect; rude
Vocabulary
• Impudence • A disregard of others; disrespectful
Assignment
• On a separate sheet of paper, write an original sentence that correctly uses the vocabulary words.
Character
• A person in a novel, play or movie
Character Types
• Main character • Central to the story and is typically fully
characterized.
Character Types
• Minor character • Displays few personality traits and is used
to help develop the story.
Character Types
• Dynamic • The character grows and changes during
the story
Character Types
Static • The character remains basically the same
throughout the story.
Character Types
• Foil • A minor character whose contrast with a
major character highlights particular characteristics, often flaws, in the main character.
Character Types
• Round • Characters who show varied and
sometimes contradictory traits
Character Types
• Flat • Characters who reveal only one
personality trait.
Characterization
• The methods a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character
Characterization
• Direct • The writer makes explicit statements about
a character.
Characterization
• Indirect • The writer reveals a character through his
or her words, thoughts, and actions, and through what other characters think and say about that character.
• “Leon is often distracted, but one thing he stays focused on is girls.”