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IN A FAR COUNTRY

Chapter three

The Lee Shin Study

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In the story line..

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On the story line

In this chapter, the writer attempts to understand, in

detail, Lee Shins behaviour, thoughts andmotivation. He observed Lee Shin everyday and felt

Lee Shin was a unique and weird person. He foundthat Lee Shin have a lot of hobbies that are exercise,playing harmonica, flute and collecting butterflies.

Lee Shin also like to sit at the verandah when heplayed his music instruments or when he free.Onenight after his dinner, the observer goes to Lee Shinshouse. In the same time, Lee Shin was blowing hisflute.

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The observer listen and his attention is arrested by

the flutes appearance. The observer has never seen

is kind before. It is an amazing, intricately decorated

piece of bamboo the like of which certainly cannot

come from this country. Lee Shin suddenly stops

playing and looks at the observer. He puts the flute

carefully on the small table beside him. The observer

moves and Lee Shin cringes in his chair as if recoiling

from the observers advance.

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Characterization

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Lee Shin

independent Lee Shin is an independent. Page 31, paragraph 2, line 2.

Mistrusted people From the beginning he has kept to himself as if

he mistrusted people. Page 31, paragraph 3, line 2.

Uncommunicative As a neighbour, he is uncommunicative and sitsby himself at the verandah, late into the evening.Page 31. paragraph 3, line 5.

Strange person This is the part of Lee Shins behaviour that theobserver finds strange. Page 32, paragraph 2, line 3.

Have many hobbies He is once again seated in the verandah, on achair and he started something new. Page 33,paragraph 2, line 2.

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Self-contained He is so self-contained nothing seems touch him.Page 34, paragraph 2, line 1.

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The observer

Take care of Lee Shin The observer who has had lunch in town and ispreparing to go out his tea, wonders what Lee

Shin has eaten for the afternoon meal. Page 31,paragraph 4, line 3.

Rational He does not like rushing off into matterwithout thought. Page 35, paragraph 2, line 4.

Critis thinking Then I would read or just lie there thinkinghow strange it seemed that at the prime of

ones youth one was forced to lie supine. Page36, paragraph 1, line 6.

Coward His heart beat louder than the thuds on thewall. Page 37, paragraph 2, line 3.

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Setting

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Place setting

As a neighbour, he is

uncommunicative and sits by

himself in the verandah, late into

the evening. page 31, paragraph 3, line 5.

The verandah

(Lee Shins house)

He is out on the slope grass beside

his house ready to begin his

exercises. Page 32, paragraph 2, line 2.

Slope of grass

(Beside Lee Shinshouse)

Some weekends Lee Shin trampsoff into the jungle nearby,

haversack on his back and a

butterfly net in his hand. Page 34,paragraph 2, line 1.

The jungle

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Time setting

As a neighbour, he is uncommunicative and sits by

himself in the verandah, late into the evening. Page 31,paragraph 3, line 5.

Late into the evening

No sound comes from his house throughout the

late afternoon. Page 31, paragraph 4, line 1.

Late afternoon

Through all these nights there were only light and

shadows. Page 36, paragraph 3, line 1.

At night

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Social setting

Mutual support Thus, they support each others opinions,attitudes, idiosyncracies, actions, and the ability

to put down those outside their circle. Page 31,paragraph 2, line 6.

Caring society The observer who has had lunch in town and ispreparing to go out for his tea, wonders what Lee

Shin has eaten for the afternoon meal. Page 31,paragraph 4, line 3.

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Moral value

Caring As the observer caring about Lee Shin.

Trust peopleDont be like Lee Shin. He was mistrusted

people and uncommunicative with another

people.

Communicate Communicate with another people so that wecan get friend and our life is not lonely

anymore.

hardworking As the observer that is very hardworking toread book.

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Message

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Be a caring person.

We must communicate with another person.

In our community, we must support eachother.

We must trust peoples around us.

Health lifestyle.

Be a flexible person.

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Personal opinion

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In our opinion, this is talking more about Lee

Shin. His characteristics were explained

clearly.

We also found that this chapter was hard to

understand.

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Question and Answer

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Question

1. What are Lee Shin likes to do?

2. What is the animal crawled into the

observers face?3. What kinds of music instruments are playing

by Lee Shin?

4. In your opinion, what kind of exercise thatLee Shin have done?

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The end..