Lit Homework-III

Q1:
In the story paper, there contained two traditional chinese culture involved. In my opinion, I find the author quote those two culture for irony but burning paper house is to make Tay Soon's dream come through. From the beginning of the story, Tay Soon dreamed for his house, but he used the dangerous way to earn the money. Further more, Tay Soon also said money will be keep growing more just like paper by buy shares. However, he lost all his money, and he also became crazy about it. Tay Soon's mother used several ways to cure Tay Soon's illness. She let Tay Soon drank the water with burnt paper to expel the evil which posessed him(but it is also means that Tay Soon have to face the fact). After Tay Soon's death, his mother burn the house for him, it is because he had dreamed for it(It also means Tay Soon's dream had been destroyed.)

In the story Tanjong Rhu, Ah-Wah's mother wanted her son to remember about the past, she did many things for him. Lighting joss-sticks and praying to his father is an evidence. As Ah-Wah being busy to work, he had forgotten the past, he also did not knew how to speak his cantonese. His mother had tried her best to do something make him remember the past.

Q2:
To myself, I had found the relevance of those traditional chinese culture rituals in my society as necessary still. It is because it can let the youth remember the past. For evidence, Tanjong Rhu, Ah- Wah's mother pray her husband is a way to make Ah- Wah to remember the past

Q3:
I think the elderly in Singapore are out of touch with the contemporary world. Mrs Li, Ah-Wah's mother, she found her deaded husband more important than anything. Compare to the contemporary world, citizens in Singapore always look forward even they are facing frustration. In my opinion, althought those elderly's thought is an annoy . However, their thought is very heartful competting to the youth in Singapore.

Q4:
To myself, looking back at the past is a good thing. In the story Tanjong Rhu, the topic of it is to remember the past so that the error will not be repeated. However, it is also can be a negative habit if people always think about the past, because it causes them unable to face the reality and inoxicated in the past.