The Jade Peony Analysis

I was not born in Canada. My family moved here when I was four years old, and trust me it was not an easy transition. It is hard to adjust to another country where the culture is vastly different and diverse. This was not a big problem for me since I was young and adapted to the environment fairly quickly. But for my parents and grandmother it was a whole different story. Many things were different for them in Canada compared to India. The food, clothing, language and even the weather were things they slowly had to adapt to. I remember the first time we tried Subway, everyone except my dad hated it and ran out of the store complaining about the smell. As time passed we gradually became used to the smell and started liking subway. The point I’m trying to make is that it takes time for a person to get comfortable in their new environment, which is somewhat of a theme in the book The Jade Peony.
By reading the story I discovered sort of a conflict between Sek-lung and his grandmother versus the rest of their family. Sek-lung’s family isn’t very supportive of him and his grandmother scrounging around alleys trying to find treasures for their precious wind chimes. In fact, they all thought the act made them look like a poor immigrant family and constructing wind chimes …show more content…
When I was younger I used to be with her for most of the day since my parents would be at work and come home later. I can sometimes feel where she is coming from and am more understanding than the rest of my family. One common disagreement we (my sister and I) have with our grandmother is on her religious beliefs. My grandmother is a very religious person and tends to try and persuade us into becoming more religious like herself. There is a similar situation that occurs in the story where the kids’ parents and grandmother urge them to learn their mother language rather than the new “scientific languages” which they are keener