In the story,Excerpt from The Winter Hibiscus, there's a girl named Saeng. She recently moved to the United States from Laos and it's not going so well for her. She failed her driving test and still misses her family back at Laos, back at her little house where she'd light candles for the spirit who was taking care of her home and her family. Her mother is obviously also having a hard time adjusting and still can't forget about her homeland. The hibiscus plant, to Saeng, represents all her happy and cherished moments. To the mother it represents all she's lived and loved in that country with that little flower. They both felt sad and happy at the same time , they were sad that they left but happy that they moved on.
When Saeng entered the florist's shop on her way home. She immediately thought about her home and she compared it all to Laos' plants and leaves. For instance, "When she got to the hibiscus, she reached out and touched a petal gently. It feel smooth and cool, with a hint of velvet toward the center - just as she had known it would feel. " She was so used to those plants that now seeing them, in a country where its cold all the time, she …show more content…
They both had a lot of experiences with the flower and even that reminds them of all they've been through. "And beside it was yet another old friend, a small shrub with waxy leaves and dainty flowers with dainty flowers with purplish petals and white centers. " They both considered that flower, that simple flower to be apart of them, a flower that basically reflected who they were and what they were into. A flower that they have been seeing since they both were toddlers . Probably their first discovery when it came to nature. " They were both used to this plant growing in the side walks and cracks in the concrete, they weren't used to this flower being "tamed" in a pot. They miss their homeland and a simple plant can bring it all
When Saeng entered the florist's shop on her way home. She immediately thought about her home and she compared it all to Laos' plants and leaves. For instance, "When she got to the hibiscus, she reached out and touched a petal gently. It feel smooth and cool, with a hint of velvet toward the center - just as she had known it would feel. " She was so used to those plants that now seeing them, in a country where its cold all the time, she …show more content…
They both had a lot of experiences with the flower and even that reminds them of all they've been through. "And beside it was yet another old friend, a small shrub with waxy leaves and dainty flowers with dainty flowers with purplish petals and white centers. " They both considered that flower, that simple flower to be apart of them, a flower that basically reflected who they were and what they were into. A flower that they have been seeing since they both were toddlers . Probably their first discovery when it came to nature. " They were both used to this plant growing in the side walks and cracks in the concrete, they weren't used to this flower being "tamed" in a pot. They miss their homeland and a simple plant can bring it all