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    FORM FOUR

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    By

    Minfong

    Ho

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    Look at these pictures. Whatdo you see?

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    STORY

    Synopsis

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    Mora" %a"ues

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    SYNO!S&S

    Mr. T.W.Li is a success'u" (usiness$an )ho "i*es in Sinapore )ith his 'a$i"y. He recent"y "ost his

    $other

    )ho$ he ca""s +h,Ma.+s he $ourns her death- he reca""s so$e i$portant e*ents (e'ore her death- $ost o' )hich re*o"*es

    around a pair o' (inocu"ars.He had (rouht the (inocu"ars ho$e one day 'or his

    $other- to he"p see her 'arther. Ho)e*er- +h,Ma )aso'ten "ost in her $e$ories o' the past and her on"yconcern )as to see Tanon Rhu- a p"ace )here theyused to "i*e )hi"e he )as ro)in up. +s it is /r$"yetched in her $ind- she said she did not need(inocu"ars to see the (e"o*ed p"ace.

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    When Mr Li /na""y $anaed to con*ince his $otherto use the (inocu"ars- he )as upset that she sti""cou"d not see the ships at the har(our in 'ront o' hiso0ce. &nstead- in her $ind1s eye- she sa) TanonRhu in the past- (ack )hen Mr Li )as sti"" a youn(oy. Mr Li (eca$e i$patient )ith his $other and

    re'used to "isten to her stories.2ack in the present- Mr Li rerets his actions on thatday as no) he too "ons to o (ack to his chi"dhoodin Tanon Rhu. He /nds that his $e$ories are *aue

    and there are $any thins that he does notre$e$(er c"ear"y. He sudden"y )ants to ask his$other a "ot o' thins.Un'ortunate"y- it is too "ate to do so as his $otherhas passed a)ay

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    SETT&N3T+N4UN3 RHU

    !L+#E T&ME

    The ti$e 'ra$eoes (ack and'orth (et)eenthe present5a'ter the death

    o' +h,Ma6 andthe past 5(e'orethe death o' +h,Ma6.

    The story is set inSinapore.Mr Li1s o0ce is"ocated on the 18th7oor a(o*eShenton Way- acentra" (usiness

    district inSinapore.Ho$e o' Mr Li 8sittin roo$ andthe a"tar roo$Hospita" 8 Mr Li1s

    $other )asad$itted to

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    E9!OS&T&ONMr. Li- a rich (usiness$an stood at his o0ce )indo) hih a(o*e Shenton Way.

    #oncerned a(out so$ethin )hich he cou"d not "ay his /ner on. He )as notready to o ho$e. His $other1s 5+h Ma6 'unera" )as ust a day (e'ore ande*erythin had (een done correct"y. He counted the nu$(er o' ships in thehar(our as )as his ha(it )ith his (inocu"ars. The (inocu"ars re$inded hi$ o' his$other.

    #ONFLTHe reca""ed he had (ouht the$ 'or +h Ma and )as eaer to i*e the$ to her. He)anted her to use the$ as she did not )ant to undero a cataract operation. His)i'e )as ha*in tea )ith 'riends in a roo$. +h Ma )as in the arden 'eedin her

    chickens. Speakin to her in #antonese- he $entioned the (inocu"ars as see,'ar"asses. +h Ma )as irritated as it re$inded her o' her re'usa" to ha*e cataractoperation. Later- she $entioned her )i""inness to use the$ at his o0ce to see

    Tanon Rhu- )here her hus(and1s shipyard used to (e.

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    #L&M+9

    Ne:t $ornin +h Ma prayed in the a"tar roo$. Then- she ta"ked to her

    dead hus(and to in'or$ hi$ o' her oin to their son1s o0ce. Herranddauhter o;ered to do the prayin )ith the oss sticks 'or her (utshe )ou"d not a""o) it. Mr. Li ticked o; Yin 'or critici

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    F+LL&N3 +#T&ON

    He reca""ed that he tried to ask +h Ma aain. 2ut- (y then she had(eco$e *ery sick and )as (edridden in hospita"- una("e to $o*e orta"k *ery $uch. Yin he"ped to "ook a'ter her. =no)in that her'ather )anted to ta"k to +h Ma- she "i'ted her rand$other1s eye"idsand to"d her 'ather to say so$ethin. 2ut Mr. Li cou"d not andsco"ded Yin 'or not (ein respect'u". +h Ma $o*ed rest"ess"y and$anaed to say so$ethin a(out the key to the a"tar (ein hidden(e'ore she dre) her "ast (reath.

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    RESOLUT&ON

    No) (ack in the o0ce- the day )as (eco$in dark and he

    sudden"y thouht o' the a"tar and )hat he had pro$ised +h Maat the death(ed. This )as )hat had (een trou("in hi$ the)ho"e day- so$ethin he had "e't undone. He rushed ho$e todo that one "ast thin 'or her.he paid the respects to +h Ma (ut-(ut he cou"d not open the dra)er. He cried and to"d +h Ma hesa) TanonRhu that day and then decided to "ea*e )e"" a"one.

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    Who do you think they

    are?

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    #H+R+#TERS

    Mr.T.W.Li

    5Li6

    +h Ma5 Mr. Li1sMother6

    Yin5 Mr. Li1s

    dauhter6

    He"en5Mr. Li1s

    )i'e6

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    + success'u" (usiness$an in the shippin sector.Has a happy chi"dhood )ith his 'a$i"y inTanonRhu.Happy 'a$i"y "i'e 8 )i'e son and dauhter.#"ose re"ationship )ith his $other (ut does not open up to her

    easi"y.Modern in his )ays and ideas.Takes pride in his $odern )aysMake sure no one is around )hen he (o)s to sho) respect to hisdead parents.To"erant 8 does not inter'ere in his $other1s traditiona" )ays.

    Meticu"ous 8 keeps track o' nu$(er o' ships e*er day (y countinthe$.!atient and respect'u" 8 )aits 'or $other to /nish her prayersa"thouh he had to "ea*e 'or o0ce. He does not hurry her.Has a stron /"ia" (ond. Made sure the 'unera" o' his $other isdone in the riht )ay 5'u"" o' custo$s and traditions6. Strict and

    does not entertain disrespect 'ro$ the youn. He e:pects hisdauhter to respect the e"ders.

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    Traditiona" )ith stron re"iious (e"ie's. She *a"ues#hinese tradition o' ancestor )orship and ta"ks to her hus(and)ho has passed on 'or 10years.Meticu"ous- )here she keeps a"" the prayer parapherna"ia

    under "ock and key.>eter$ined to do thins her )ay. She re'uses Yin to do theprayin. >o you e*en kno) ho) to speak to yourrand'ather?@ she asks her randdauhter.3ood $e$ory 8 she reca"" the chi"dhood $e$ory o' Mr. Li so

    )e"".O"d 'ashioned 8 she does not (e"ie*e in ha*in eye operation'or cataract.!roud ,re'uses to ad$it to i"",hea"th.#"ins to past and re'uses to accept chane.!roud o' son1s success, cou"d (e seen )hen she *oices her

    'ee"ins to her dead hus(and.

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    Lo*in 8 takes care o' rand$other in the hospita".She re'uses to (e"ie*e that the rand$other is dyin.

    She assures the rand$other not to )orry a(out her keys.When she )as youn- she a")ays he"ped rand$other )ith)ine cups and (urnin o' o"d paper in 'ront o' a"tar.Has eneration ap )ith rand$other. +s a teenaer she'ee"s one need not to (e 'astidious 5doin so$ethin in a *eryorani

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    + "ady o' "eisure )ho enoys ha*in tea )ith her'riends.Super/cia" and 'u"" o' pretence.

    She $entions the chi"dren1s o*erseas education toi$press her 'riends.

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    Traditional vs. Modernideas

    &n the short story- +h,Ma is steeped in traditiona"

    *a"ue. She has a hih reard 'or the traditiona"practises o' the #hinese co$$unity- such as the

    practice o' prayin to the ancestors in order to ha*e

    the 'a$i"y1s ("essin. &n contrast- Mr Li and Yin

    represent the $odern society and do not p"ace$uch i$portance o' tradition.

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    Past vs. Present

    +h,Ma represents the past )hi"e Mr Lisy$(o"ises the present. This the$e $ostc"ear"y i""ustrated in the scene at the o0ce)here each is "ookin at the (inocu"ars. Mr Lisee the ships at the har(our at present )hi"e

    +h,Ma Asees1 the port o' Tanon Rhu )hen theyused to "i*e there in the past.

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    t

    Mr Li 'ee"s deep reret 'or the )ay hetreats +h,Ma a'ter her $other starts to 'a""

    i"" "ater passes a)ay. He has ne*er paid$uch attention to his $other1s storiesa(out the past and rea"ises a "itt"e too "atethat $ost o' his Buestions )i"" re$ainunans)ered.

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    Generation gap

    The story introduces us to characters

    (e"onin in three di;erent eneration 8+h,Ma- Mr Li and Yin. Each eneration(eha*es di;erent"y and has their o)n(e"ie's and ideas- and they do not o'tenaree )ith each other.

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    MOR+L %+LUE C

    Although we live in a modern world, wemust not forget our traditional value.

    It is important to preserve certain aspects ofour traditional values and practices so that we

    do not lose our identity despite living in amodern world. This is what Ah-Ma tries to instilin her children and grand children

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    MOR+L %+LUE D

    We must learn to appreciate people while

    we can

    We often forget to show our love and appreciateto our loved ones. This is portrayed by Mr Li

    who always get impatient with his mother whenshe tells him stories from his childhood. It isonly when she becomes ill that he regrets notpaying more attention to her.

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    MOR+L %+LUE

    While money can buy most things, itcannot buy everything.

    In the story, Ah-Ma seems to have everythingshe needs in life. However, she yearns to goback in time to Tanjong Rhu, when her family

    has much less material things. Despite theirmodest circumstances, she seems truly happythen which teaches us that there are certainthings in life that money cannot buy.

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    MOR+L %+LUE

    We must learn to respect and tolerate

    other.

    Each generation has their own ideas and beliefs.The lives of our forefathers were certainly differently

    from our lives today, Despite the differences, wemust respect the older generation. The oldergeneration too must respect the views of the

    younger generation. This is illustrated in therelationship between Ah-Ma, Mr Li and Ying.

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    +#T&%&T&ESWH&LE,+#T&%&TY C

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    +#T&%&T&ESWH&LE,+#T&%&TY D

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    +#T&%&T&ESWH&LE,+#T&%&TY

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    +#T&%&T&ES!OST, +#T&%&TY C

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    +#T&%&T&ES!OST, +#T&%&TY D

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    +#T&%&T&ES!OST, +#T&%&TY

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    LOTS +N> HOTS

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