A Great Love and Responsibility

Responsibility is shown through the character of Mrs Wong to her mother. She is willing to take care of her bed-ridden mother for years. Although she has a brother, she plays the role of both son and daughter. It is shown clearly when she prepares the breakfast broth for her mother. She carefully prepares it on her own. Mrs Wong never complaint of the duty while her brother, Ah Kow only shows up during their mother last moment and suggests that their mother should be sent to Sam Poh Tong. Apart from that, Mrs Wong shows great love when she discards the chopsticks to pick the bones from the ashes because to her, the remains of her mother is perfectly clean.

Love and responsibility is also reflected in the other short story which is "Lamb to The Slaughter". In this short story, the wife, Mrs Mary Maloney loves her husband very much. She waits for her husband to get back from work and prepares drinks for her husband. She always wanted her husband to get enough needs. Although her husband treats her badly, she keeps trying to win her husband's heart. Even after the divorce issue been brought up, she's still want to make her husband a perfect supper. This shows that she still carry on with her responsibility towards her husband.

1. What is the relationship between Mrs Wong and Mrs Lee?- They are siblings2. Is Mrs Wong a filial daughter? Give three reasons.- Yes- She carefully prepared the breakfast broth forher sick mother- She never complaint- She had been nursing her bed-ridden mother for years3. What is Ah Kow's real name? How is he related to the dying woman in the short story?4. Why is Sam Poh Tong mentioned in the short story?- It is because it is the name of the temple that Mrs Wong took their mother to.

5. What do you think the jade bracelet symbolises? Give your reasons.- It symbolize strength as the jade remained in good condition even after being burnt. Grandmother wore it for a very long time yet it was still in shape.6. Do you think Siew May is naive? Cite your reasons with quotations.- Yes I think Siew May is nave. She only thought of having that jade bracelet when her grandmother was sick. When they were at the temple, she actually can observe the presence of the turtle in the pond in that chaotic situation. Next was when she cried of wanting to go home and wondering that her grandmother might be waiting alone in their house eventhough at that particular moment,her grandmother was already dead an her corpse was burnt into ashes in front of her two eyes.7. Did Siew May get the jade bracelet in the end? Why?- Siew May did not get the jade bracelet because her mother gave it to her brother, Ah Fook Kee since he is the only man in their family.8. Do you like the story? Why?- Yes, I do like the story because there are moral values that I can follow from this short story. The first one is respect the elders. It shows when the children respect their mother like Mrs Wong respect her mother and Siew May respect Mrs Wong.SIew May also respect her uncle, Ah Fook Kee.The second one is the love of a daughter to her mother. Mrs Wong still take care of her ill mother till the end. It shows the love and respect that she owns towards her mother.