Chapter+15



Madeleine K. · I-Fei leaves Yellow Stone and school for good · Da must do the farming work in place of his sister since she is at a temporary job in Han Jian. · Da gets huge blisters from the farm work and he learns how he can choose his future while his brothers and sisters can not. He rethinks about school and its importance. · Da must go and take over his sister’s job at the canned food factory. · While at a stop along the sea on his way to Han Jian, he remembers his grandpa telling him about the sea village. · Da first meets Fatty at the canned food factory and Da learns about how the boss is corrupt. · Da hears the girl living next to him get raped and then he tells all of his co-workers about it. · The manager and bodyguard are in a chase when the bodyguard collapses and Da realizes the he was the one who raped the girl next door.
 * Plot Summary:**

· Da brings Mao Zedong into the story to give some history to the readers. · He writes in a factual way in some places, in a mysterious way in other areas, but also in a humorous, light-hearted way in other places. · He uses metaphors and similes which usually compare thins to something humorous which lightens the tone of the book.
 * Language/Style of Da’s writing:**

· The tone varies within this chapter: 1. //Mysterious//: when the rape is taking place and with the aftermath that follows 2. //Humorous//: when Da is with his co-workers and when he is talking about girls 3. //Sad// but //thoughtful//: when Da is working in the fields and realizes about his future and when I-Fei is leaving 4. //Tense//: when I-Fei is telling Da the truth about what he thinks of their friendship
 * Tone/Mood:**

· Sometimes, Da narrates as if he is reporting the story as it was taking place; emotions included. · Other times, Da narrates as if he is an adult, adding his current thoughts into the situation. In some cases, the reader knows that he had to be narrating as an adult since he says, “Mom’s words stayed with me for a long time” (pg. 167).
 * Narrator P.O.V.:**

Nick H. 1. News from his father that Professor Wei could tutor Da in English 2. I-Fei leaves Yellow Stone 3.Da is Working at the farm, he burns his back from the sun, his hands are blisstered badly 1. 'I saw my mom stumbling long the edge of the feild, carrying our lunch on a long bamboo pole. Her face was red beneath her straw hat. I was so grateful to see her.' 2. 'I unbuttoned my drenched shirt and peeled it off, wiping my cut, sweaty face with it before tossing it behind me. I clenched my jaw to keep from yelling out loud at the pain of my burning skin. My sisters might not think im farming material.'
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