Nea the Antagonist South Plains College April 20, 2015 Research Paper In May-Lee Chai’s “Saving Sourdi,” Nea would be the antagonist of the story if the literary development of point of view and characterization were different. Point of view and characterization in literature is what allows us to see, hear, and feel a story the way it is designed. An author’s attention to detail is crucial. He or she may put more focus into every small element in a setting or they may emphasize more on
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Professor Gordon English 1302 January, 20 2013 Round Character Analysis “Saving Sourdi” In this general response I choose the character Nea, Sourdi’s younger sister from the literature piece “Saving Sourdi”. This story was originally written by one of the world famous author’s Langston Hughes. In this story both Sourdi and her sister Nea is the two main characters discussed. Both Sourdi and her sister Nea display having a close bonding type of sister relationship. At the beginning of the
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February 2016 Character Analysis “Saving Sourdi” by Nay-Lee Chai is a story of sisterhood from childhood to adulthood. The two main characters in the story are Nea, the younger sister and Sourdi, the older sister. The story is narrated by Nea and what she discusses is her difficulty growing up. Chai’s character is very relatable as we all have may have had some moments in our life when our parent’s have said something along the lines of what the girls’ mother says to Nea, “You not thinking. That your
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Kyle Loewen Professor D’Alotto English Comp II 01 February 2016 “Saving Sourdi” Critical Reading Response In the short story “Saving Sourdi,” two sisters by the names Nea and Sourdi have polar personalities. The contrasting attitudes of these siblings cause them to handle situations very differently. Although they grow up together, their characters develop in different ways. The younger sister, Nea, is the somewhat controlling one. She seems to take on the "oldest" sister role, instead of the
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The bonds between siblings are among the strongest. May-Lee Chai describes the relationship between two sisters in her short story, “Saving Sourdi.” After reading “Saving Sourdi,” discuss the following questions in 3–5 paragraphs: 1. The story begins with a strong revealing statement from Nea, the narrator. How do you think Nea feels about her sister Sourdi based on this information? How does what happens at the beginning of the story foreshadow what happens later? 2. This story is told from
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May-Lee Chai’s “Saving Sourdi,” 181-94 Background / Back-Story Places and events alluded to (you may wish to look up the following terms): Cambodia (183-84) Angkor Wat (194) the Naga (194) Phnom Penh Pol Pot the Khmer Rouge—1975-1979 Choeung Ek “the Killing Fields” Consider numerous references throughout the story to bones, fields, barbed wire Consider the images in Nea’s two dreams: 186, 191 Plot Sequence: The scenes are mostly chronological with a peripheral flashback
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Saving Sourdi “Don’t tell Ma I was here, O.K?” I begged Sourdi “ Nea got into the freezing car with Duke and upon driving home, she said to herself “maybe it’s time that I follow in my sister’s footsteps and find me man, and have a family.” Duke looked at her with agreement because secretly, Duke always had an attraction for Nea and would do anything for her and Nea knew this. Nea knew what Duke was thinking. Duke says to her “I’d be willing to start that adventure with you.” Nea sighs and thinks
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“Saving Sourdi” by Mailee Chai, is a story of a women name Sourdi , where her life is been arranged for marriage to a husband who will provide a lifestyle suitable to raising a family. However, she was provided with a good environment to raise their children in, and a strong man who will support their needs financially. As a young child Sourdi was really close to her younger sister Nea; They talked about things every night before going to bed. Exclusively their relationship had fell down the
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In the story, "Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai, the reader feels empathy for Nea because she was too young and naive to understand what was happening. The reader understands why Nea was upset about her sister, Sourdi moving on since they were typically best friends growing up. As a young child, kids usually try to act older and more mature than they are. They are noisy and want to know about every little thing. This is a normal characteristic that most children have acquire. Nea, the younger sister
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“Saving Sourdi” by May Lee-Chai discusses a plot of story about a transition of life from childhood to adulthood of a family of two girls and their mother. May Lee-Chai makes use of the characters in the story to demonstrate the strong relationship between two sisters and different ways character show their love. Although the two main characters Nea and Sourdi grew up together they develop completely in contrast. As time flies, Sourdi seems to be matured while Nea has difficulty to maturing her
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