How my brother leon brought home a wife: A symbol hunting activity

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE: WIFE: A Symbol Hunting Activity Characters

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Images/actions

M!i

"#ultu!$ cl%&' immig!tion i%%u$% "M$$ting t&$ (!$nt%

)Will t&$y li*$ m$+,

L$on'No$l

"#ultu!$ cl%&

L$on'No$l 0#&ng$ o. nm$1

Bl/o

"#ultu!$ %&oc*

H$ 3% 4u$%tioning 3&y M!i cll$/ &i% b!ot&$! No$l

Ft&$!

"#ultu!$ %&oc*

)W% %&$ .!i/ o. Lbng,

How is this image/action symbolic? T&i% m$%%g$ %ymboli-$% t&$ .$! o. b$ing int!o/uc$/ to t&$ (!$nt% n/ .$! .o! c&ng$ T&i% c&ng$ o. nm$ i% %ymbolic  b$cu%$ t&i% t&i% !$(!$%$nt% t&$ t&$ cultu!$ c&ng$2 L$on !$(!$%$nting t&$  b!!io 3&il$ No$l No$l !$(!$%$nt% !$(!$%$nt% t&$  byn T&i% !$(!$%$nt% t&$ 3$ n/ !$v$!$nc$ o. t&$ tg"b!!io% to t&$ tg"byn% 3$!$in t&$ tg"byn% !$ %$$n to b$ %u($!io! to t&$ bg"  b!!io%2 T&i% m$%%g$ &%  /oubl$ m$ning 3&ic& !$lly i% )#n M!i %u!viv$ &$!$ in t&$ (!ovinc$, n/ %inc$ t&$ n%3$! i% y$%5 t&$n it m$n% t&t M!i cn n/ 3ill %u!viv$ in t&$ (!ovinc$2

Tbl$ 6 Tbl$ 7 Image/scene

Symbolic? y/n

#!!$t$l

Y$% "t&i% %ymboli-$% !u!l li.$ o! li.$ in t&$ b!!io2

) Lbng,

Y$% "Lbng !$(!$%$nt% ($o(l$ in t&$ b!!io% 3&o !$ /oing mo%tly blu$ coll! 8ob% 3&ic& !$ mo%tly .!ming n/ g!icultu!$2 Y$% A%  m!!i$/ ($!%on5 I 3oul/ %y t&i% i%  %ymbol t&t (!ov$% t&t %$ttling into  m!!i$/ li.$ i% not l3y% $%y2 T&$y l3y% %y

9$bbly !o/'&y in t&$ c!t

If yes, cite textual evidence to prove your point S&$ %t$(($/ /o3n .!om t&$ c!!$t$l o. # #$lin 3it&  4uic*5 /$lict$ g!c$2

I &v$ y$t to &$! not&$! bull cll li*$ Lbng

T&$ 3in/ 3&i%tl$/ gin%t my c&$$*% n/ t&$ !ttling o. t&$ 3&$$l% on t&$ ($bbly !o/ $c&o$/ in my $!%2

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE: WIFE: A Symbol Hunting Activity m!!ig$ i% not l3y%  b$/ o. !o%$%2 T&$!$ !$ !oug& tim$%5 n/ t&t i% in$vitbl$2 Y$% Y

%$ Ng!$bcn  Ng!$bcn

Ng!$bcn it%$l. it%$l. i%  !$(!$%$nttion !$(!$%$nttion o. !u!l !u!l li.$  b$cu%$ o. it% it% !u%tic %u!!oun/ing% %u!!oun/ing% n/ %om$3&t lgging b$&in/ in t$!m% o. (!og!$%%

Tbl$ > Specific points in the narrative ?Loo* t t&$ %t!%2 It i% %o mny tim$% bigg$! n/ b!ig&t$! t&n it 3% t E!mit b$c&2 T&$ i! i% cl$n5 .!$$ o. /u%t n/ %mo*$2 So it i%5  No$l?

ction/image M!i M!i 3% 3% b$gin b$ginnin ning g to (( ((!$c !$cit it$$ t&$ (lc$ (lc$

Mot&$! %too/ in t&$ /oo!3y22

T&$ ct o. 3iting

Ft&$! in%i%t$/ t&$y .ollo3 t&$ 3ig in%t$/ o. c&oo%ing to (%% t&!oug& cmino !$l

R$lit lity y o. t&$ t&$ &!/ li.$ li.$ in t&$ b!!io !!io

Interpretation M!i@ M!i@%% ((!$ ((!$ci citin ting g 3&t 3&t %&$ %&$ %3 %3 t  Ng!$bcn i% i%  mni.$%ttion mni.$%ttion t&t loving   ($!%on m$n% m$n% loving n/ n/ ((!$citing ((!$citing $v$!yt&ing bout &im5 not only &i% bo/y but l%o &i% 3y o. li.$ o. li.$5 &i% .mily n/ $v$!yt&ing2 No$l@% mot&$! /i%(ly$/ n $=cit$m$nt in t&$ coming o. &i% %on@% 3i.$2 A%  mot&$!5 it b!ing%  8oy 3&$n not&$! not&$! m$mb$! m$mb$! o. t&$ .mily i% coming T&$ T&$ .t& .t&$$! 3n 3nt$/ t$/ M! M!i to %$$ %$$ t&$ t&$ !$ !$lity lity t&t t&t %&$ 3ill b$ living in  /i..$!$nt (lc$ n/ &$ 3nt$/ to t$%t 3&$t&$! o! not %&$ cn %u!viv$ living in  &umbl$ (lc$ %uc& % t&$ (!ovinc$

Tbl$  !ecurring image/action

S&$ 3% lov$ly2 S&$ 3% tll2 S&$ 3% .!g!nt li*$  mo!ning 3&$n ((y% !$ in bloom

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Interpretation

Fi!%t im(!$%%ion l%t%? it i% (!obbly n /mi!tion o. Bl/o to M!i n/ t&t m*$% it  (o%%ibl$ .o! &im &im t&in*ing bout bout .in/ing l%o  3i.$ li*$ M!i? T&i% im(!$%%ion l%o !$(!$%$nt% t&$ /mi!tion o. t&$ tg"b!!io% .o! t&$ tg"byn% n/ M!i %m$lling li*$ ((y% m$nt t&t M!i cn %u!viv$ in t&$ b!!io%2

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE: WIFE: A Symbol Hunting Activity

Tbl$  Concrete image ?lig&t ?lig&t$/ $/ t&$ t&$ lnt$ lnt$!n !n t&t t&t &ung &ung .!om .!om t&$ t&$ c!t c!t

"ecomes symbolic of# Symbol Symbolic ic o. &o( &o($$ t&t t&t M!i M!i coul coul/ / /( /(tt &$!%$l. to !u!l li.$

223tc&$/ t&$ %mo*$ 3v$! .intly u(3!/ .!om t&$ lig&t$! $n/ vni%& %lo3ly into t&$ nig&t out%i/$22

Symbolic o. t&$ $m$!ging o. t&$ (!obl$m o. cc$(tnc$ o. bot& M!i n/ t&$ .mily n/ t&$n t&$ 3y o. li.$ in t&$ (!ovinc$ n/ t&$ %olution o. t&$ (!obl$m

bstract concept/situation T&$ un/$!%tn/ing t&t %(!*$/ .!om L$on 3&$n &$ 3% 4u$%tioning Bl/o 3&y /o t&$y &v$ to .ollo3 t&$ 3ig n/ not cmino !$l2 F$!% o. M!i in m$$ting t&$ .mily o. L$on n/ t t&$ %m$ tim$ t&$ t$n%ion o. t&$ 3&ol$ .mily in &ving M!i5 t&$ city gi!l5 % (!t o. t&$ .mily22 ll t&$%$ .$!% n/ t$n%ion% ./$/ 3y li*$ t&$ %mo*$ t&t vni%&$/ %lo3ly into t&$ out%i/$?