1. The author opens the story with an anecdote. What is the anecdote and what effect does it have on the reader? The anecdote was that her Grandfather was sitting down and the effect it has is that people understand more than you think. The boy is being very harsh to his grandfather who has changed cultures and doesn't understand the language too well.
2. What is the author’s view of the Chinese language in the 2nd paragraph? She's really in the Australian culture which is quite racist and obviously really does not like the language. She really does not like the language at all and I think this is because she does not understand the heritage.
3. What is symbolic about the house that the Grandfather mistakes for his own? What does it say about the assimilation of his family into Australian culture? What does it say about his understanding of Australian culture? What is ironic about the inhabitants of this house? The yellow rose bush made her grandfather mistake his house for someone else's. This shows that he can't really tell the difference between a non Asian and Asian home.
4. What does the death of her grandfather inspire the author to do? The death of her grandfather gave her confidence and encouraged her to learn the Chinese language that she once knew. She felt like she owed this to her Grandfather because they did not communicate well when he was alive.
5. Why is she motivated to know Chinese? What is it she wants to ensure she is able to, regretting that she couldn’t do it with her grandfather? She is extremely motivated to learn Chinese because she feels that she did not communicate at all that well when he was alive which is quite sad. She feels like she owes this to him.
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