JLC: Last Three Stories

I thought that this first part of the book was very interesting. I found that each story was very different from each one another, aside from the names. One thing I noticed may be a stretch, but I know the woman in the parable says, “In America I will have a daughter just like me. Over there nobody will look down on her, because I will make her speak only perfect American English. She will know my meaning, because I will know my meaning, because I will give her this swan- a creature that that became more than what was hoped for. Metaphorically to me, it sounds like she could have been saying that when I pass, she will never leave her, and I will stay in her memory and with her physically. In addition, when the sisters all come to America, they don’t really have much, they mainly have their stories and that could also be what is given to them. I think that out of the three stories to read was Scar. I thought it was interesting because I was very curious in how she actually got her scar. I actually felt bad for her after I found out how she got her scar, because it seemed like a pretty bad way to get one. All in all I found each story different and I could start to see the differences between them based on their stories and what they did in their stories. I am very curious to see how the language of the stories changes as the book progresses. I like the story so far I am very interested in seeing what else happens in the story. In addition I am also curious in seeing what other symbols and motifs from Mah Jongg show up in the story (even though they occasionally drive me crazy). I also think that it should be interesting to read the next two stories because it is from the daughter’s point of view.