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Sek-Lung And Grandmama In 'The Jade Peony'

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The story "The Jade Peony" centers around the relationship between Sek-Lung and Grandmama. Because Grandmama is very ill and will die soon, the story is written on what happens not long before her death. The plot of a story is very important for understanding the rest of the story. The start of the story talks about Sek-Lung's grandmother, Grandmama, dying at 83. She often embarrassed all her grandchildren, except Sek-Lung, by her actions. The story then described Sek-Lung's relationship with Grandmama. Sek-Lung was loyal to his grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her making wind chimes. Eventually, Grandmama became iller and tells Sek-Lung "I can't last forever"-"The Jade Peony" p. 12. She later sees a "long, lean white cat"-"The Jade Peony" p. 14 that she sees as a symbol of her coming death. She had finally been taken to the hospital during the night where she died. Sek-Lung's father then came home and put up the windchime in her window. …show more content…

Throughout the story, Grandmama is close to death and is getting iller. “'You see that, Little One?' She held her hand up. 'That is my body fighting with Death. He is in this room now.'”-"The Jade Peony" p. 12. She fights death but knows it is inevitable. Not only is Grandmama fighting with death, but Sek-Lung is fighting with the thought of his grandmother dying. "Being the youngest, I had spent nearly all my time with her and could not imagine that we would ever be parted."-”The Jade Peony” p. 9. He does not want her to die because he had become so close to

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