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We meet the narrator and his best friend Luo, who are both re-educated in a small, mountainside village. The headman of the village is inspecting a violin the boys brought with them. The narrator gives us some context about the Cultural Revolution and re-education camps. Luo's dad (famous dentist) is publicly humiliated for mentioning Mao and Jheng Jieshi in the same sentence.

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The Narrator- Seventeen years old. Main Character(?) Luo's best friend. Father is doctor, mother is parasitic disease specialist. Can play violin.
Luo-Eighteen years old. Best friends with narrator. Quirky, smart, quick thinking, calm, cool, collected. Luo's father is dentist who was accused of sleeping with nurse. (didn't happen)
The Headman- Scary looking, Intimidating. Strong communist.
Luo's Father- dentist, worked on Mao teeth, who was accused of sleeping with nurse. (didn't happen)

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Definition: (adjective) such as to provoke laughter.

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Definition: (Adjective) Winding or turning one way or another

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Definition: (adjective) Annoying

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The narrator - Really good at violin, but knows a lot of classical pieces; Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven. Seems a bit shy/stagefright - takes a backseat to Luo when telling the story. Narrator seems to be Luo sidekick.

Luo - Good at storytelling, addicted to cigs, entertainable. He is depressed - three kids in a thousand might get out of re-election. Luo continues to prove that he is quick-witted, smart, and tricky (alarm clock manipulation).

The headman - Fascinated by the alarm clock and really likes story telling. Wants to be entertained.

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The narrator describes, their living conditions (Phoenix mountain and the house on stilts) as well as their job, moving poop from village to fields. We learn the village is not very civilized, as they are curious/confused by the alarm clock. The headman gives the boys a new job, going to the nearby village, watching the movies, and returning to watch the story of what they saw.

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They are getting opportunities to go to movies and telling stories getting paid the same amount as moving poop. Gives them a chance to escape the situation of their reeducation

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On the way, they meet the tailor on his way to visit Four-Eyes. Luo and the narrator go to have Luo's trousers lengthen, they meet the Little Seamstress. They learn more about the tailor from LS. Little bit of flirting between LS and Luo.

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Adjective not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

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The Little Seamstress- Daughter of the tailor. Can't read much, but likes to talk to people who can read/write. (Likes to hear other ideas). Flirts with Luo. Alone most of the time. Beautiful, pretty eyes, long eyelashes.

The tailor- Father of LS. He's wealthy, powerful, treated like royalty. Travels from village to village for his tailoring services.

Four eyes- Luo and the narrator's friend from the city. He's being re-elected in a different village.

The narrator- Maybe he likes LS as well? Seems to take a backseat to Luo.

Luo- Appears to like LS. He denies his interests in seamstress by saying "She's not civilized, at least enough for me" (27). Despite poor living conditions, he continues to grow.

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Luo and the narrator have been assigned a new job - working in the coal mine. Luo and the narrator think that they are going to die in the mine, an eventually Luo comes down with malaria. Villagers/coal miners try to beat the sickness out of Luo, but is still sick. Luo receives a letter from the LS in which she tells him that he the headman of her village asked the boys tell the stories about the movies.

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Definition: (Adjective) disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.

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The narrator- scared of dying in mine. Worried he will never see his parents again.

Luo- Scared of dying in mine. Comes down with malaria.

LS- Thinking about Luo. She can read and write thanks to her father, the Tailor. Flirting with Luo again through the letter. She's spoke to her village headman to see if Luo and the narrator could come to her village to tell stories.

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Definition: (Noun) a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.

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LS - Good with medicine/remedies. Cares about Luo, kisses Luo. Doesn't know what a dentist is, but has worms in her teeth.

Luo - Still fighting malaria, but still wants to travel to see LS. Second chapter in a row that he has not been the focal point (due to sickness). Can still steal the show with a well-timed line.

Narrator - Calls LS pretty - does he have a crush on LS as well? Character development - Has grown more comfortable in story telling abilities, telling entire story of The Little flower girl to LS and four sorceresses. He's still not as good as Luo, but is improving. Smaller crowd? Luo wasn't there to demand spotlight? Maybe wants to impress LS?

The sorceresses - old, ugly crones (witches). One has a bow which protects from Demons (sickness). The first audience for Narrators first story telling adventure.

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Why doesn't anyone in story have a name (besides Luo)?

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Why doesn't anyone in story have a name (besides Luo)?

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-Foreshadowing something about Luo
-What is they don't have names?

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Luo is still sick. They go to the LS to tell the story. The LS bring sorceresses to help with Luo's sickness. The Narrator tells the story of the movie, and with Luo's help, bring sorceresses to tears. LS kisses Luo.

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Luo relationship with LS
New job of watching movies and storytelling could be an opportunity to escape
Luo sickness
Don't Know names

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Definition (adj): in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

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Luo - Not sick and really wants suitcase,  thinks there is books in there.

Four eyes - Works in the fields with buffalo. Friends with narrator and Luo. Hard working, mother is poet father is writer. Has really bad eyesight, broke his glasses.

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We find out about the secret suitcase with books inside. Find out a lot about Four eyes and learn about his living conditions. Luo gets better, and on the way back from LS village they see Four eyes in the Paddy field and the water buffalo breaks his glasses. Needs to bring the rice up the mountain. Luo and narrator get a book.

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Luo and narrator read the book, and now the book has impacted them in a romantic way. Narrator finds out Luo likes LS and he is jealous. Narrator makes a song with his violin. Luo comes in and tells the narrator that him and LS made love.

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Narrator - The book made a romantic impact on him. Found out he has a hidden love for LS for the first time he doesn't want to play the violin and makes a song.

Luo - The book also made a romantic impact on him after reading the book and goes and makes love with LS.

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Definition: (Noun) a person who has never had sexual intercourse.

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Four eyes is working hard is his house. Luo and narrator regret giving back the book and they read the book off of the narrators jacket and LS loves the book. Four eyes got live from the Thousand Meter Mountain and throws his clothes in a boiling pot of water, then four eyes gives the boys a job to get an old folk song from the Miller for the book.

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Luo - Loves the books and has LS read them. He wants to read to LS more so she gets smarter. Luo proposes a job to Four Eyes and tries to get a book.

Four Eyes - Got a job offer from mothers former admirers  to get a new job and get out of reeducation. Needs to get to the Miller to sing a song and put in journal.

Miller - Known for songs and very poor - eats rocks for food.

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Definition: (Adj) deprived of or lacking (something).

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The boys visits Miller and pretends they are communist party members. Visits him and asks about the old mountain songs. Old miller stalls, says they are old revolutionary songs, let's have a drink and a meal. The boys eat the rocks that Old Miller offered. They are going to get the book. The Old miller sings the old mountain song the boys came for.

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Narrator - Speaks mandarin

Luo - Quick on his feet again.

Miller - Never heard of Beijing which is the capital of the country they live in. Stubborn, not willing to part with the songs immediately. So poor that all he has to offer is the pebbles.

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Luo and the narrator come back from the Old Miller and have all the notes from the trip and gives to Four Eyes. Four eyes was yelling and a lot more ignorance and telling the boys the notes were garbage. Luo was talking and screaming back at Four Eyes. Four eyes wanted romantic songs and he got dumb rhymes. The narrator eventually fought back.

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Four eyes - Yells at the boys for not getting the the right song or notes. He wanted romantic songs. Got very ignorant and short tempered.

Luo - Just cares about the books, screamed back at Four Eyes.

Narrator - Attacked Four Eyes after Luo and Four Eyes were screaming back and fourth at each other. Grabs the notes and wanted to stuff them down Four Eyes throat.

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Why does the narrator attack Four-Eyes?
Just wanted to grab the notes but voluntarily punched Four Eyes in the jaw. Changing the lines of the traditional mountain songs. Went out of they way to get him songs and he just blows them off.

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Definition (noun): workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).

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We get to know the village Young Jing. The LS Luo and the narrator go to watch the Little Flower Seller. LS loved the movie, they stay at a hotel and the old man in the chair told them the mother is going to Phoenix mountain. On the way Luo and LS go to grandfathers grave. They find out Four Eyes mom has a new job and is leaving with his mom. LS wants to steal the books.

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Definition: (Noun) a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel.

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LS - Thinks narrator tells stories better than the movie itself.

Narrator - Feelings for LS, lies about himself, says he is Luo. Brings out the books and gave Luo the blame. Quick thinking.

Four eyes mom - Wealthy, going to town to get son. Acts like she doesn't know what the books are. To her Four eyes is the perfect son. Very protective over him.

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obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments.

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LS listens to gossip and learns that Four Eyes is planning an event for his departure. Luo and narrator weren't invited but it works out because they plan to steal the suitcase. Narrator picks his lock but there is a poetess in the house and leaves. Soon after Four-Eyes slaughtered a buffalo which is illegal and drank the blood from it. Luo and narrator were hiding in his foureyes house and his mom comes and and caught them.

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Narrator- He was alone and unsuccessful after attempting to pick a lock. Points out he is still the sidekick

Foureyes- Foureyes slaughtered and drank the blood out of the buffalo illegally, and only did it to please his headman.

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Four-eyes leaves and doesn't say anything about the missing suitcase. The headman leaves temporarily and the boys didn't do work in the fields and read all the books in the suitcase. The narrator finds a new author he is interested in and he writes about someone challenging the world. There was a terrible storm causing a landslide and making it very dangerous and narrow to leave the mountain. Luo decides to leave anyways to visit L.S and the narrator comes along as well. Narrator has a dream when LS travels over the steep narrow ridge with Luo and falls. He warns Luo about it and he agrees to warn her.

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Luo - Furthers his love with the L.S and even shares his Balzac books with her. Finishes all the Balzac books in the suitcase and after a terrible storm is risking his life to go visit the L.S.

The Narrator - The narrator starts to find himself interested in western-style books. He starts to develop and figure out his path and what he's interested in. Also, comes on a risky path with Luo to visit the L.S and starts to think what Jean-Christophe would do in his situation and comes even those he has a fear of heights.

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After a month gone the headman is back after the attempt to take out the bad tooth. Luo avoids having to fill the bad tooth with tin. The tailor comes into town for his annual visit and asks to stay with the narrator and Luo.  The narrator tells him the story of the Count of Monte Cristo and he loves it so much that the narrator stretches it over 9 days.Gives Luo an opposition if he fixes his tooth then he won't report the narrator.

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Luo - Comes up with the sewing machine/drill idea to help save the narrator. Loyal to his friend - insists that he accompany the narrator if he is taken away by the headman.

Narrator - Realizes he is a bit of a sadist (C15). His storytelling has surpassed Luo's (C14). When the headman discovers the narrator telling stories, the narrator is scared of torture/never getting off the mountain. (C14)

Tailor - Apparently doesn't need sleep - works all day and lists to the boys' stories all night. The Western literature is influencing him as well. He is incorporating French styles into clothing that he makes for villagers. (C14)

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Definition: (Adverb) just; only.

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Definition: (Noun) magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.

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Definition: (Noun) an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse.

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Luo - Hell never leaves the mountain because he left his keys in the garden pool. Is like paradise until the snake bit LS. His mom gets sick and leaves for a month.

LS - She goes to their paradise then she likes to jump off of the cliff. They get a telegram and realize her mom is paralyzed. She has learned to swim better, very graceful and stronger.

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Narrator - Thinks he is a secret agent and paints LS nails. Gets closer with LS and is becoming a very very good storyteller. Learned girl habits from his mom.

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Narrator - Loyal and willing to put his life on the line to save a friend. He is a little creepy but very caring for LS. Willing to part with 2 Balzac books. Reached a level of maturity, putting people before himself.

LS - Got pregnant and Had an abortion, pretty desperate to get rid of baby. Would be in prison for breaking the laws with having a baby. Would throw life away to not go into prison. She is terrified and very conflicted, not so much a confidant women anymore. Abortion was successful.

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LS - Wants to be a city girl, realizes her worth. Grows up and wants to be alone. Changed appearance, cut her hair, got white shoes, gets new outfit. Leaves her shadows. Trauma from abortion, and influenced by books.

Luo - Slight change, still sees LS as an object. Brainwashed about wanting the love relationship because of what he read in the books. He thinks he is part of LS transformation.

Narrator - Feels betrayed after LS leaves him without saying good. Chasing after LS with potato.

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It was okay, was really weird and doesn't seem appropriate for school. It's teaching other things than just reading and writing.