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We meet the narrator and his best friend Luo who are both sent to a re-educated in a small mountain side village.  The headmaster is inspecting a violin.  The narrator gave us information about the cultural revolution and re education camps.  Luos dad is publicly humiliated for saying Mao's and the former leaders name in the same sentence.

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The Narrator- 17 years old. Main Character?  Luo's Best Friend Father is a doctor.  Mother is a Parasitic disease specialist can play the Violin

Luo- 18 years old Best Friends with Narrator Quirky Smart Quick thinking Calm cool

The Headman- Scary looking (Three blood spots in left eye)
Nose hairs, Intimidating Strong Figure and Communist

Luo's Father- Famous dentist Who was accused of sleeping with nurse (not actually)

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Definition- (adjective) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

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The narrator describes the living conditions they are in on Phoenix mountain and the house on silts as well as their jobs moving animal and human poop from the village to the fields. We learn the village in not very civilized as they are curious/confused by the alarm clock. The headman gives the boys a new job to go down to the village and watch movies then come back to share them with the headman and the village

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The Narrator- Really good at the Violin (Very Very Talented) Still seems shy/stage fright- takes a back seat to Luo he's the sidekick

Luo- Good at storytelling loves cigarettes good entertainer.  Depressed three kids in a thousand.  Hes witted smart and tricky

Headman- He interested in the clock and he really likes storying telling and he likes to be entertained

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Definition - (adjective) extremely small.

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Their new jobs watching movies and telling stories gives them a chance to escape from their horrible lives in re education

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Luo and the narrator meet the tailor on the way to meet with four eyes. Later Luo and the Narrator go to have Luo's trousers lengthened and they meet the Little Seamstress. They learn about the Tailor from LS. Little bit of flirting between Luo and LS.

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The Little seamstress- Daughter of the tailor.  She can't read read much but likes to talk to people who can read and write and likes to hear peoples ideas.  Flirting with Luo. Alone the most of the time.  Shes really pretty Pretty Eyes

The Tailor- Father of seamstress. He is very wealthy, powerful, treated like royalty, travels from village to village for his tailoring services

Four-Eyes- Luo and narrator's friend from the city He's being re-educated in a different village

The Narrator-  Maybe he likes L.S. as well?? He's quiet, he seems to take a backseat to Luo

Luo- Appears to like L.S He denies his interest in the seamstress by saying "she's not civilized, at least enough for me" (27). Despite the poor living conditions hes continues to grows

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Definition - (adjective) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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Luo and the Narrator have been assigned a new job - working in the coal mine. Lou and the Narrator think they are going to die in the mine and eventually Luo comes down with Malaria. The other villagers trys to beat the sickness out of Luo with two branches of a tree an it doesn't work. Luo receives a letter from the little seamstress in which she tells him that the headmen of her village has asked that the boys tell stories of the movies they have seen

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The Narrator- scared of dying in the mine (would see his life flash before his eyes often) worried about never seeing his parents again

Luo- scared of dying in the mine. Comes down with malaria

The Little Seamstress-Thinking about Luo she CAN read and write thanks to her father Flirting with Luo through the letter. She's spoken to her village headman to see if luo and the narrator could come to her village to tell stories of 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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Luo is still. sick they go to see the little seamstress to tell this story. The LS brings the sorceresses to help with Luos Sickness. The narrator tells the story of the movies and with Luo's help brings the sorceresses to tears. The LS kisses Luo

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The Little Seamstress - Good with medicine/remedies.  Cares for Luo Kisses Luo.  Doesn't know about dentists is, but is aware of worms in your teeth.

Luo - Still fighting Malaria but still wants to see the little seamstress second chapter in a row were he is not the focal point due to sickness.  Can still steal the show with a well timed line.

The Narrator - Calls the little seamstress pretty and maybe he has a crush on her as well.  The narrator as become less stage fright and before couldn't tell a story on his own now he can present he story by himself but still not as good as Luo.  Because there are less people and Luo wasn't there to take over the show and the L.S. was there and maybe he tried to impress her by telling the story.

The Sorceresses - Old ugly believe in demons (witches) one has a bow to protect them from demons . they have flowers in their hair.

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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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Why doesn't anyone in the story have a name except for Luo

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Why doesn't anyone in the story have a name except for Luo

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We find out about a secret suitcase Four eyes has. We find out a lot about four eyes and we learn his living conditions. Luo gets better and on the way back from the L.S. village they see Four eyes in the paddy field and the Buffalo knocks his glasses off and breaks them and he needs to bring the rice up the mountains. He needs Narrators help and in return Luo and the Narrator get a book.

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Luo - Not sick anymore. Really interested in the suitcase and thinks it books. Really wants the books.

Four Eyes - Works in the fields with Buffalo. friends with Narrator and Luo. Hard Working mother is poet and father is writer. He has really bad eye sight. Broke his glasses.

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Definition - (adjective) of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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Luo's relationship with the Seamstress
New job of watching movies can be an escaped literally and figuratively
Luo's still sick
Only know Luos names

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Luo and Narrator read the book, and now the book have impacted them on a romance level. The Narrator finds out that he likes the L.S. and is jealous of Luo. The Narrator makes a song with his violin. Luo comes in at 3am and he tells the Narrator that him and the L.S. made love.

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The Narrator - The book made a romantic impact on him. Found he has a hidden love for the L.S.  For the first time he doesn't want to play the violin and starts to make a song.

Luo - The book also made an romantic impact on him AFter reading the book and goes and meets with the L.S. and makes love with her.

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Definition - (adjective) an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

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

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Luo - Loves the Balzac books and he had the LS read them. He wanted to read to book to LS more to she can get smarter.  Luo proposes a job to Four eyes to try to get a book from him.

Four Eyes - He got an offer to get a new job to get out of re education and he needs to get the Miller to sing a song to put in the journal.

Miller - Known for being a good singers and sings folk song. He is really poor because he eats rocks then spits them back out.

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Definition - (adjective) deprived of or lacking (something)

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The visit the Miller but the find old communist party members and put them on to visit the old miller. They are there to ask him about the old mountain songs but the Old Miller stalls and wants them to come in a have a drink and a meal. Miller comes out with the pebbles and the boys eat the pebbles to please the miller. (They will do anything to get a Book). The Old miller sings them an old Mountain song and the boys laugh at him.

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Narrator - He can speak mandarin

Luo - quick thinking convinced the Miller The Narrator is a high ranked officer

Miller - is very dumb doesn't know the Capital of the country

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Luo and the Narrator come back from their journey with their notes and gave them to Four Eyes. Four Eyes yells at them and says the notes a garbage and keeps going on and saying how they wasted time and how he can't use these for the journal. Luo and the Narrator ask for the books that Four Eyes and Four Eyes says they don't get them for giving them that shit. Then Four Eyes thinks he can actually use the papers for himself and then The Narrator trys and grabs the papers and punches four eyes.

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The Narrator - He gets really mad because four eye is being selfish and punches Four eyes.

Luo - All he wants are the books. He doesn't care what Four Eyes does with the papers he just wants the books.

Four Eyes - He changed after he got the letter from his mom and he has became a brat and is being selfish.

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

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Four eyes is being selfish about the papers and he is changing the words of the old Millers songs and the boys are thinking he is being disrespectful for changing the song but Four eyes thinks he's doing it for a good reason.

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We get to know the village Yong Jing. The L.S. , Luo and The Narrator go to watch The Little Flower Seller. The L.S. loves the movie and is mesmerized by it. They go to stay at a hotel and a mother took their room and a the old man in the chair told them that the mother is going to Phoenix Mountain to get her son out of the camp. On the way to their village Luo and The L.S. go to visit her grandfather's grave. When The Narrator stays back to make the fire he runs into the Mother. They talk for a little bit and he finds that it's Four eyes mom. He finds out that Four eyes has got a new job and he's leaving with his mom. His mom doesn't know about the books. When the Narrator goes to meet up with the L.S. wants to steal the books

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Four Eyes Mom - She's very wealthy. She thinks Four eyes is perfect and is always right never wrong.

The Narrator - Develops feelings for the L.S. Lies to Four Eyes mom and blames things on Luo. The Narrator is taking on characteristics of Luo

Four Eyes - He got the job and is leaving re education he is lying to his mom about the whole Old miller things and ho he beat up The narrator

Little Seamstress - She thinks The Narrator tells the stories better then the movies.

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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 listens to gossip and learns that Four eyes is planning an event for his departure. Luo and the Narrator weren't invited but it works out because they plan to steal the books when he's gone. Luo has a dream on what's gonna happen he's scared on what gonna happen. Narrator makes a pick a when they get to Four eyes house they pick the padlock and go inside. They find the books and take them down from the closet after a little bit they her footsteps coming to the house it's Four eyes and his mom they hide under the beds and wait for them to leave. After they leave they take the books and leave.

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Narrator - He was alone and unsuccessful after attempting to pick the lock points out he is still side kick

Four Eyes - Slaughter the Buffalo and ranks the blood only did it to please the head man

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Definition - (adjective)obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments.

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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. The other villagers are realizing they are not opium farmers but more as peasants. 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. When they get to the really narrow part The narrator sees a raven with a red beak and starts to get dizzy and thinks about what the other author would do in his situation. the narrator has a nightmare wherein the Little Seamstress falls from the ridge while walking with Luo. The next morning, he begs Luo to warn her, and Luo agrees.

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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. Has a dream of Luo traveling over the steep ridge with L.S and she falls

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Definition - (noun) a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness.

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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. He said he choose them because of their friendship with his daughter but later he told them it was because he's heard of their great story-telling reputation and would like to hear a story. 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. However, the village headman comes in threatening of bringing the narrator to the police after listening to the narrator. Gives Luo an opposition if he fixes his tooth then he won't report the narrator

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Luo - He comes up with the idea of fixing the headsman's tooth to save his friend from torture.  He offers to go with Narrator if he gets taken away

Narrator - The Narrator had the pleasure to use the sewing machine to fix the headsman's tooth and he slowed in down to make him feel the most pain.  The Narrators storytelling is superior to Luos.  The Headman finds out the the narrator is telling stories and he is scared about the torturing and wonders if he will even survive.

Tailor - Doesn't need sleep works all day listes to boys story at night

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Luo - Secretly attached to the keys that go to his house.  Worries that he will never leave the mountain and never come back home and throws the keys in the water pool.  He never wants to vist the water pool again because of his feeling of dread.  He got a telegram that his mother is sick and he has permission to go be at his mothers sickbed.

The Little Seamstress - She wants to make Luo happy she tries to retrieve Luos keys at the bottom of the pool for a game but the last time she finds a snake and it bites her. She learns how to swim better. Shes really adventurous and she can acted and she is becoming more comfortable and confident

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Narrator - He's becoming a legit storyteller. He has become closer with the little seamstress and we have officially found out that the Narrator likes the L.S. He learned girl habits from his mom. He has to protect the LS for Luo and thinks of himself as a secret agent.

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Narrator - He's loyal and he is risking a lot of things to help the L.S. and he is giving away his favorite thing to help her.  He willing to get thrown in jail to help L.S.  Reached a level of maturity he didn't have before.

L.S. - She really wanted to get rid of the baby she said should would have jumped of a building to do it.  This is the first time she has been conflicted before she has been so calm and cool.    she doesn't want to get thrown in jail for life

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Little Seamstress - She wants to be a city girl and she now understands her worth.  She wants to be by herself and have her own life and not to be in the shadow of anyone.  She changed her appearance (Cuts her hair gets a new outfit and gets better shoes).  She is influenced by the books and Balzac.

Luo -  He sees Little Seamstress's change as his doing and he is still treating he like a object. Was drunk and burning the books. Could've burned the books because they could of blamed it on that and resent the books for that

Narrator - Feels betrayed that the L.S left. There was no chance of stopping her, felt like it was a lot like the dream. Basically, as if she is dead to them. He burns the books for the fun of it and we follows what Luo did and followed Luo the whole book

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I liked this book because it was pretty short and it was easy to read. I could understand the whole book