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The theme that emerges is family will always be there for you. When Haoyou went back to Dagu he was all alone. Since Uncle Bo used most of the money for gambling nothing was left. In fact, when he returned he didn’t know the family was all separated the whole time. Mipeng was with Miao Jie, Uncle Bo was traveling, and Mama was sold to work at a bar. In order to protect his family he searched for his mother. That's when someone in the neighborhood told Haoyou that her mother was signed into a bar. When he arrived at the bar he promised his mother and sister that he would “‘make kites again and find [them] a house’”(McCaughrean 279). Once he found them he also rescued them from the bar and allowed them to start a new life. Another example could be when Di Chou came back to Dagu. In order to get revenge on Di Chou and to save his life, he made a bet with him. The bet was that if Haoyou won Di Chou wouldn’t hurt him and if Di Chou won he earned all of Haoyou’s possessions including his mother. When Haoyou was losing the bet he ended up finding Mipeng at the dock. When Haoyou finally lost he asked Mipeng to run and get her mother. Even though she said that she didn’t “‘like to run these days,’...but she did”(McCaughrean 293). Through her actions we were able to see that Mipeng would still do things for Haoyou even if she’s doing something she doesn’t like. Not only that but the family also freed Aunt Mo from her husband who was an addicted gambler. We were able to see this when Uncle Bo woke up in the middle of the night and everyone was gone. When he yelled “‘Wife Mo? Niece Mipeng? Haoyou?’ [there was] No answer”(McCaughrean 302). Through this theme the reader is able to understand that the family really values each other. Even when the family was at their lowest they were always there for each other. In the end Mipeng saved the family from Uncle Bo and brought them to the Jade Circus with her husband Miao Jie. In conclusion, no matter what family will always be there for you even when you're at your lowest.

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The economic lens is all about wealth, and having money. One person who has a lot of money is Kublai Khan. He was a wealthy well-known emperor, who also made big impacts on the world. Kublai Khan shared his riches with others such as Haoyou. Haoyou got paid by both the circus and Kublai Khan. Great-Uncle Bo also has money, but this was from gambling and taking earnings from Haoyou. He asked, "Where the money? What money? The gold Khan gave

you!" (McCaughrean 208). Great-Uncle Bo was also one of those characters who lost money because of his gambling addiction. Having money was very important in the narrative because you could change your whole life. For example, ever since Haoyou's father passed, he has been working hard every day, leading him to become a kite rider. This enabled him to make even more money and gain other benefits like popularity. Because of how his life flipped, he now has the chance to meet Kublai Khan himself. A message that the reader can receive about the significance of money in the society they are living in is that if you have money, you are superior to other people with less money. To demonstrate this, you can see how Kublai Khan gets worshiped for what he does, including his wealth, while Haoyou, before he was a kite rider, no one paid him any attention. In conclusion, the economic lens is all about wealth, the significance of money, and how it can hold power and impact individuals.

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Tacub, Makhaela Period 1 Narrative Point of View

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Tacub, Makhaela Period 1 Narrative Point of View

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The POV of this text, Third-Person Omniscient impacts the reader on how much information we are provided about characters. The narrative point of view, Third-Person Omniscient is when an outside narrator still provides information about what several characters are thinking and feeling. An important time when we understand a character's ideas is when Haoyou is angry and was "lying awake in Di Chou's hammock, he nursed and fed his anger. Like a typhoon, it circled his brain faster and faster, until it was whirling, destructive, core at the heart of everything he did and thought" (McCaughrean 281). It was important for the reader to know this because we can see that Haoyou had all of his motives planned on how to get revenge for his family from his uncle. A benefit from the perspective of Third-Person Omniscient is that we are all allowed to understand characters thinking and feelings. An important time on when we had to know what a character was feeling was when we knew how several characters felt at the end "Miao Jie, Mipeng, the dancers and roustabouts, Qing'an and Wawa, the acrobats and jugglers, Haoyou, Auntie Mo, and the magicians -- were not confined. Duty done, each according to his conscience, they were free now to go wherever the sea lanes took them" (McCaughrean 303). It was a benefit seen as we know better to understand the resolution of the story. A drawback in this story is that the narrator isn't fully experiencing all of the events and situations currently happening. Although we know how multiple characters are, he may not truly know what it is like. This is because we are given no context on who the narrator may be, not letting the reader know if they truly experienced it or not. This perspective had benefits and drawbacks for the reader. The narrator of the story, The Kite Rider, is reliable to narrate. I know this because they give us points of view of several characters with no judgment at all. This allows the reader to better understand the plot of the story and also allows them to be more engaged because we know what many characters are thinking or feeling.

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Lopez, Annabelle. Period 1. Week 3, Tone and Mood.

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Lopez, Annabelle. Period 1. Week 3, Tone and Mood.

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The Kite Rider, Tone, and Mood. The tone and mood of the novel The Kite Rider helps move the plot forward. In the novel, the characters' actions reveal the tone, “He dropped his head onto his arms, hiding his face” (McCaughrean 291).  Haoyou’s reaction shows that the current tone of the moment is tense and upsetting. The context we are given beforehand is the subtext available to truly help us understand the tone and mood of the novel, “‘He wins!’ roared the crowd” (McCaughrean 291). At this moment, we are given the context as to why Haoyou is so distraught at this moment. Di Chou has won and now Haoyou has lost his mother. Haoyou has already lost so much beforehand, he lost his father, the respect of his family, and his home, and he’s been struggling this entire time. Now, he’s lost his mother, one of the most important people in his life, and he’s lost her to Di Chou, the man he hates most, for killing his father. The mood this puts the reader in is likely an upsetting one. As we follow the main character through all his troubles and his pain, now the reader must watch him lose his mother, it likely puts them in a bad mood. Though the tone and mood slowly change, we watch Haoyou grow as a person and slowly miss his humble beginnings which is slightly more uplifting than all of everything he’d been through.

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Character/Central Figure motivation: In The Kite Rider, the main character, Haoyou works with kites and is a kite maker and kite rider. Haoyou’s motivation for working with kites is because he wants to be able to save his family from Di Chou and he also is there to provide for his family from Di Chou. He also is there to provide for his mother and little sister which he both loves and  cares for deeply, Haoyou’s motivation can be seen when he thinks about them, “If he could see his mother again, he did not greatly care whether it was with one eye or two” (270). Haoyou’s dialogue and behavior is significant because it expresses how Haoyou’s mother and little sister is like a source of motivation or a reminder that helps Haoyou cope, get through and also achieve during times of hardship like the Jade Circus, it reminded Haoyou of what he originally came for, to honor and provide for his family, especially the ones he loves and cares for the most.

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Pineda, Kaylee Period 1 Week 3 Economic Lens

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Economic Lens

Haoyou, his family, and his enemies' economic status is very important to the story in The Kite Rider, because money is the basis for all power and privileges in Haoyou’s setting, and it drives the greed in antagonists. Di Chou, Great Uncle Bo, and Qing’an are the ones who do not have money in the story, The Kite Rider. The main character Haoyou, has been middle class when it comes to the economy ever since he got his job as a circus performer. Haoyou has been trying to provide for his mother but his Great Uncle Bo keeps taking the money Haoyou gives Qing’an to gamble it because he does not have his own money to spend anymore. The only reason Bo takes Haoyou’s money is because he is broke, however he is only broke because he is greedy and gambles away all his savings for him and his wife. Di Chou was another antagonist who took advantage of Haoyou, but failed in the end. Di Chou was sent away on a ship months before, and after seeing Haoyou again for the first time in months, the person who shanghaied him, he wanted to kill the little boy. Di Chou however, was broke since he had lost his job after being shanghaied. Haoyou was only able to escape Di Chou’s revenge by promising him money through a bet. Di Chou was tricked and taken to jail after he won the bet. Di Chou was too blinded by money to see the trick that Haoyou had set up because he was so poor that the money Haoyou offered seemed like a dream to him. The only reason Haoyou was able to outsmart Di Chou is because Di Chou was poor, and Haoyou had money. Haoyou made a bet with his life, where he said if “I win and you let me live. I lose and you get…all the money I earned flying kites. You must’ve heard! I made a good living. Flew for Kublai Khan himself! I'm Phoenix! I’m Sun Swallow!” (McCaughrean 284). Antagonists Di Chou and Great Uncle Bo were defeated by their own greed only because they were broke. Haoyou was only able to stay alive because both antagonists were blinded by their hunger for his money, since Haoyou was the only one with money they could abuse.

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Guzman, Elsie Period 2 Week 3 Conflicts 

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Conflict

Once again there is conflict going on with Haoyou and Di Chou. They are fighting about gambling and Qing'an. This is an external conflict because Haoyou is having conflict with another man, Person vs. Person. Haoyou never forgave him and hated Di Chou very much. The conflict was getting to the point where Haoyou just claimed that he wanted Di Chou to leave his family alone and let them live. Di Chou agreed but only because Haoyou had to convince him to gamble. It had lured Di Chou in because he had also enjoyed gambling. Haoyou was still young and wasn't good at gambling. Since he wasn't very good he had lost the money he made from kite making. Haoyou did all of this just to help his family. He was losing badly and he knew but it didn't stop him from trying. Then he took it a little too far, "My luck is changing. I feel it. I'll win it all back- the house, the money, everything"( 290). Their conflict was taking over how they were going to be left to live. This had also impacted Haoyou because it showed him that even though he is faced witgh a problem he kept trying. This can impact the reader because it can influence them to also not give up on things and keep pushing when you experience conflict.

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Haoyou has always been an obedient man towards others. In fact, he would help his father where ever he would go and would bring tea to his parents early in the morning.  Not only is he obedient but he’s also kind towards others. For example, Haoyou was always close to Mipeng even though the whole family misunderstands her. Haoyou was able to make her feel at home and just have someone to talk to. Through Haoyou’s inner thoughts we can see that he is very gullible. When Mipeng and Haoyou were talking about the Mongols Haoyou was always quick to say that “‘They drink blood,”(127) although in reality they wouldn’t. Haoyou mainly got this information from his Grandfather Bo. Since he's obedient and trusts him he would listen and believe in what the Grandpa would say. Through Haoyou’s actions we are able to see that he cares for others. When Khutulun was missing it reminded him of his past. Since he didn’t want that memory to repeat itself he decided to go on his kite and find her. When people saw he they would yell at him saying “‘There’s not enough wind!’”(133) but despite risking his life he still did it either way. This allows us to see that Haoyou would risk his life in order to save others. Haoyou causes people to feel more safer whenever they are with him. For example, Mipeng has always be an outcast in the family and was just known for being a medium. When Haoyou flew on his kite in Yangcun many people were asking about their relatives. Since he didn’t hear anything he froze until Mipeng stepped up and said “‘The spirits speak a language all their own!’”(115) allowing to help Haoyou from all the pressure. Mipeng and Haoyou have gotten so close that she was even willing to help him out in front of the crowd. In my opinion I think Haoyou is actually a good person. Throughout the story Haoyou has learned to be strong and independent after his father’s death. Haoyou was able to manage leaving his mother for a job while still staying strong. Not only that but Haoyou was even willing to save a child that was lost in the city. He didn’t just search for her either, instead he risked his life by riding on a kite with barely any wind. In conclusion, I think Haoyou is a brave person and I aspire to be like him.

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Conflict: In The Kite Rider there were quite a few conflicts however one of the main one was how Haoyou felt when he had to go up into the sky and he had to act as a medium. One of the main reasons why Haoyou was felt weird was because he didn't know if he dad would or is proud of him. When Haoyou was up in the sky he wasn't able to to hear anything or pay attention because he felt sick and didn't end up paying attetion to anything, "He looked to the Miao for help, but the only clue was a quick frown" (115). At this point Haoyou was even more nervous than when he was up in the sky as now he had to talk in front of a bunch of people as they were asking him questions about what their ancestors had send about them or what messages they had for them. The conflicts was a little more on the internal side because in the quote it explains how Haoyou didn't know what to do and he feeling were getting to him because he started to panic as he hadn't heard anything so the idea of public speaking wasn't the best for him.

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The setting in the novel The Kite Rider is always significant. It is important to every story at that fact. Setting can impact the conflict by helping with the effects of some minor conflicts. For instance, now that Haoyou has been recruited into the circus business, Great-Uncle-Bo's anger begins to increase. This is because Great-Uncle-Bo thinks that circus people are bad and unprofessional, and also mentions that sending Haoyou with them was not worth the price. To help resolve this conflict, the visitor from the circus says, "My services are free. Do not hesitate, my esteemed Gou Bo"(McCaughean 85). The visitor's words to Great-Uncle-Bo can make him feel more calm, knowing that he doesn't have to pay anything and no expenses are due. Setting can also have a big influence on the plot because it can help us understand the story's events. This is shown when Haoyou wanted to get rid of his father, so they took him on a boat for him to go on a long journey so that he would not get to marry his mother. If we did not have any setting in the story, we wouldn't be able to pull any evidence on how Haoyou plans to get rid of his father, and if he will go through with his plans. Setting can also impact the characters in the story because it can open new events for them. The text helps demonstrate that new opportunities opened when Haoyou went to the circus. It gives him the chance to be recognized for his amazing talent of kite riding and making. The circus recruiter even mentioned, "One day. Qiqi, you shall perform in front of the mighty Khan himself-- Kublai Khan, Emperor of Cathy"(McCaughean 90). The visitor also has faith in Haoyou and his extraordinary talents, even being able to perform in front of the Emperor of Cathy, Kublai Khan. In conclusion, the setting in the novel The Kite Rider is always significant. It can impact the conflicts, plot, and even the characters, no matter if they are dynamic or static characters.

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Conflict:  In The Kite Rider, the main conflict is Haoyou’s father’s death. Ever since Haoyou’s father died due to being a wind tester on a kite, Haoyou and his family have been facing many problems. Haoyou’s family now has to face living in poverty and Haoyou is forced to become the breadwinner and rides the kites in a circus to provide for his family. Due to this problem, it then starts to create more problems for Haoyou’s family, “The drunken bragging had progressed from hawk fighting to fighting kites, from fighting kites to man carriers” (210). When Haoyou is forced to be a part of the Jade Circus in order to provide for his family since his father died, problems that lead to more problems like this one happen. The conflicts are mostly external since it can be seen or experienced by other people but, it can also be internal in some ways since it is only Haoyou that experiences and it only affects him emotionally and mentally. The conflict of Haoyou’s dad dying greatly negatively impact Haoyou and his family since now, they have to live in more poverty, Haoyou’s mother is being forced to marry Haoyou’s father’s killer and Haoyou is being pressured and forced to be responsible and provide for the family. The reader is also impacted in a way where they have to understand and to see how they can see how one big problem leads to many smaller problems.

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Lopez, Annabelle. Period 2, Week 2. Narrative Point of View.

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Lopez, Annabelle. Period 2, Week 2. Narrative Point of View.

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The narrative point of view in The Kite Rider helps move the plot along. The narrative point of view affects the reader because it causes us to have to see characters in a certain light. For example, Di Chou is likely viewed negatively by most readers because the novel is written in the third person limited and mainly from the perspective of Haoyou. One of the best examples of Haoyou’s distaste for Di Chou is, “him who had saved her from marriage to Di Chou” (McCaughrean 106). Haoyou felt that his mother needed to be saved from Di Chou. That’s how lowly he thought of him. The drawback of having the story through mostly Haoyou’s perspective is that there’s prejudice against Mongols, “their impossible, glottal language” (McCaughrean 145). Haoyou very obviously does not like Mongols which is a drawback because it makes it more difficult to look at it through their perspective. The narrator is a reliable narrator because it’s in third-person limited, while we may not see how other characters feel, but because this is Haoyou’s story his point of view likely matters the most. We have the information we need to get to the main point of the story because we know exactly what Haoyou is thinking and feeling for almost the entire book.

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The belief that Haoyou has that motivates him is to be fully obedient to his family. He had wanted to talk to his father one more time, "And he knew inwardly that his father would not speak to him until he showed the perfect obedience of a good son" (McClaughrean 171). In order to fulfill this belief, hoping he can still somehow communicate with his father, he has to honor his father by becoming a kite rider. What had influenced this belief was that his uncle came to him and demanded that Haoyou give all of his earnings to him because he is the elder of the family. He was taught "all his life no one had ever taught him anything but blind obedience: to his parents, to his elders, to his fate" (McClaughrean 161-162). This leads him to obey everything he is told, even if it is something outrageous and extremely dangerous. What Haoyou hopes to achieve through this belief of fully being obedient is to bring honor towards his family and keep them stable and together. As the Great Miao had also thought this, "Obedience is the cement that binds a family together" (McClaughrean 179). Haoyou as well thinks the same, hoping to honor his honorable father and mother. After his father had passed and there have been rough patches between the old step dad and the uncle, we can infer Haoyou wants to bring everyone back together.

The subtext of Haoyou's motives is to help his mother and the family get out of poverty.Ever since his father passed, whom was the breadwinner, the family was stuck in poverty, This lead Haoyou to become a kite rider to care for his mom. When Haoyou recieves his pay from Kublai Khan he wants "to send it home to Mother. It's special. From Tibet! I want her to see it!" (McCalughrean 209). So, not only does he want to honor his family as a motive, but he needs to provide for his family.

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Pineda, Kaylee Per. 1 Week 2 Context/ Background/ Backstory

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Context/ Background/ Backstory

The Great Miao sees himself in Haoyou. The Miao is the Jade Circus leader, and is a confident, rich looking individual from the South. The Miao, when he was growing up, was the youngest out of his 7 brothers. He was alive before the invasion of Kublai Khan. Miao's father and his brothers fought against the Mongol invaders, and even after their defeat his father continued to search for a Sung heir to rule, however he was never successful. The Miao did not see the issue with Kublai Khan ruling, and this was seen as being a traitor and a disgrace to his family. The Miao was always taught obedience like Haoyou, however one day  The Miao considered the fact that his father’s way of thinking is not the only way nor the right way. The Miao took his own way of thinking and left his obedience behind because he disagreed with his father and family. However, before his father left for war, his father made him promise that he would slay the murderer of emperors, which was the Khan. The Miao believes the battle his father fought against the Khan is kong lost, and that there is “only one battle left to win. And that is to come to terms with losing. To accept. To draw a line. To submit to Fate. That’s a kind of obedience, too, isn’t it?” (McCaughrean 203). During the Jade Circus’s performance, Haoyou’s determination to fly because his great uncle wants him to, or his late father wants him to, reminds The Miao of himself when he was younger. The Miao could not stay loyal to his obedience, even now in the present time, The Miao cannot bring himself to slay the Khan as he stands with a knife just a few feet away from Kublai Khan himself. The Miao’s journey was meant to end when he finally got to perform for the Khan and slayed him just like he promised his dad,  but The Miao does not want his journey to end so quickly, nor does he want to put the Jade Circus’ family or performers at risk. The Miao cannot understand how Haoyou is able to obey his family’s every order even while his uncle has shown a clear display of someone who is not worthy of respect.

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Guzman, Elsie Period 2 Week 2 Economic Lens 

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Economic Lens

In The Kite Rider it can be decided that the role of money is very low in the household of the Gou family. Haoyou has very low statues and is always trying hard to find a way to get money. Ever since he had started to be a kite rider things had gotten better for him. Then when Haoyou went to Jade Circus his work for making kites was becoming very successful. Many people wanted to buy them which caused money to come into his life. It was helping him since he was having a tough time getting money for his family. Even though Qing'an didn't want him to go Haoyou knew if he shares his kites with others it would give him more money to help his family. This is important because also tells us how much he cares and how far he would help his family, " 'I'll come home rich!' said Haoyou in desperation"(McCaughrean 105). Haoyou really loves his family and is helping them try to get out of the struggle of being in a lower class. The Gou family not having money makes Haoyou find a way to get money by making kites, and making more kites gives other people the chance to buy a really fun and good quality kite. Once Haoyou started to finally earn money and is going to give it to his mother and sister to help them, Uncle Bo wanted to keep the money for himself even when he had money of his own. Uncle Bo wasn't a good person to Haoyou and now he wants to show how "kind" he is when Haoyou gets money. Based on the way Uncle Bo acted when he knew Haoyou had money is an example of how people act in our society, " 'Gold's gold,' said Bo, clearing phlegm from his sinuses. 'The Khan's men are waiting for me"( McCaughrean 209). This is an example of someone coming back into your life because you have something they want. Uncle Bo never cared about Haoyou but since Haoyou had money, Bo wanted it for gambling. This tells the readers that the people in our society only start to care when it's something they want or need for themselves.

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The tone and mood in this story a very important aspects stories. It affects how the story flows, and the intensity of events in them. The mood shown in this novel can also affect the reader, making them feel the suspense of parts of the story. The mood and tone in the text, help make the story more interesting, causing us to want to read more and more. The tone is usually revealed by either the energy or the wording choices that the author decided to pick. This can be shown in sad, scary, or funny situations. Knowing how to identify the tone and mood in a novel can help you feel what is going on. You can experience how Haoyou was feeling when he yelled "Father! Don't let them! Let him go you demons!"(Mccaughrean 7). Haoyou's cry for the crew to leave his father Pei alone shows that he was feeling a mixture of mad and sad. Many subtexts can be found with the help of the mood and tone. One subtext I noticed because of the tone is that after a couple of events line up, it leaves room for the reader to make predictions on what's happening. This can become visual when a crew member says to Haoyou that "he was a good man, your father"(Mccaughrean 11). When the crew member said this, it was obvious that Pei had passed away because of the kite riding. In summary, we learned that tone and mood in this story a very important aspects of stories and can have a big impact on the reader's experience. (I accidentally posted without signing in).

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The tone and mood in this story is a very important aspect stories. It effects how the story flows, and the intensity of events in them. The mood shown in this novel can also effect the reader, making them feeling the suspense of parts of the story. Because of the mood and tone in the text, it helps make the story more interesting, causing us to want to read more and more. The tone is usually revealed by either the energy or the wording choices that the author decided to pick. This can be shown in sad, scary, or funny situations. Knowing how to identify the tone and mood in a novel can help you feel what is really going on. You can experience how Haoyou was feeling when he yelled "Father! Don't let them! Let him go you demons!"(Mccaughrean 7). Haoyou's cry for the crew to leave his father Pei alone shows that he was feeling a mixture of mad and sad. There are many subtext that can be found with the help of the mood and tone. One subtext I noticed because of the tone is that after a couple of events line up, it leaves room for the reader to make predictions on what's happening. This can become visual able when a crew member said to Haoyou that "he was a good man, your father"(Mccaughrean 11). When the crew member said this, it was obvious that Pei has passed away because of the kite riding. In summary, we learned that tone and mood in this story is a very important aspect stories, and can have a big impact on the readers experience.

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In “The Kite Rider” the setting is initially set in thirteenth-century Cathay/China during the rule of Kublai Khan  in the Sung Dynasty. Haoyou lives in a pretty busy part of Dadu City and almost every single day, a ship is set up or set out to transport goods or people. On the day the ship Chabi set sail, a wind tester was used. Haoyou sees “The rope was already attached to it by a harness of four cords shackled to each of the four corners. Also bound to this giant kite was a man” (6). The setting of the harbor with ships and a bunch of people impacts the plot that Haoyou’s father dies while being on a kite for wind testing. Since the setting in this was very busy and it was a windy day, the kite would’ve been dangerous to go on and it ultimately left due to Haoyou's father’s death. This then limits and leads Haoyou’s family to problems with family, marriage and poverty. After Haoyou’s father dies, Haoyou is later offered by the Great Miao, the leader of the Jade Circus, to become a kite rider in the circus. Haoyou accepts this offer and is later taken away to the circus grounds to become part of the Jade Circus and he sees, “The Jade circus was an odd mixture or opposites. Parts were more putrid than the foulest corners of the fish market and parts were glimpses into the fabled City of Gems” (89). The setting of the Jade Circus having many sights and opposites and also the mention of the CIty of Gems is like a sense of hope or a benefit for Haoyou since it gives him the opportunity of gaining some wealth or prosperity for his family being a kite rider and the opposites of the Jade Circus could also be another opportunity for him.

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In the story Haoyou lost his dad to a kite riding accident. Haoyou blames the captain Di Chou for making him kite ride.  Haoyou would tell as his relatives about “Di Chou murdering his father and starting the fire,” (McCaughrean 52) Ever since the death Haoyou’s mother, Qing’an, is now forced to marry Di Chou.  The conflict is external. It's external because the conflict is between two characters in the story. These two characters are Di Chou and Haoyou. The conflict can cause the character to change.  For example, conflict can cause a characters to have anger towards one another. As well as conflict can also cause the characters to do bad things to each other.  One example could be how Haoyou brought his “honored father to join the crew,”(McCaughrean 63) Haoyou had so much anger that he was going to make Di Chou go on a ship. The conflict can allow the reader to infer what will happen next. As well as it makes the reader more interested in the book.

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The conflicts really seem to drive our main character, Haoyou, in this story. The conflict arises early in the novel, “The feathers fluttered in the wind, but not with the passage of breath” (McCaughrean 11). Haoyou’s father, Pei, dies at the very beginning of the book and it really begins to affect and hurt him. Throughout the first third of the novel, we see his dad's death beginning to destroy him, and how the presence of the man who killed him begins eating at him. When Mipeng tells Haoyou that he should begin making kites, he does so, but eventually, it gets to him, “‘Why did you say I’d make kites?’ he roared bursting into tears. ‘Why kites, of all things? Father wouldn’t want me to make kites! Not kites, of all things!’” (McCaughrean 40). Also, after the death of his father, he begins resenting the first mate of his father’s ship, Di Chou, because he was responsible for Pei’s death. He begins despising him and he talks incredibly negatively about him, “How dare Di Chou come and eat the baked meats at the funeral of the man he sent to his death?” (McCaughrean 17). He clearly detests Di Chou for what happened, he even makes it incredibly clear that he does not wish for Di Chou to marry his mother. When Mipeng clarifies that the spirits do not wish for them to wed, Haoyou is incredibly grateful, “‘Thank you!’ he said again, and just in case she thought he was being polite, “Thank you! Thank you, thank you! Oh, thank you!” (McCaughrean 32). This affects Haoyou because it ends up affecting his relationship with other characters. It affects the reader because it gives us premade assumptions and titles to give characters, such as antagonizing Di Chou. The hatred he has towards Di Chou is an external conflict.

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A big part of the story is Haoyou's fears. One of the first examples we see is his trauma regarding his father and making kites. Some details that are offered about this situation is when he is making a lot of kites and doesn't want to sell them. He keeps telling his mom, "'When I have enough,'" (McCaughrean 35). Haoyou only overcomes this fear when forced by his cousin Mipeng to fly one in public. Another time Haoyou is extremely afraid is when he rides the kite on the ship. He felt forced to do this in order to protect his mom from getting married to Di Chou. When he is on the kite, he examples his negative opinions on it. For instance, "His eyesight seemed sharper than it had ever been. The wind filled his lungs without even breathing" (McCaughrean 71). He soon overcomes this fear once he feels connected to his dad again. These details are important because we can see Haoyou's character developing and what is most important to him. He has a major fear that is connected to his father, but when forced to confront it he uses the bond with his father to help him overcome it. In these situations, he has a really strong sense of responsibility that doesn't let him back down. It impacts the reader by showing that overcoming your fears is a major way to grow. Sometimes we have responsibilities that we cannot get away from. But by confronting the fears we can push through and succeed. We see Haoyou in both situations gain success by overcoming his fears.

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Guzman, Elsie Per. 2 Week 1 Context/ Background/ Backstory

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Guzman, Elsie Per. 2 Week 1 Context/ Background/ Backstory

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In the kite rider we are given that Pei, Haoyou's father had died, and his wife Qing'an was left trying her best for the kids. She was struggling and didn't want anyone to help her, especially a man. Di Chou wanted to help and become her husband but she turned him down so she wouldn't betray Pei. Di Chou knew that not having a husband and having children would be hard for Qing'an but she didn't care and did everything on her own. It was a struggle for her as she was very independent and got everything done. This is important because Haoyou didn't have his father any more and wanted to help his mother since he didn't want her to marry Di Chou. Ever since Pei had died, Qing'an had noticed that Haoyou was given a special talent which was making kites. They had known it was the gift from Pei's spirit. Even though Haoyou did have some doubts, " 'A kite maker? Me?' He said aloud. He did not know if he was saying it to her or to the spirit of his dead father" (McCaughrean 31). The spirit of Pei was guiding Haoyou to be a kite maker so he could help out his family. Even if Haoyou was very hesitant at first and didn't know if he should do it, if father was going to help him. This impacts the reader because it helps them think of things differently and from a different point of view. For example, we will have the point of view from Di Chou, Qing'an, Haoyou, and even Pei. They all have different thoughts about the fact the spirit of Pei is helping and affecting the Gou family.

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Character/ Central Figure Motivation Haoyou believes that he is his Qing’an’s, his mother’s, only option at her having happiness again. Haoyou tried his best to please his mother and provide for her in any way possible while they are mourning the death of Pei, Qing’an’s late husband. Di Chou is the reason for Pei’s death and he is trying to marry Qing’an and is ruining her life in the process. Haoyou believes it is his responsibility to prevent Di Chou from ruining their lives any further, and he also believes it's his responsibility to take his father’s place and provide for the family. Mipeng believes in Haoyou and that he can be a kite maker to make a living for him, his sister, and his mother. Mipeng’s trust in him, his trust in himself, his mother’s distress, and his sister’s future are what motivated Haoyou to become a kite maker and to begin providing for the family. Since Di Chou killed Pei in an attempt to become Qing’an’s only source of income, Haoyou will become another option for his mother, so that he can save Qing’an from having to marry a bad man like Di Chou, and save his and his sister’s lives as well. With this determination, “Haoyou became a kite maker. Haoyou the artisan. Haoyou the breadwinner” (McCaughrean 33). Haoyou believes that one day he will become rich making kites, and he will be able to give Qing’an the luxurious life that she deserves being the kind but unfortunate woman she is. He is motivated by that goal. Sadly, Di Chou striked again and burned all of Haoyou’s kites and his house down. Nobody believes that Di Chou did it either, so Haoyou is the only one that knows what a bad man Di Chou is, along with Mipeng. Di Chou once again becomes Qing’an’s only source of income, and in such a desperate time, since Qing’an no longer has the house that Pei left her. Di Chou once again asks for her hand in marriage and everyone is in agreement except for Haoyou and Mipeng. Qing’an is forced to marry Di Chou, and her fate along with her children’s fates will be doomed once this happens, because Di Chou is abusive, manipulative, and will go to extremes to get his way. Despite the loss of hope, Haoyou is determined to stop the wedding between his mother and Di Chou. Haoyou thought about what his life could’ve been like if “only Di Chou had sailed out of their lives aboard the Chabi--and foundered and drowned…and there dawned into Haoyou’s mind an idea” (McCaughrean 60). While Di Chou is in a drunken and vulnerable state, Haoyou and Mipeng attempt to drag him out to sea and let him drown, and send him off on a ship to not be able to make it to the wedding. Haoyou was determined to save his loved ones from Di Chou the monster, this motivated him to take action against Di Chou anyway that he could.