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waiting -> unknown (fear), uncertainty

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I think it’s called “Waiting” as Tao begins to face the changes for the better yet he doesn’t still get what he wants, such as Wei and Sheng, and is constantly trapped in the unknown of his future

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I think it’s called waiting because there is this progression of from wei leaving till his return, and nobody knows whether wei can bring sheng, or can wei even come back himself. This suffocating waiting for Tao is very hard for him and through this waiting, he slowly grew.

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because all the characters long for a normal and peaceful life, ,but the future is filled with uncertainties, they dont know what’s going to happen,  they are worried for one another

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Waiting for time to heal the characters, for e.g. ky who had ti deal with sheng and wei
Waiting for wei’s good news and his journey
Waiting: Suffering and blessing (distance heals)

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Act of waiting for things to go back to the norm , and waiting for when Wei comes back with sheng from luoyang

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Wei’s family waiting for him to return from Luoyang after his sudden disappearance in order to find his son, Sheng.
Wei’s waiting to meet Sheng, filled with tension

- Gareth and Beanjamin

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“Tao was tired of waiting” on pg230 summaries the chapter. He longs for the return of his father and grandfather, Suyin picking him up and his foot to heal. Kai Ying also expressed devastation and desperation towards the return of Sheng and Wei with no choice but to wait. Wei also struggled, waiting very often for his chance to meet Sheng and bring him back home.

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Wei is waiting to see Sheng.
Tao was tired of waiting. After three days he still did not heard from his grandfather.
Kai Ying is waiting for the long and difficult nights to be over.
I think everyone in the story is waiting for things to go back to normalcy therefore ‘waiting’

GRACEEE

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“Waiting”
Endless waiting
The family is waiting to hear from Wei after he has left for Luoyang (pg 230)
Wei waiting to hear from the public security bureau on news of Wei (pg 247)
Tian waiting for Ai-Li’s return

Valerie Madeline

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-All the characters in a state of stasis? Uncertainty?
—>Wei waiting for results in Luoyang, tired
—>KY waiting for Sheng and thinking about him, waiting for news from Wei, sadness and exhaustion
—>Tao waiting for normalcy and therefore growing in the meantime

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- waiting for everything to be normal again
- waiting for Wei to return to loyang
- Tao slowly maturing due to the waiting
- "waiting" shows continuity, showing distance
- Middle process of all things before everything ends normally

ronglu

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i think it is called waiting because it is when wei had left to luoyang to find sheng and the family is waiting for wei to come back with good news. everyone in the family unit is also waiting for things to go back to normal again, before sheng was captured

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Why waiting?
The idea that there is no fixed outcome and this emphasises the importance of  the process instead of the outcome.
Waiting also suggests awaiting in the unknown for loved ones and how this is all uncertain.

Waiting for acceptance, forgiveness and renewal of trust
Pg224“That’s all of it?” She said. “I promise it won’t happen again”

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i think it is called waiting as it features wei waiting for good news of his request to visit sheng, and the family waiting to hear back from wei after his departure to luoyang. they have to stay patient and expect that things will be alright, but there is the uncertainty in ‘waiting’ which brings unrest to the family.

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The Lee family is waiting for Wei’s return from Luoyang to tell them how Sheng is
The Lee family is waiting for Sheng to return from the concentration camp in Luoyang
The Lee family is waiting for Suyin to adapt to the Lee family

Lin Zihao (29)