# data[].attributes.body
Identify interesting quotes/SF/AC, deconstruct, link to IDEAs/GI

# data[].attributes.body
Identify interesting quotes/SF/AC, deconstruct, link to IDEAs/GI

# data[].attributes.body
Identify interesting quotes/SF/AC, deconstruct, link to IDEAs/GI

# data[].attributes.body
Watch this video

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
聊斋志异之《崂山道士》| 蒲松龄

# data[].attributes.body
“fervent admirer of Taoism”

fervent- passion, love,

“Wang knelt and engaged the monk in conversation”

knelt- respect, putting oneself lower than the other, request help, inspiration, in Chinese culture highest level of respect

“begged to be accepted as one of his disciples.”

begged- desperate, like a child, request help

# data[].attributes.body
Research into Mount Lao, Taoism & wood chopping, walking through a wall, unlimited wine, the moon and Chang E.

# data[].attributes.body
Consider: empowerment, suffering, respect, obedience, patience, mental and physical endurance, etc.

# data[].attributes.body
“Wang bowed to each one of them in turn.”

"Wang promptly obeyed."

# data[].attributes.body
Keywords: humility, respect, fortitude, grit

# data[].attributes.body
Read through the story and draw a graph with time as the x axis and Wang's motivation and respect for the priest as the y axis

# data[].attributes.body
“He could see a Taoist sitting in meditation on his rush-mat, his long white hair down to his shoulders, his face ruddy with vitality.”

Ruddy: usually used to describe children, infant --> vitality, youth, energy

Long white hair: sign of age

Meditation: an activity that should tranquil, peaceful --> juxtapose with the vitality in the man

# data[].attributes.headline
“His wife helped him up, looked at the egg-sized bump that was starting to emerge on his forehead and burst out laughing.”

# data[].attributes.subject
“His wife helped him up, looked at the egg-sized bump that was starting to emerge on his forehead and burst out laughing.”

# data[].attributes.body
SF: Hyperbole

Decon: Eggs are usually quite large and so in this case it implies how large the bump is, conveying that Wang's perseverance or supernatural belief is as fragile or vulnerable like an egg, since eggs can crack easily if not being careful.

IDEA: Perseverance, dedication toward hardships, commitment.

# data[].attributes.headline
“He taught Wang a mantra, bade him recite it, then cried, ‘Now go!”

# data[].attributes.subject
“He taught Wang a mantra, bade him recite it, then cried, ‘Now go!”

# data[].attributes.body
SF: Diction

Decon: Mantra (originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) is a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. In this case, the priest is trying to teach Wang to concentrate on his training and not give up even if it’s extremely difficult and requires hard effort.

IDEA: Perseverance, dedication toward hardships, commitment.

# data[].attributes.body
Linking the piece of round paper with the moon.

Connotation of moon: Mystery, Taoist Power, enlightenment, reunion with family, immortality and eternity

Link to IDEAs:

Beliefs in supernatural power

Temptation vs Ordeal

Pride

# data[].attributes.headline
“Her slender waist and graceful arching neck...”

# data[].attributes.subject
“Her slender waist and graceful arching neck...”

# data[].attributes.body
Visual Imagery

Portraying the beauty of Chang E, which links to the temptation of magical power -> Able to have beautiful women.

# data[].attributes.body
“You are too accustomed to a soft life,’ replied the monk. ‘I fear the hardship will be more than you can bear”

--> suggests how the man secretly longed for going home