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In chapter eight, Luo goes to see the little seamstress and shows her the song wrote on the inside of the narrators coat. Meanwhile, Four eyes is traveling the "Thousand-Metre-Cliff" to see if he can get a new job writing.  Four eyes goes to visit the old miller to see if he would tell him any old folksong. The old miller refuses and seems uptight about it. During his travels, he gets infested with lice and gets bit. He cannot come up with anything to write, so Luo and the narrator tell him that they would help if he would give them books.

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In chapter three, the two boys meet a man on the way to meet four eyes, the taylor. He is very wealthy and travels on a sedan. The two boys go to his home to get Luo's pants lengthened and meet his daughter, "the little seamstress". They think that she is beautiful, with pretty eyes and long lashes. The two boys take a liking to her and Luo seems to like her (there is a little flirting going on between luo and "the little seamstress").

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-the little seamstress- gets moved by the song written inside of the narrators coat.
-four eyes- goes to get a new job and he tries to get out of the re-education camp. His mother sends him new glasses.
-the miller- is a little strange, and poor, he i very uptight about singing Luo the old country folk songs.

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In chapter one, we meet the narrator and his best friend Luo, who are both being re-educted 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 the re-education camps. Luo's dad (a famous dentist) is publicly humiliated for mentioning Mao and Jheng Jieshi in the same sentence.

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-Narrator- 17 years old, Main character (?), Luo's best friend. His father is a doctor, and his mother is a parasitic disease specialist. HE can also play the violin well.
-Luo- 18 years old, best friends with the narrator. He is quirky, smart, quick thinking, calm, cool, and collected. Luo's father is a famous dentist, who was accused of sleeping with a nurse (he did not actually).
-Headman- scary looking (three spots of blood in his left eye, nose hairs). Intimidating. strong figure and Communist.
-Luo's father- a famous dentist who worked on Maos teeth. He was accused of sleeping with a nurse (he did not actually).

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-risible (pg.4)-
definition: (adj.) such as to provoke laughter

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In chapter two, the narrator describes their living conditions (phoenix mountain and the house on stilts) as well as their "job" moving human and animal excrement from the village to the 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 village, watching the movies, and returning to tell the story of what they saw.

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-the narrator- very talented on the violin, plays classical pieces from Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven. He is shy, gets nervous. He had stage fright- and takes a seat back to luo as he puts on the play/cinema. Seems to be luos sidekick?
-Lou- good at story telling, addicted to cigarettes and likes to entertain people. He is depressed because of hat he is living (he used to be rich/ pampered)- three kids in a thousand might get out of re-education. Luo continues to prove that he's quick witted, smart, and tricky (alarm clock manipulation).
-headman- he's fascinated by the alarm clock and he really likes storytelling. Wants to be entertained.

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-serpentine (pg. 12)-
definition: (adj.) winding or turning one way or another
-irksome (pg. 16)-
definition: (adj.) irritating or annoying

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Their new job, watching movies and telling stories. May be giving them a chance to escape the reality of their re-eucation.

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-"the little seamstress"- beautiful young girl (with pretty eyes and long lashes). She lived with her father. Daughter of the tailor. She can't read much but likes to be with smart people (likes to hear others ideas). Flirting with Luo. Is by herself most of the time.
-the tailor- the father of "the little seamstress" lived very wealthy. He would travel in a sedan (wealthy, power?) with all of his people. He would go to each village making clothes for clients. People get excited when they see him treat him as royality/a celebrity
-four eyes- Luo and the narrator's friend from the city. He's being re-educated in a different village.
-narrator- Maybe likes the little seamstress as well? He's quiet, seems to take a backseat to Luo.
-luo- appears to like the little seamstress. He denies his interest in the seamstress by saying "she's not civilized, at least enough for me"(27) Despite the poor living conditions, he continues to grow.

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- unabashed (pg. 25)-
definition: (adj.) not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

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In chapter four, Luo and the narrator have been assigned to work in a coal mine for 2 months. Loo and the narrator think that they are going to die in the mine, and eventually Luo comes down with malaria. The villagers/coal miners try to whip the sickness out of Luo, but he is still very sick. Luo receives a letter from the little seamstress in which she tells him that the headman of her village has asked that the boys tell the stories of the movies they have seen.

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-narrator- scared of dying in the mine (would see his life flash before his eyes often). Worried he'll never see his parents again.
-Luo- scared of dying in the mine. Comes down with malaria.
-the little seamsdress- thinking about Luo. She can read and write, thanks to her father, the tailor. flirting with Luo again through the letter. She's spoken to her village headman to see if Luo and the narrator could come to her village to tell the stories of the movies.

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-macabre (pg.30)-
definition: (adj.) disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or deception of death and injury

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-narrator- Calls the little seamstress pretty (does he have a crush on her as well?). Character development and has become more confident in his story telling abilities , telling the entire story of The Little Flower Girl to the little seamstress and the four sorceresses. He's still not as good as loo, but he is improving. Smaller crowd? Luo wasn't there to demand thee spotlight? Maybe he wants to impress the little seamstress.
-Luo- Still fighting malaria/ fever, but still wants to travel to see the little seamstress. Second chapter in a row that he has not been the focal point (due to his sickness). Can still steal the show and a kiss with a well-timed line.
-little seamstress- Good with medicine/remedies. Cares about Luo. Kisses Luo. doesn't know what a dentist is, but is aware of worms in your teeth.
-the sorceresses- old, ugly crones (witches). One has a bow with which protect them from the demons (sickness). The first audience for the narrators storytelling adventure.

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-poultice (pg.37)-
definition: (noun) a soft moist was of material typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve pain and inflammation.

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When Luo received the letter about having a few days off, this could give them a chance to escape the re-reducation camp and get help from the little seamstress. This could also create complications for Luo because he is sick and he wouldn't be able to make the journey to the village.

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have an escape plan from the re-educating camp-
-Luo's sickness-
-In the little seamstress town-
-dont know many names
-Luo and the little seamstress might have a relationship-

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

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

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foreshadowing something about Luo?

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In chapter six, Lou gets rid of his sickness. Since he is better, they go to visit his friend four eyes, where they find a hidden trunk. Four eyes continues to be up tight about what is in the trunk. Luo and the narrator think that there might be forbidden books hidden inside. While working in the fields, four eyes glasses were broken. He struggles doing the work but keeps pressing on.

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-narrator-finds a hidden suitcase under four eyes bed in a trunk and is curious to what is inside. He asks four eyes, but he doesn't reveal anything. They suspect that there are hidden books.
-luo-get healed of his sickness towards the end of the chapter. Has a blister that forms on his had the size of a birds egg.
-four eyes- a young boy, 18. He wears glasses, but they were broken by the bull. He is very nervous about everything going on, and think that he will be in trouble because they cook food other than vegetables (meat which was thought of as rich people food).

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-masochistic- (pg 54.)
definition: (adj.) enjoying an activity that appears to be painful or tedious.

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In chapter seven, the two boys read the book and realized what love was. The book was translated into their language. The original author was a french man named Balzac. The book moved the boys so much that luo went straight to "the little seamstress", and told her about the book and made love under a tree. The narrator then finds his feeling for the little seamstress and feels jealous of luo.

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-balzac- the french writer of the book given to the narrator and loo
-narrator- The narrator finds feeling for the little seamstress and feels jealous of luo.
-Luo- after he reads the book, he has to go and see the seamstress because it was about love

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-Somnambulism-
definition: (adj.) sleep walking

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-bereft- (pg.61)
definition: (adj.) deprived of or lacking (something).

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In chapter nine, the narrator and luo make a proposal to four eyes. They find an old military uniform and go to the miller pretending to be old communist party members. They want to ask him about the old mountain songs, but the old miller stalls and says those are old revolutionary songs. First, lets have a meal and a drink (pebbles with salt water on them). The boys sit on the bed and get infested with the lice. They have to eat the pebbles and drink with the miller so they can help luo get the job and benefit them with the books. The miller then gets his guitar and sings one of the old mountain songs. They all laugh about the song. This gives them a chance to get a

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-narrator- can speak mandarin
-luo- very quick to speak and quick to make light of a situatio
-the old miller- he is not educated doesn't even know what being is. He is a little stubborn, not willing to part with the songs.

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In chapter ten, the two boys come back and gives four eyes the old millers songs. Four eyes doesn't like them and gets mad at the boys. He is angry that none of the songs have love or adventure in them. The narrator then attacks four eyes because he does like any of the songs.

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-narrator- gets angry and punches four eyes for not liking the songs and tries to grab them.
-four eyes-has anger issues? gets mad about the songs bacuse they did involve what he wanted.
-luo- tries to make peace with four eyes and the narrator. Wants to pay the old miller for giving them he songs.

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-why does the narrator attack four eyes?-

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-why does the narrator attack four eyes?-

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-changing the lines of the traditional songs-

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In chapter eleven, Luo and the narrator take the little seamstress to the town so that they could see the movie "The little flower seller". During their time visiting the city, they meet four eyes mother. Going to get her son to  get him to his new job. the little seamstress visits her grandfathers grave and puts flowers on it. While they are in the cemetery, the little seamstress suggests that they steal the books from four

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-four eyes mother- is a very wealthy woman, and is going to the mountain town to get her son. She acts like she doesn't know what the books are that her son, four eyes has. She believes everything that her son says, he is the perfect son.
-narrator- finds out that he loves the little seamstress and wants to marry her even though she is Luo's girlfriend. The narrator feels four eyes mother that he is Luo.
-the little seamstress- says she likes it better when the narrator tells the story other than seeing the movie. She suggests that they steal the books from four eyes.

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-porter- pg.83
definition: (noun) a person who carries luggage or other loads.

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-superannuated- pg.95
definition: (adj.) absolute through age, old

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In chapter twelve, the two boys make a plan to break into four eyes home and steal his old suitcase of books. Meanwhile, Four eyes and his mother, are planning a go away party for the villagers since he is going to a new job. The boys take this as a great opportunity to get the books. As a ritual for the villagers, they have to sacrifice a buffalo. Another tradition to go with it is for the two men who killed it (four eyes and the headman of the village) to drink its blood after it has clotted. This makes four eyes very sick. As they are in the hut, four eyes and his mother come back home to get medicine and to go to the restroom. They almost get found but, luckily they don't. They then escape with the books after four eyes and his mother leave.

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-narrator- Is smart about his plans to steal the books, and is very eager to get them.
-Luo- Is nervous to break into his house in case they get caught. But he does it anyways because he wants to teach the little seamstress how to read and become more civilized. So he could like a girl that isn't just a country girl/ knows nothing about the world outside of her town.
-four eyes- He is two faced, says that he only hung out with luo and the narrator so that he can meet Luos father (A dentist) so that his parents can get their teeth cleaned and see a doctor to make sure they are healthy. (I think this is a lie so that his mother doesn't get angry/ think that he hangs out with kids who are bad or weird and, now poor. He is also a liar, saying that he punched the narrator, not the other way around.
-four eyes mother-  She is a woman who is rich and wants everything to be about her and her son. She thinks that he is the perfect son and can't do wrong.

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-congealing- pg.117
definition: (adj.) Solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

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In chapter thirteen, the narrator reads all of the books and falls in love with even more authors. The narrator also joins Luo on his journey to see the little seamstress. During their journey, he thinks of old memories about him and luo. When they camp out that night, the narrator has a nightmare about luo and the little seamstress. In the dream, the little chinese seamstress falls off the cliff and dies. When luo and the narrator go down to the bottom of the cliff to find her body, they find her head gashed open, Luo picks her up and then starts bleeding to (he is also dyin

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-Narrator- Wants to go see the little seamstress to give her books along with luo. He is also worried about the little seamtress and luo making the journey alone.
-Luo- He would travel through anything get to the little seamstress. He also isn't as worried about her as the narrate

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-hemorrhage-

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In chapter fifteen, the two boys try to fix the headmans tooth. The headman is hurting so bad, that they have to strap him down and drill into his tooth with a sewing machine. The tailor has to hold his head, so then the narrator has to control the sewing machine. The narrator has thoughts of making the headman be in pain for as long as he can make it.

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In chapter sixteen and seventeen, the little seamstress and Luo go to their own little paradise "a swimming hole". They play a game of throwing the key ring and loses it. They act out a scene from the old sailor story. Luo finds out that his mother is sick and has to leave to be with her for a month.

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In chapter fourteen, the tailor comes into their town and stays in their home. The narrator tells him a story and then gets in trouble by the village headman. He agrees to fix his tooth if he doesn't take him to the head of security.

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-Luo- tells the little seamstress the story of the sailor. doesn't like being away from the little seamstress. Goes swimming with her in their "paradise". Secretly attached to his keys that his other gave him (go to his house and other special thing to him). He says that he doesn't need his keys again because he would never go back home to use them. He throws them into the waterhole. When he loses the key ring, his mother gets sick. He then tells the little seamstress that he never wants to go back to the waterhole because of his feelings of dread. He then gets a message that he is free to go to his home for a month because of his mother that is hospitalized.
-the little seamstress- She is a simple mountain girl and just wants to make luo happy (this is why she retrieves the keys for him after he throws them in). When he throws them in for the last time, she discovers a snake and is afraid to go back down to to try can retrieve the key ring. She is changing in her personality and is becoming more fearless, adventerous, does acting and enjoys it, and becoming more a good swimmer. Luo tells the little seamstress the story of the sailor and makes her feel compassion for the sailor because his love doesn't love him anymore.

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-the narrator- realizes he is a bit of a sadist (C15). According to Luo, the narrator's storytelling is superior to luo's (C14). When the headman discovers the narrator telling stories, the narrator is scared of torture/ never getting off the mountain. (C14).
-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.
-Tailor- Apparently doesn't need sleep- works all day and listens to the boys stories al night. The western literature is influencing him as well. HE is incorporating the french styles (from the book) into the clothes that he makes for the villagers. (C14)

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-the narrator- realizes he is a bit of a sadist (C15). According to Luo, the narrator's storytelling is superior to luo's (C14). When the headman discovers the narrator telling stories, the narrator is scared of torture/ never getting off the mountain. (C14).
-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.
-Tailor- Apparently doesn't need sleep- works all day and listens to the boys stories al night. The western literature is influencing him as well. HE is incorporating the french styles (from the book) into the clothes that he makes for the villagers. (C14)

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-the narrator- He is put in charge over the little seamstress to protect her when loo is gone. He tells a story about himself as a secret agent in a mission to keep the little seamstress safe. He learned girl things from his mothers (ex: painting nails).  He is doing lots of favors for the little seamstress and the boys in the village are jealous of him. He wants to help her solve all of her problems and wants her to think of him as something more. I think the the has secret feelings for the little seamstress. he is close friends and wants to keep her safe for Luo.

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-the narrator-tells the rest of the story/ the ending in a mellow matter. He is kind of depressed in this setting. He burns the books  and if feeling sorrow for doing so. I think the the felt betrayed by the little seamstress leaving because ehe has been close to her and had helped her for example, he guarded her and helped her with the abortion. he feels anger toward her because she can leave out of her own free will as he cannot.
-luo-he burns the books with the narrator and gets drunk. he is also sad about the books being burnt/ ruined. He doesn't want the little seamstress to leave. this hurts him very much as he starts to realize that he changed her. (made her into a city girl. made her have different clothing, more maturity, hair, the city accent, etc.).
-the little seamstress-she want to leave because she is more mature, dresses different and acts like a city girl. she has planned to leave her father and the boys for a while but told none of them her plans. the only clue they had was the new person she is taking on (dressing different and becoming  anew person). the books (Balzac mostly) have also influenced her along with the romance she had with Luo.

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-the narrator-the little seamstress comes to her, and tells him the she is pregnant and wants to help her figure out how to solve the problem. The narrator then helps the little seamstress get an abortion by creating a relationship with the doctor. He knew the doctor from his father. He takes it upon himself to help her because it was his friends doing and he was put uncharge of her while Luo was away.
-the little seamstress- she finds out she is pregnant and terrified that if anyone finds out, she will get killed and so will Luo because it was their baby. She is gets an abortion with no regret. she feels relived and wanted the baby to be gone.

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In this book, I was kind of confused in some parts as the different chapters come together. I honestly didn't like this book. In my opinion I think it was wrong for her to have an abortion. It was against the law and for the narrator to help her with it and to keep it a secret from Luo as it was his baby. I think that it should not be read again for that reason. But here is a reason to read it. This book helped me realized how different our country was in the time this story took place. This gave me a realization that not everyone has the freedom as we do in U.S of America. This is a privilege to be apart of this country, and should give you a love and appreciation for our country.