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definition:such as to provoke laughter(adjective)

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the narrator and luo are two friends who have been sent to a mountainside village to be re-educated by the peasants and farmers.As the book begins, we find the villagers and the headman inspecting a violin that the narrator brought with him. The villagers thought the violin was a toy(villagers were isolated) until the narrator played mozart.

The narrator gives us background information about the chinese cultural revolution and the boy's backgrounds

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The narrator-seventeen years old. Plays the violin.Best friend is luo.Father is a doctor and mother is parasitic lung specialist

Luo-eighteen years old.narrator best friend. father is a dentist.smart,quick-witted and quick thinking. Calm,cool,and collect

Luo's father-dentist who was publicly humiliated because he was accused of cheating. In reality, he mentioned maos name in the same sentence as his political enemy

The headman-three blood spots in his left eye and gross nose hairs. Devout communist.isolated as is his whole village.

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Definition: (adjective) rough and uneven, sharp.

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Lou’s and the narrator’s living conditions (job, home, and future) are given to the reader. They're not great - carrying excrement, living above a pigsty, three in a thousand chance of getting home. They have an alarm clock that has fascinated the headman; the boys abuse the power of the alarm clock by constantly manipulating the time. The headman likes movies and gives the boys an opportunity to go to the next town,watch the local movies, return to they’re village,and tell the villagers the story of the movie they watched.

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The narrator-hopes to become a better violinist so he might have a better chance of getting out of his re-education. He has stage fright and is shy when it comes to retelling the stories.

Luo-good at storytelling- maybe his best skill.quick witted when he changes the time of the clock

The headman-likes stories. Fascinated by the alarm clock. Curious fellow.

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Big ideas that we might want to pay attention to throughout the book…

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-phoenix?

-storytelling

-might be able to escape

-actual education from the townspeople or the movies

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Definition: (adjective) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

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Luo and the narrator meet the tailor on their way to see their friend Four-Eyes. Then later, they meet the Little Seamstress when they go to get Luo's pants lengthened. Some flirting going on between Luo and the LS. Luo says he doesn't love the Little Seamstress because she is not civilized enough for him.

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The little seamstress - "Princess" of the Phoenix Mountain. Long pigtails, beautiful eyes, attractive. Father is the tailor. The little seamstress can read a little, but she likes to talk to people who can read and write (from the city).

The tailor - His daughter is the little seamstress. Protective of LS. Treated like a king/celebrity on the mountain. Travels from village to village via sedan to fix people clothes or create a new wardrobe.

Four-Eyes - Inference is that this character wears glasses. A friend of Luo's and the narrator's from the city. He is being re-educated in another village.

The narrator - He can read. Tends to fall in the shadow of Luo.

Luo - He appears to like the seamstress - flirts with her when he makes the bet about Morton's toe. He says he doesn't love the LS because she's not civilized enough for him.

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Definition: (verb) To re-echo or resound.

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Luo and the narrator begin working in a coal mine, and begin to worry about dying in the mine. Luo comes down with malaria. Luo receives a letter from the LS that lets him know that she has spoken to the headman of her village - he has agreed to let the boys come to her village and tell the story of the movies.

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The narrator - Tries to help Luo overcome his sickness. Works in the coal mine (fears that he will die in the mines). Finds the letter from the LS.

Luo - Works in the coal mine with the narrator. Comes down with malaria. Like the narrator, he is worried about dying in the mine. Receives a letter from the seamstress.

The Little Seamstress - Bad handwriting (only finished elementary). She does, however, knows how to read and write because she learned it from her father, the tailor.
Wants Luo to come tell the stories to her village - she wants them to have some freedom and she may like Luo.

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Definition: (noun) a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.

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On the way to the LS's village, Luo has another bout of malaria. When they get to the village, the narrator and the LS make a remedy to help Luo get better. The LS calls sorceresses to keep the demons away from Lou, and the narrator tells them all a story/movie to keep them awake. Luo and the LS kiss, and we know they do like each other.

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The narrator - He finally tells a story by himself, and does a pretty good job. He is improving his storytelling skills. He sees Luo and LS kiss.

Luo - Still sick with malaria, but does kiss the LS. This is the second chapter he does not stand out (probably because he is sick), but he does still tell the end of the story to bring emotion to the ladies listening.

The little seamstress - We finally know she liked Luo because she takes care of and kisses him. She is good with herbs/medicines.

The sorceresses - witches, crones, old women who come to watch over Luo so the demons from malaria stay away.

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to walk when asleep.

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extremely happy

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bubble up as a result of being boiled.

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the narrator beat the crap outta 4 eyes because 4 eyes changed the song

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4 eyes- ungrateful,self centered

luo-got mad for the first time

narrator-went full savage mode and beat up 4 eyes

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definition-a European plant of the primrose family, having pink, red, or white flowers with backward-curving petals and widely grown as a winter-flowering houseplant.

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luo, the narrator, and the seamstress go see a movie the seamstress said narrator was better at explaining than the movie the narrator lies and says he is luo to 4 eyes mom because he didnt want any trouble

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luo-loyal friend(if the narrator is going to be taken to be tortured, take me as well). Luo is still quick to think of a way out of not-so-great situations.

narrator-he shows that he can be a sadist(the whole godzilla thing) has become at least the equal of luo when it comes to storytelling(and fighting mythical creatures)

the tailor-also influenced by western literature as he incorporates the styles from the tales into the clothes he designed

the headman-hes not really concerned with maos reducation/etc. He offers to let the narrator go and not punish him for telling the tales of western literature

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Narrator- he’s  super imaginative he imagines leaving a lady across the dessert and refers to himself as a secret agent and is becoming good at story telling.

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the book was aight