Lee

Lee
Conflict (internal)
There is an internal conflict with the father in the story. He does not want Lee to have dual loyalties but he also does not want his daughter to be unhappy so he allows Lee to go to an American school. (pg 101)

Conflict (external)
There is an external conflict between Lee and her father. The both of them have rather contradicting cultural views. Lee is more supportive towards western culture while her father supports traditional Chinese culture. Lee`s father often tries to encourage his culture view on her but Lee would always refuse to accept it. (pg 102 and 103)

Climax
The climax of the story is when Lee went to the family reunion at her grandmothers flat. It allowed her to meet up with her family members and learn more about her culture. It was also a chance for her father to get feedback from his relatives about what he should do with his daughter`s education which would later decide which crowd she moved along with later in the story. (pg 100)

Resolution
I think the type of resolution for this story would be a revelation. At the ending both Lee and her father realise that they both have something in common. They were willing to accept each other`s cultural differences and views. (pg 106-107)

Characters
Lee: descriptive (describes her other father very well pg 88-89)
: Likes to use vulgar language (pg 90)
: Likes to criticise (calls the Merlion “tacky” pg 95)

Father: traditional (prefers to stick with his own culture pg 103)
: Parochial (asked Lee to make some Chinese friends pg 102)
: Easily irritated (unhappy with the way Lee dresses pg 97 and the use of “tacky” 98)

Lee`s grandmother: Kind (lets Lee try a variety of local snacks pg 100)
: Concerned (afraid of what Lee might be eating pg 100)
: Traditional (pg 99)

The most interesting segment of the story is when Lee went to her grandmother`s house for a family reunion. At this point of the story, a contrast is obvious between Lee and her other relatives in terms of culture. It shows how different she is from Singaporeans and gave her relatives, particularly her aunt, to judge and review her negatively. The reunion also showed that Lee had very little knowledge on Asian heritage which might have surprised her father.