Discussing Sek-Lung and Grandmother's Relationship in The Jade Peony

This essay examines the special relationship between Sek-Lung and his grandmother as depicted in Wayson Choy's 'The Jade Peony.' The essay explores the unique bond between Sek-Lung and his grandmother, highlighting the love, friendship, and the cultural significance of their interactions. It discusses how the grandmother's teachings shape Sek-Lung's understanding of the world, particularly through the symbolism of the wind chimes and jade peony. The essay also analyzes the impact of the grandmother's passing on Sek-Lung and how he preserves her memory. Furthermore, it includes references from various sources to support the analysis. This essay aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship, emphasizing the themes of love, memory, and cultural heritage, while also touching on the importance of friendship and family dynamics.

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“The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choy
Sek Lung and his grandmother were like very true friends. They were more like friends
rather sharing the practical relationship of grandmother and a grandson. Being a boy Sek Lung
used to spend most of his time in the house. Being a boy and having serious lung disease he used
to stay alone in his home with his grand mother. Also his grandmother used to give her grandson
the full attention and love. Sek Lung’s grandmother used to tell him lovely stories and spend
time with him in the afternoon and before going to sleep.
Through the teachings of his grandmother Sek Lung used to learn the significance of the
wind chimes and the significance of jade peony. Also occasionally both the grandson and the
grandmother used to go for shopping trips. The shopping trips were mostly carried by picking up
the useful things from the garbage. The things which were picked up from the garbage mostly
constituted the glass fragments.
From those glass fragments which were picked from the garbage the grandmother used to
teach her grandson Sek Lung how to make wind chimes. Just after few days when Sek Lung
grew up a little older his beloved grandmother passed away. But the old traditional ways of
making the wind chimes were instilled into Sek Lung.
The wind chimes are now placed in the room of his beloved grandmother. According to
the author Tin Sek Lung believes that the wind chimes will be helping his grandmother’s spirit
back in to the body. This lovely friendly relationship of Sek Lung and his grandmother is shown
by the author to depict that love is permanent if taken of the person whom is being loved.
According to the author Chan the story of Sek Lung and his grandmother shares a lovely friendly

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relationship that is still constant as well as permanent after death. According to the author Tin
friendship is something which is actually a treasure which is really a treasure that is not only a
catalyst of joy but it is also something from where a person can gain a variety of knowledge.
Also the author Shelby Kar-yan states that true friendship is something from where a
person can learn a lot of things even if the person is living no more. Also the author Chan states
that friendship is something which is hard to find and easy to lose.

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References
Tin, Leow Puay. "(A Modern Woman Caled) Ang Tau Mui." SARE: Southeast Asian Review of
English 48.1 (2017): 95-119.
Tin, Leow Puay. "(A Modern Woman Caled) Ang Tau Mui." SARE: Southeast Asian Review of
English 48.1 (2017): 95-119.
Chan, Shelby Kar-yan. "Hong Kong People Speak: Rupert Chan and Twelfth Night." Identity
and Theatre Translation in Hong Kong. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2015. 131-161.