Reflection of assessment

This week, I finished my Assessment about the first unit, Culture. I was doing Prezi, advanced version of PowerPoint. I think it is more effective than PowerPoint, since it is more fancy and it will helps me having a more logic and clear ways of talking. My assessment is about the book I am reading recently, The Serpent’s Children, by Lawrence Yep. When Lawrence Yep is creating this story, he has involved a lot of cultural elements, mainly about the Chinese culture. So my assessment is to explore the Chinese culture. From time background to the daily life.

First, the story took place in 19th century China, where ruled by Manchus during that period. In 19th century, Manchus gradually became incapable, so China was poor and lack of competitiveness in global scale. Also, foreign countries are invading China, and selling Opium in the China. By doing the assessment, I am able to learn more specifically about the history and culture of China, and I found out that learn from the background is not only helpful for me to learn about the book, but also form my own thought with Chinese culture and the past.

Additionally, I have also researched on the daily life of the protagonist in The Serpent’s Children. In 19th century, Chinese people lived in rice straw and stone houses. They lived by planting the vegetable and eat them to survive. They practice Kungfu in order to defend themselves from the attack from others and the foreign countries. Then I can understand the story easily, and learn what Lawrence Yep wants to express behind the story. 

What I have conclude from this story, besides the culture. But also, I think Lawrence Yep is trying to tell us that we cannot choose where we were born and under what condition. And sometime, we will be treated as outsiders, but what we can do is struggling with life and face it directly with courage.