Family Lesson Plan

Do you think the success of Chueh-hui and Chueh-min in resisting the will of their grandfather could be widely replicated in other families? Why or why not?

Students will likely diverge in their responses to this question. On the one hand, there may be students who see the change of heart of Master Kao as resulting less from his grandsons' pressure and more so from his own character. As a result of this, they may doubt that the same scenario could widely repeat itself elsewhere. Others, however, may instead emphasize the strategic aspects of the situation that can be applied in similar situations, such as Chueh-min and Chueh-hui making it physically impossible for the...