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The Jade Peony Questions and Answers
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The novel's overarching conflict occurs between the children and their family of origin, as they each mature and form more independent identities. The conflict is slightly different in each section of the novel, since each of the children faces...
To Liang, she is Poh-Poh, a Cantonese word for “grandmother.” To Sekky, she is “Grandmama,” and to everyone, she is respectfully known as the Old One. The Old One was born with a birth defect that made her “ugly,” and her father abandoned the...
The Jade Peony study guide contains a biography of Wayson Choy, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
