Sunday, March 8, 2009
Setting
This is Andre B blogging on the setting in Falling Leaves. The setting in Falling leaves is in China, close to WWII. The family of Adeline Yen Mah moves very often so it is hard to tell the exact place in China. But currently in Tianjin China. The time period is in the midst of the beginning of WWII where the Japanese have just bombed Pearl Harbor. The house that Adeline and her family are currently living in is a very big house. The family had recently connected the two parts of their home to make one very large house. They had to do this due to a flood. So Adeline and her family live in a very prosperous place. They also live with servants and bunches of rich items. Overall, they live in a quite easy lifestyle.
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It seems as if the families of the main characters in both your book, and in Tears of the desert are wealthy ones. As i mentioned in my setting post, it's interesting how wealth is shown in more urban countries, such as the United States, and China in this case, is so much different than countries such as Africa.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you. It is very interesting to see different ways of life of the wealthy in different countries. Especially how they differ, In America and China, the wealthy seem to be simillar. But I'm not sure about Africa yet.
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ReplyDeleteIn both of our books the families seem to be very wealthy, but at very different levels. The living area in Falling Leaves is much more modern, and very large whereas in Darfur, the families live in small huts made of mud. In my eyes, the lifestyle of the protagonist in my book is definitely not easy as you believe Adeline's is.
I'm kind of confused Andre, why did they connect their house due to a flood.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that my book does not address the house of the main character itself, but everything around it. The main character, Suleiman, talks about his street, his yard, and his neighbor's houses, but not his own house.
Did your book explicitly state the setting of your book, or did you figure it out? The same question for the wealth of the family? It is interesting how some books paint the setting, while others list it.
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