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Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamstress. ANALYZING CHARACTERS. ♥ANALYZING - LUO. Stays calm even in difficult situations: ‘ “I can’t see any other way than to tie you to the bed.”’ ( Page 124).
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Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamstress ANALYZING CHARACTERS
♥ANALYZING - LUO • Stays calm even in difficult situations:‘“I can’t see any other way than to tie you to the bed.”’ (Page 124) 1. Luo doesn’t become panicked and unsure. He stays confident and simply tells people what he needs done. 2. Luo wants the headman to suffer for threatening Ma. 3. Luo is scared and doens’t want to make a mistake.
♥ANALYZING - LUO • Sometimes sarcastic and seems confident:‘“It’s bound to be painful,” Luo said. “Do you realise the speed of an electric drill in a proper hospital. It’s hundreds of rotations per second. The slower it turns, the more painful it is.”’(Page 123) 1. Luo is mocking the headman because he wants to feel more superior. 2. Luo is friends with the headman and wants to help him. 3. Luo is still angry at the headman for threatening Ma and is only helping him so Ma will be safe.
♥ANALYZING - MA • Respects and is in awe of Luo:‘I was flabbergasted. How could this tyrant, this political and economic despot, this police chief, ever resign himself to being retrained in this way, which was not only humiliating but also made him look utterly ridiculous?’(Page 124) 1. Ma is a bit jealous that Luo can control people so easily. 2. Ma is happy that Luo is managing to make the headman look foolish. 3. Ma is confused about why the headman is willing to look humiliated.
♥ANALYZING - MA • Wants his enemies to feel pain:‘I pedalled even more slowly, this time to punish him for threatening to take me into custody.’(Page 125) 1. Ma is scared that he might accidently hurt the headman. 3. Ma really wants to help the headman. 2. Ma wants the headman to feel scared because he wants to feel in control.
♥ANALYZING - OLD MILLER • Envies Luo & Little Seamstress’s love:‘I understood fully well that I would never taste the watery delights enjoyed by them.’(Page 127) 1. The old miller is jealous and bitter that he may never experience Luo & the Little Seamstress’s love. 2. The old miller is happy for them that they have found love with each other and wants what they have. 3. The old miller isconfused about what Luo and the Little Seamstress are doing.
♥ANALYZING - OLD MILLER • Shocked and slightly bitter and embarrassed:‘My old face reddened. I had never seen such a thing in my life – people making love while swimming.’(Page 127) The old miller Is embarrassed to see Luo& the Little Seamstress together. 2. The old miller has no idea what they are doing. 3. The old miller is angry that they are making love in public.
♥ANALYZING - OLD MILLER • Doesn’t want him in trouble:‘If it had been anyone else he would have been in deep trouble, believe me.’(Page 128) 1. The old miller wants to report Luo and the Little Seamstress. 2. The old miller doesn’t want Luo reported because he cares about him. 3. The old miller isn’t reporting him only because he remembers Luo from the past.
♥ANALYZING - Little Seamstress • In love with Luo:‘I’m not like those young French girls Balzac talks about. I’m a mountain girl. I just love pleasing Luo.’(Page 134) 1. The Little Seamstress is lying to Luo and is actually dating Ma. 2. The Little Seamstress is happy to be with Luo and wants him to appreciate how much she loves him. 3. The Little Seamstress is desperate to be with Luo and is slightly obsessive.
