Our group think that Kwan will able to see her dead father in the house. But it is not true. In Chapter 1, it is mostly about the relationship between Kwan and Olivia. Olivia's mom is really reliable on Kwan so that she does not need to do anything. Kwan loves to tell about her yin eyes story and how she can see the ghosts. Since Olivia is still young, she told back to her mom what Kwan said. Therefore, Olivia's mom and her new boyfriend thought that Kwan is mentally ill and sent to the mental hospital. Kwan got a treatment like electric shock. After Olivia found out about that, she won't tell anything about Kwan to her mom because she felt guilt about what she had done to Kwan.
"Why does she say over and over again that even if we were not sisters, she would feel this way? Libby-ah, she tells me, I never leave you" p(26)In Chapter 2, Kwan talked about how she met with Miss Banner in Changmian. They lived in the Ghost merchant which is like haunted house. By that time, the foreigner persuades Chinese men to participate in believing in Great Peace (God Worshipper). Later, Chinese people are sick of it because they get no longer rice and everyone feels selfish.
"But when there is peace, no one wants to be the same. The rich no longer share. The less rich envy and steal." p(35)In Chapter 3 and 4, Kwan keeps telling the story about Miss Banner and how they built up the community called Jesus Worshippers. Miss Banner's husband who is a traitor called General Cape.
In Chapter 5 and 6, it is about the relationship between Olivia and her lover Simon. Olivia crush on Simon however he has a girlfriend called Elza. Later, Simon found out Elza pregnant and she died, he decided to stay with Olivia. But Olivia is blind because of love, she understands Simon as much as she can and that's how they build up their relationship.
" I never thought that he too would fill my life with ghosts."p(82)
i like that you posted quotes that are deep and have some meaning towards you. Some of your annotations cleared up the story a bit more for me since it was a bit confusing to me. I like how you referred the quote back to what was happening
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