gathering of pearls

Gathering of pearls

Chapter 1

1. Women in 50's always get married right out of high school or in college. Even many women went to the college just for finding a MRS degree--husband. Some women choose to learn more in college, but they were not taught mathematics and science. Women have to be a perfect mother and wife, this was the society standard at that time.

Chapter 2

1. pocket money: a small amount of money given to children by parent.

    Honorific: a form of words to show respect.

2. When Sookan went to buy something for the room with Ella, she knew color coordination is important for Ella. Because she always choose something matching; when she bought curtain, she found a set of bright pink curtains and maching accessories and also her outfits matched right down to her nail polish and earrings.

3. Pay for tuition, room and board.

4. Sookan had to work fifteen hours a week in the college dining hall, earn good grades in all her courses and meet the social, moral, and religious standards of the school to maintain the scholarship.

5. Pay separately.

6. Sookan is from poor family and she knew how hard her mom work to give her small amount of pocket money so she never buy anything expensive and see the price tag before buy. Ella is from wealthy family, so she choose her favorite maching color stuff without worrying a lot about the price. Sookan lives in Korea, as tradition, she always respect to elder people especially when talking, she uses honorific term; and paid for friends when they are drinking soda. Ella is an American girl, she is comfortable to talk with elder students without worrying about the age difference, and paid separately when the bill comes.

Chapter 3

1. She took world literature, world religions, Greek and Roman culture, and early European history in the first semester. The most difficult one is early European history.

2. Marci is a girl who lived in the single room across the hall from Sookan and Ella. She is tall and thin, and very pale with straight brown hair. She wore no makeup and her clothes hung loosely. Sookan thought she is pretty in boyish way. Marci is really shy and likes reading, she lives in a single room and seldom talk with others. She is not as outgoing as Ella, but she also wants to make friends. So she tried to talk with Sookan. And she is very nice, she knew Sookan may miss the lunch, so she buys the sandwich and waits for Sookan. Marci is candid, she directly tells Sookan she has bad relation with her sister. And she tries to protect her friends when she knew Sookan didn't have time writing letter to sister but had to do so.

3. Babysitting for professor Bennett's children.

4. Sookan respects and is proud of her sister. On one hand, she wants to obey her sister because the older sisters asked to do and in the Korean culture, what elder people in family said is as important as parents; on the other hand, she really doesn't have time to write and feel sorry about that.

Chapter 4

1.melancholy: depressed

2. Because from the letter Sookan can feel that after she left hom, her mother worried a lot about her and her mom think herself is a helpless mother and feel guilty because she sent Sookan so far and she was so poor that can't mail a little pocket to money to her daughter.

3. Sookan's mother is a warm, kind, independent and she never complained the hardship, loves her children. She doesn't impose children or talk of filial duty; although life is hard, she never complain and always help people who are less fortunate. She is kind woman, she can be nice to mailman.

Chapter 5

1. Yes, Sookan enjoys babysitting. Because she got on well with two children. She read the book for Sarah; Jimmy corrected her pronunciation honestly and enthusiastically, Sarah fixed her hair which made Sookan look like a cartoon character. They had a lot of fun together.

2. In America, man also cook or help serving meal at home. But in Korea, every works in the kitchen such like cooking, surving are wife's job, sometimes daughter will help, but neither the husband nor brother will do those works.

3. Yes, I will do extra things. Because I want to give the professor a nice impression for the first time working. I think why Sookan do those works is that she appreciate professor Bennett. In Korea, babysitting neighbor's children doesn't need to be paid; but in America, Sookan can get some money to afford the book by doing babysitting, especially this is not a hard work, she had fun with those children. So she felt thankful to professor Bennett and wanted to do more things for them.