Literature Discussion-Ideals of the young people.

Q4. How are young people and their ideals presented in 2 or 3 stories in the collection? How far do you identify with those young people?

Story: Lee
A: For the story Lee, it may not entirely be based on youngsters in Singapore, because Lee grown up in the States. However, we can see that the ideals of the young people presented in this story is that Lee, is a person who loves music. This may seem like its only based on one character, we can also identify with the author that youngsters nowadays live for music. This is one ideal of youngsters that is shown in the story.
Another ideals shown by Lee is that she doesnt feel awkward or bad whenever she shows vulgaric behaviour in public. From the book, when some random guy whistled to her, she immediately flashed him the finger wihout hesitation. Lee's dad who is obviously of a much older generation had to sustain a shock from seeing Lee do that. This shows another ideal presented in the story.
Lee does not like thinking in the conventional way. This shows the ideal of youngsters nowadays as they do not really think in the same steroetypical way as the older generation.
Lee also dresses very casually. This is another ideal as youngsters nowadays also dresses quite casually whenever they go out.
People from the older generation thinks that it is very normal and a must for youngsters to know their own dialect. When Lee met with her Grandmother who wanted to speak to Lee but couldnt because they both spoke different languages. This is another conventional idea of the older generation which does not applies to the younger generation. We, yougsters does not think it is relevant to know much less understand the dialects because the world is changing and it is more important to speak languages that are relevant to the society.
Therefore this concludes the ideals that are presented in the story.

History Of Tea

For this story, there are two young people, Beverly and TianYee.
This two people themselves has different ideals presented.
Beverly thinks that tea is something important in their lifes, and is not just a "tea", while to TianYee, a tea is just a tea, nothing special, it's just something that they drink.
" She drank lapsang souchong and i had oolong. ", " Mine in just a tall mug with blue on white bamboo patterns and a cover to help it brew, beaded on its underside with water. Hers in a pot, trimmed at the top and base and gold pattern - Japanese imitating Royal Doulton - with matching cup, saucer, tiny jug of milk, a plated spoon and tea strainer on its own base, all produced on a gleaming tray with roses and briars worked onto the handles. "
TianYee thinks that tea was just something in the mug that his mother gave to him in the morning and at dinners.
But to Beverly, remember rules for a good brew, is more important then when she met her cousin, and what they talked about.
Beverly is angry with her parents for not letting her engage with a part Jewish guy.
To Beverly, it's something normal, plus, her parents themselves are also a mixed marriage, but yet, disagree to her engagment.