INTERMEDIATE READING JOURNAL: CRAZY RICH ASIANS BY KEVIN KWAN

 

Summary

Crazy Rich Asians has complicated story. Begin with how sweet of two unknown lecturers of NYU, Rachel Cu and Nick Young relationship. But in one other hand, one by one door opened that show reality that Nick comes from wealthy family on Singapore. And the second one, his family are rejecting Rachel because of her family status and ask Nick to broke up with her. Until they finally find the best way and the meaning of true love. At the end, they are together as a couple.

Reading Responses (10 out of 15)

1 Description of the main characters

-          Rachel Young: an American of Chinese descent who lives with middle economic and raised by a single mom, an economics professor.

-          Nick Young: A Singapore rich family’s famous son who decided to be an unknown history professor in New York, Rachel’s boyfriend.

-          Eleanor Young: Nick’s mother who don’t accept Rachel and really controlling.

-          Astrid Leong: Nick’s goddess cousin who has higher moneyed family thank Youngs.

-          Edison Cheng: Nick’s stubborn cousin who think that rich family should be greedy and never be humble.

2 What is the main problem and how it can be solved

I think the main problem is how hard to change rooted culture that can’t accepted other culture and social status.

The way Rachel acts and the way she talks to Eleanor Young make everything melted and Eleanor becomes open minded.

4 The story lesson with attached story details

-               To appreciate others without comparing or judging who they really are. As:

“Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you.”

-          Great results came with hard work. As:

“Perfection comes at a sacrifice,”

-          Be brave if you are not wrong. As:

"I'm not leaving because I'm scared, or because I think I'm not enough. Because maybe for the first time in my life, I know I am."

5 Story plot I want to change about the story and why

I wish Youngs family got bankrupt so they can understand and appreciate Rachel more.

6 Would I recommend the story to someone? Why or why not?

Sure. I’ll recommend this to my friend because she asked me before if I have a romantic novel recommendation.

7 What does the main character(s) learn in the story?

-          Rachel and Nick: loving means accepting and fight for them

-          Eleanor: as a human we should appreciate others; loving doesn’t mean controlling

-          Edison: we’ll never know how before we feel it; we should appreciate others.

10 Is the story written in “first person” or “third person”? Provide evidence from the story to prove your answer.

This story using third person point of view of some main characters. For example:

At a neighboring table, the girl huddled behind a three-tiered stand piled high with finger sandwiches was getting increasingly excited by the conversation she was overhearing.

12. How is the main character in this story similar and/or different to a character in another story you have read?

My latest reading journal: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen that has inspirational – kid story is really different because they already have different genre and problems.

13 The story theme and similar title of this them

This story theme is romance. Another example of romance novel is To All Boys I’ve Loved Before (I haven’t read the novel but watching the movie clips instead.

15 The Important of Setting

Setting is very important part of story. If they didn’t go to Singapore, they might be enjoying their relationship happily but without knowing Nick’s family.