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HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE: A Symbol Hunting Activity

Characters Issues/Problems Images/actions How is this image/action

symbolic?
M!i "#ultu!$ cl%&' immig!tion i%%u$% )Will t&$y li*$ m$+, T&i% m$%%g$ %ymboli-$% t&$ .$!
"M$$ting t&$ (!$nt% o. b$ing int!o/uc$/ to t&$ (!$nt%
n/ .$! .o! c&ng$
L$on'No$l "#ultu!$ cl%& L$on'No$l 0#&ng$ o. nm$1 T&i% c&ng$ o. nm$ i% %ymbolic
 b$cu%$ t&i% !$(!$%$nt% t&$ cultu!$
c&ng$2 L$on !$(!$%$nting t&$
 b!!io 3&il$ No$l !$(!$%$nt% t&$
 byn
Bl/o "#ultu!$ %&oc* H$ 3% 4u$%tioning 3&y M!i T&i% !$(!$%$nt% t&$ 3$ n/
cll$/ &i% b!ot&$! No$l !$v$!$nc$ o. t&$ tg"b!!io% to t&$
tg"byn% 3$!$in t&$ tg"byn%
!$ %$$n to b$ %u($!io! to t&$ bg"
 b!!io%2
Ft&$! "#ultu!$ %&oc* )W% %&$ .!i/ o. Lbng, T&i% m$%%g$ &%  /oubl$
m$ning 3&ic& !$lly i% )#n
M!i %u!viv$ &$!$ in t&$ (!ovinc$,
n/ %inc$ t&$ n%3$! i% y$%5 t&$n it
m$n% t&t M!i cn n/ 3ill
%u!viv$ in t&$ (!ovinc$2
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Image/scene Symbolic? y/n If yes, cite textual evidence to prove your
point
#!!$t$l Y$% S&$ %t$(($/ /o3n .!om t&$ c!!$t$l o. #
"t&i% %ymboli-$% !u!l li.$ o! li.$ in t&$ b!!io2 #$lin 3it&  4uic*5 /$lict$ g!c$2

) Lbng, Y$% I &v$ y$t to &$! not&$! bull cll li*$ Lbng
"Lbng !$(!$%$nt% ($o(l$ in t&$ b!!io% 3&o
!$ /oing mo%tly blu$ coll! 8ob% 3&ic& !$
mo%tly .!ming n/ g!icultu!$2
9$bbly !o/'&y in t&$ c!t Y$% T&$ 3in/ 3&i%tl$/ gin%t my c&$$*% n/ t&$
A%  m!!i$/ ($!%on5 I 3oul/ %y t&i% i%  !ttling o. t&$ 3&$$l% on t&$ ($bbly !o/
%ymbol t&t (!ov$% t&t %$ttling into  m!!i$/ $c&o$/ in my $!%2
li.$ i% not l3y% $%y2 T&$y l3y% %y

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HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE: A Symbol Hunting Activity

m!!ig$ i% not l3y%  b$/ o. !o%$%2 T&$!$

!$ !oug& tim$%5 n/ t&t i% in$vitbl$2
 Ng!$bcn Y$% Ng!$bcn it%$l. i%  !$(!$%$nttion o. !u!l li.$
 b$cu%$ o. it% !u%tic %u!!oun/ing% n/
%om$3&t lgging b$&in/ in t$!m% o. (!og!$%%

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Specific points in the narrative ction/image Interpretation
?Loo* t t&$ %t!%2 It i% %o mny tim$% bigg$! M!i 3% b$ginning to ((!$cit$ t&$ (lc$ M!i@% ((!$citing 3&t %&$ %3 t
n/ b!ig&t$! t&n it 3% t E!mit b$c&2 T&$  Ng!$bcn i%  mni.$%ttion t&t loving 
i! i% cl$n5 .!$$ o. /u%t n/ %mo*$2 So it i%5  ($!%on m$n% loving n/ ((!$citing
 No$l? $v$!yt&ing bout &im5 not only &i% bo/y but
l%o &i% 3y o. li.$ o. li.$5 &i% .mily n/
$v$!yt&ing2
Mot&$! %too/ in t&$ /oo!3y22 T&$ ct o. 3iting No$l@% mot&$! /i%(ly$/ n $=cit$m$nt in t&$
coming o. &i% %on@% 3i.$2 A%  mot&$!5 it b!ing%
 8oy 3&$n not&$! m$mb$! o. t&$ .mily i%
coming
Ft&$! in%i%t$/ t&$y .ollo3 t&$ 3ig in%t$/ o. R$lity o. t&$ &!/ li.$ in t&$ b!!io T&$ .t&$! 3nt$/ M!i to %$$ t&$ !$lity t&t
c&oo%ing to (%% t&!oug& cmino !$l %&$ 3ill b$ living in  /i..$!$nt (lc$ n/ &$
3nt$/ to t$%t 3&$t&$! o! not %&$ cn %u!viv$
living in  &umbl$ (lc$ %uc& % t&$ (!ovinc$

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!ecurring image/action Paragraph in which these images/actions Interpretation
appear
S&$ 3% lov$ly2 S&$ 3% tll2 S&$ 3% .!g!nt Fi!%t (!g!(& n/ l%t (!g!(& Fi!%t im(!$%%ion l%t%? it i% (!obbly n
li*$  mo!ning 3&$n ((y% !$ in bloom /mi!tion o. Bl/o to M!i n/ t&t m*$% it
 (o%%ibl$ .o! &im t&in*ing bout .in/ing l%o 
3i.$ li*$ M!i?
T&i% im(!$%%ion l%o !$(!$%$nt% t&$ /mi!tion
o. t&$ tg"b!!io% .o! t&$ tg"byn% n/
M!i %m$lling li*$ ((y% m$nt t&t M!i
cn %u!viv$ in t&$ b!!io%2

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Concrete image
?lig&t$/ t&$ lnt$!n t&t &ung .!om t&$ c!t
223tc&$/ t&$ %mo*$ 3v$! .intly u(3!/
.!om t&$ lig&t$! $n/ vni%& %lo3ly into t&$
nig&t out%i/$22
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"ecomes symbolic of#
Symbolic o. &o($ t&t M!i coul/ /(t
&$!%$l. to !u!l li.$
Symbolic o. t&$ $m$!ging o. t&$ (!obl$m o.
cc$(tnc$ o. bot& M!i n/ t&$ .mily n/
t&$n t&$ 3y o. li.$ in t&$ (!ovinc$ n/ t&$
%olution o. t&$ (!obl$m
bstract concept/situation
T&$ un/$!%tn/ing t&t %(!*$/ .!om L$on
3&$n &$ 3% 4u$%tioning Bl/o 3&y /o t&$y
&v$ to .ollo3 t&$ 3ig n/ not cmino !$l2
F$!% o. M!i in m$$ting t&$ .mily o. L$on
n/ t t&$ %m$ tim$ t&$ t$n%ion o. t&$ 3&ol$
.mily in &ving M!i5 t&$ city gi!l5 % (!t o.
t&$ .mily22 ll t&$%$ .$!% n/ t$n%ion% ./$/
3y li*$ t&$ %mo*$ t&t vni%&$/ %lo3ly into
t&$ out%i/$?
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