2. SUMMARY
• This story is about the jade bracelet, owned by
Siew May’s grandmother who is sick and dying.
She wishes to hand over the jade bracelet to Siew
May.Siew May really likes the jade bracelet.At the
end of the story, the grandmother died and the
jade bracelet which has been burnt with her does
not turn into ashes but only turn colour from
green to white.However,the jade bracelet is hand
over to Mrs. Wong’s brother, not to Siew May as
the grandmother requested.
3. THEMES
• Love – Further connection with family bond
• Passionate on the jewellery - chinese culture
• Concern about others – can be a non-blood
relationship
4. CHARACTER
SIEW MAY Clever girl, A naive child
Has a strong curiosity instinct
MRS.WONG Sentimental person
Patience mother
Has a strong bond-ties with her
mother
MRS.LEE A concerned neighbour
Sympathetic person
5. • THE GRANDMOTHER
Dying
Sick old women
Loved her granddaughter so much
6. PLOT
Initial Situation
Siew May heard her mother, Mrs. Wong and
her uncle were whispering in sending the
grandmother to Sam Poh Tong Temple.
Conflict
The grandmother was dying, she wished to
hand over her beloved jade bracelet to Siew
May, she was sent over to Sam Poh Tong
Temple.
7. Climax
Mrs. Wong stayed up to look after
grandmother, felt something bad will
happen, the grandmother died.
Denoument
Siew May had the jade bracelet in her
hand, Siew May pleaded Mrs.Wong to give the
bracelet to her.
Resolution
Mrs.Wong handed over the jade bracelet to her
brother, Ah Fook Kee without considering
anymore
8. SETTINGS
• Place
-house
-main hall of the house
-the grandmother’s room
-Sam Poh Tong Temple
• Time
-a week ago
-in a morning
-on the evening
9. LITERARY TERMS
Archetype
-the jade bracelet symbolises for
luxuries, heritage, women.
Irony
-Mrs.Wong said to herself that she hated her
husband
Flash baack
-interrupt the flow of story by going back in
time and telling the reader what happened in
the character’s past.
