Austin Chapter
Reader's Guide

2. & 3. First, please make up theree questions of your own, important to the story and to you. If you haven't had a chance to read Adeline's story, or perhaps you've forgotten her story, please make up three questions from your story, which will add to our common talk.
Were there any surprises, incongruities, or responsive issues not covered in the above?
What, if anything, did you learn from the father and stepmother's relationship? Did they enlighten you about cruelty and its cure?
Obedience is a value in the story. Do you wish to comment?
If -- how has the story enlarged your understanding of Chinese culture and history?
How does education play in the lives of the characters?
How do you see Adeline in relation to her brothers and sisters? Alike, unlike?
Were there any saving graces in the stepmother? Did we see her from "inside" ever?
Has the story enriched your understanding of the human condition?