English Extended Response

Question 1

Introduction: Key Words/Phrases

Answer 1

Juxtaposes China’s communism under Mao, Maericas democracy. Patriarchal society, women-domestic duties and men complete hard labour

Question 2

Paragraph 1: Topic Sentence

Answer 2

Gender is an unbalanced subject, where the equality of gender is of a different degree in each country and culture

Question 3

Paragraph 1: Technique and example

Answer 3

Technique: Dialogue- Li, Contrast-Communism of China and Democracy of America, Characterisation of Li
Example: The scene where Li is waiting at home for Liz, after his day at the dance studio, and she returns home with takeaway food and the house is a mess with clothes strewn everywhere and dirty dishes in the sink. Li becomes angry telling her that she should be cooking and keeping the house clean, Liz responds with ‘I’m not your mother Li’ and Li says, ‘No my mother works hard for her family

Question 4

Paragraph 1-Technique and Example

Answer 4

Technique: Objectification- Men not being soft, Contrast- China, men allowed to express feelings, America they can
Example: When Li is a child and first attending the dance lessons, he cries himself to sleep at night. The guard hears and walks into the dorm and tells whoever is crying to stop and that boys don’t cry.

Question 5

Paragraph 1, Technique and Example

Answer 5

Technique: Dialogue- Li’s mother and guards, Contrast- Li’s mother is expected to accept the condemnation from the guards while Liz does not take Li’s rude behaviour toward her, contrasts China’s gender roles and America’s gender roles
Example: When Li is ‘banished’ from China his mother is informed, the guards blame her for Li’s upbringing as a traitor and that she should be ashamed. Li’s mother then stands up to them saying that the government brought him up and that they are to blame.

Question 6

Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence

Answer 6

There is no set culture for the world; each country has its own unique culture which each person can discover different layers of.

Question 7

Paragraph 2: Technique and Example

Answer 7

Techniques: Juxtaposition- China, Communism, oppressing and America, democracy, freeing
Example: This is shown through the Chinese officials kidnapping Li and refusing to release him, and lying to him to make him want to return to China.

Question 8

Conclusion: Topic Sentence

Answer 8

Culture is an ancient relic which is carried through time by books and people; this creates bias as it relies on people’s views to be transcribed.

Question 9

Conclusion: Keywords and Phrases

Answer 9

Democracy and America is given positive light while Communism and China is oppressing. Text is biased as Li has bad memories of China and is told from his perspective. China- patriarchal society. America- Genders are more equal

Question 10

Introduction: Topic Sentence

Answer 10

Culture is an ancient relic which is carried through time by books and people; this creates bias as it relies on people’s views to the transcribed