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KEY MOMENT 2: After Luo fixed the Village Headman's tooth - Coggle…
KEY MOMENT 2: After Luo fixed the Village Headman's tooth
What has just happened?
Luo has just finished fixing the village headman's awful tooth using a makeshift drill
The tailor was part of this as well and helped the two boys in controlling and keeping an eye on the headman while drilling
The narrator did surprise Luo a little by revealing a rather sadistic side to himself as well as he pedalled much slower than needed, only to cause the headman more pain
Due to the drastic amounts of pain the headman was under, he became rather vunerable against the boys giving Luo all the power
The headman couldn't do much against Luo so since Luo had all the power he could say more than he would have been able to in any other situation and allowed the narrator to loosen up and be sadistic as well as it was his best friend with the most power.
The village headman threatened Luo that if he did not fix the headmans tooth then the narrator would get in trouble so Luo decides to fix his tooth. Goes to show how deep Luo and Ma's friendship goes and how much Luo cares for him.
What is happening?
Luo is reflecting on the tooth drilling scene
The empahtic piece is set after the tooth drilling scene has been done so it is Luo looking back on it and his thoughts and feelings after
He is coming to sense on how corrupt the communism system is and how wrong it is to steal knowledge and education from them
Also a moment to realise the struggle the two boys have gone through, especially Luo because of re-education instead of being in the city.
Who is present?
In the empathic writing it is from Luo's perspective and only Luo is present for the setting of the empathic. Luo is reflecting on the tooth drilling scene to himself
In the tooth drilling scene the characters present are: the tailor, the narrator, Luo himself and the village headman
Words/phrases to describe your character’s feelings & attitudes?
Proud, full of pride
Also proud of the narrator as he has progressed a lot as a character. This goes to show their friendship from Luos perspective and how much he cares about Ma.
Definitely sadistic to some extent as he is satisfied with the pain he caused the headman
Satisfied in a way as he got "revenge" for all the pain the headman - a symbol of communism and re-education caused him and Ma.
Anger in a way since the only way they can have some power is during this time
Also angry at the system and how knowledge was kept away from the both of them
Powerful. Luo holds the most amount of power in this scene and he is aware of it as he uses his power to his advantage while taking as much revenge as possible in that moment.
Main concerns of your character at this point in the text?
Would he ever get such an opportunity again where he holds so much power against the feared headman and the corrupt system of re-education.
If Luo will always be stuck in re-education camp and if he has to chance to get out like Four Eyes did
Would the headman stick to his word and leave Ma alone now that the surgery had been done?
Changes/developments in your character’s thoughts and feelings during the scene?
Starts off as rather scared cause he has never practically performed surgery on someones tooth, additionally the equipment is makeshift meaning he has a higher chance of failure.
He is anxious if something goes wrong what would the headman do to him and the narrator. Would the narrator get in worse trouble if the surgery is unsuccessful?
Starts off quite conflicted and angry as well since they were forced into this by the headman
As Luo realises how much power he has he starts to appreciate this opportunity more and more
Brings out a rather sadistic side to him as well, he uses his power to his advantage to seek revenge. In this case revenge is causing more pain to the headman.
Realises now more than ever how much hatred he has for re-education and communism as it is restricting their ability to gain knowledge and read beloved literature.
Main features of your character’s voice?
Arrogant
Hopeful
Sadistic
Humorous in a way
Very descriptive being the story teller he is
A little scared / anxious