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Multicultural Elements in Joss and Gold
-Nurul Sareena (TESL 1)-
Social Issues
Forbidden Relationship Amongst Races
Gina (Chinese) has affair with Paroo (Indian) but they are not confident to tell their family.
Gina has a strict father so for surely he will go against their intimate relationship.
Perception of Western Culture in Malaysia
Li An is a Chinese woman who talks, thinks, acts and even dresses like western do.
She roams around on her motorbike, smoking and are not a shame of wearing tight jeans.
Racial Tension
Li An deals with racial tensions when Abdullah explicitly said it serve them right because Chinese are the one who look for trouble first.
The riots happens in the novel where Chinese and Malay killed each other. Henry's father is one of the victim.
Family Relationships
Grandmother and Grandchild
Second Mrs Yeh comforts Suyin who have been mock by other girls for having different facial features.
Husband and Wife
Henry loves Li An but they are not in good relationship. His attempt to have holiday together was not success because Li An is not cooperating.
They even forget about their wedding anniversary.
Daughter-in-law and Mother-in-law
Even though Li An and Henry is divorce, Second Mrs Yeh still treat her nicely and help her take care of Suyin.
Father and Son
Mr Yeh does not have close relationship with Henry.
He never ask about Henry's future and let him do whatever he wants. It seem like Mr Yeh does not care anything about his son.
Belief Systems
Christianity
Grandma is a Christian believer because she mentioned the church and Christ which is known as Christian god.
Islamic beliefs
Samad explains about 'khalwat' which is the forbidden things to do in Islam to Chester.
Value Systems
Values the Beauty of Languages
Li An show a lot of love in literature and said she wants to go to America just for venturing more literatures since Malaysia does not have many of it.
The Value of Loving One's Profession
Henry very devoted to his job as a scientist and thinks that holiday like Christmas as interruption. He is very anxious to left the experiment at the lab on holiday and he even work on weekend to check on his experiments.
Gender Issues
Sexual Objection of Women
All the boys in the campus as well as Mr. Pound love the Chinese woman named Ellen for her body.
Gender Pay Gap
The salary Ellen get is lowest the male coworkers even though she do the same work like them.
Patriarchy
Henry does not like when Li An intervenes the discussion and said that she must accept it but if she does not agree then she should just remain silent.