Question Three

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

Li Cunxin's Na-na 'grandmother' in one example she told Li's Niang 'mum' that she broke a set of plates that are very valueable. Another examle is that Li Cunxin always talks, interacts, shares ideas and thoughts. Li Cunxin loved his Na-na very much.

Li loves his na-na very much because whenever he gets in trouble or does something wrong. Like when he breaks his niang's new plates that she had saved money for them.

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

She firmly believed that her spirit will live on in a different world, therefore a special coffin was made carved with birds, flowers, trees and water and it was painted. They buried her near water which meant a lucky place. The man with the best writing wrote Nana's name on a large piece of white paper for her grave. The name had to be put on the grave quickly or else her soul would wonder away and become lost. At least one person would stay by the coffin during 3 days to keep her company. Li thought she was the best Nana in the world. The funeral was expensive, the procession began from house. Only men were allowed to the burial site and woman cried in the house and cooked food.

They had to wear some white for a whole year. They often visited the graveyard so she wouldn't be lonely and bring pretend money and food. They gave things to her so she will have alot of things in the new world

Li and his family showed respect to his Na-Na by wearing something white for a whole year and they would also bring lots of fake paper and water so she could have lots of items in her other life.

Li had got in trouble in chapter five for breaking six plates however Na-na helped Li out of danger. Li was truly thanks to Na-na about it and kissed her. Li was stricken with grief at Na-na’s death. She told Li, a few days before her death, ‘If there is one thing I want you to do for me when I’m dead, it is to bury me properly.’ She firmly believed that her spirit would live on in a different world.
Eventually and fortunately, Na-na’s burial was the last one allowed in our village before government had started forcing people to cremate the dead.

When Nana was dead, she firmly believed that her spirit will live on in a different woorld, so the Li family made a special coffin with birds, trees, flowers and water carved in. They buried Nana and our youngest aunt's husband painted, since he was the furniture painter. The man with the best writing in the village wrote the name quickly otherwise her soul will wander off and never find it's way again. The village leaders let Li family to select the edge of a ditch for Nana's burial site and they chose the water escape channel from the fields. Niang cooked food and and used blue rice paper to make some figures of a horse and cows and the painter would draw half human faces. They also wore something white for one year.

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

One day Li broke 6 expensive plates trying to make dinner, to impress his Niang. He tried lifted the big wok but he couldn't handle the weight, he tumbled over and smashed into the plates. Li was terrified his Niang would kill him, he ran to his Na-na and begged for help. she told Li reassuringly that she would take care of it. When Li's Niang and Dia came home, Na-na told them she slipped off the stool while cooking, Li was eternally grateful for this.

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

Li's Na-na took the blame after Li broke 6 expensive plates, he broke the plates when he was truing to make an fancy dish for his niang. he came running to his Na-na looking for help and she said "il take care of it"
When his Na-na died they made her a special coffin.

Li's family show that there na-na was beloved by having a big funeral to show there respects and to allow her to live on in the after life

How does Li show us how beloved Na-na was by their actions following her death?

Li’s family bought a very expensive coffin for her. They berried her in a quite place and they would often bring flowers, money and other items to her grave to make sure she had a happy after life. As a sign of respect the family wore white for a whole year. They continuously visited her grave each time bringing something to place on her grave.

Li showed how beloved his na na was to him following her death by when he accidentally breaks his Niangs new plates he ran to his na an and told her about what happened she said she would take the blame for it after that Li was eternally grateful.