Falling Leaves Chapter 10

5 Comments
1] Ye Ye dressed in old fashioned chinese gowns and a skull cap.

2] Ye Ye developed diabetes in his last years.

3] Ye Ye had trouble walking and constantly slipped and fell.

4] Ye Ye died on March 27, 1952 from diabetes complications.

5] Aunt baba and Ye Ye never had a suitable marriage.

4 Questions
1] Why couldn't Father tell Aunt Baba in person himself that Ye Ye died?

2] Why did Father tell his employee to write a letter to Aunt Baba for him?

3] Why didn't Niang call for a doctor when she knew Ye Ye was sick?

4] How does the family cope afterwards?

3 Vocabulary
1] Repasts: A meal.

2] Loathing: Intense dislike.

3] Gesticulating: To gesture.

2 Literary Terms
1] "Each day passes like a year." -Metaphor.

2] "...as he swallowed his monotonous diet." -Metaphor.

1 Overview Sentence
Ye Ye died from diabetes on march 27, 1952.