In this lesson, you will learn about the important turning points that take place during chapter 5 of Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. Chapter 5 represents an important change in settings and major, life-changing events for the main characters.
They look sad and dirty, and the sight of the demons (Americans) in their strange clothes is scary. But when he arrives in Chinatown, the neighborhood where the Tang people live, it is like he is back in the Middle Kingdom. He sees the curved, tiled roofs and doorways with arches of red, gold, and green.
Through all of the ups and downs, moves, and natural disasters, Windrider continues to dream about flying. Moon Shadow wants to help his father pursue his dream of building an airplane. They go to Oakland and get new jobs and renew their commitment to building planes. Eventually, they build one that they name Dragonwings.
How Windrider Got His Name. Incredibly, Moon Shadow's father says he's had the name Windrider since before he was born! The name was given to him by the Dragon King. The Dragon King is a creature who rules reptiles and animals who live in the sea - and maybe even over all animals.
Alger is the first kind "white demon" we meet by name in Dragonwings. Though the idea seems obvious, it's important for the book that Yep shows how varied "white demons" are as a category of people, just as he shows how different Tang people can be.
Now, the reader gets to know who and what the Company is. The Company is known in the demon's language as the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow. The Company is in a three-story building in the neighborhood where the Tang people live. The head of the Company is Uncle Bright Star.
Moon Shadow remarks that there were no women on the street, explaining that most Tang women in America were prostitutes or the wives of wealthy merchants. The Company's home is a three-story store with a sign that reads "Peach Orchard Vow" in Chinese and English (2.39).
Dragonwings- The Cast of CharactersABRed Rabbithorse that pulled the wagonUncle Bright StarFather figure of the company and the oldest member (80ish), Black Dog's fatherWhite Deer60 years old, Mother figure, the cookLeftyonly has left hand, gambler11 more rows
Windrider helps fix a demon's automobile; the demon respectfully introduces himself as Mr. Alger. Trouble comes in the form of Black Dog, Uncle Bright Star's delinquent son. Windrider and Moon Shadow find him outside an opium den and save him from being shot by the Justices, the corrupt neighborhood watchmen.
Black Dog is the character who shows us how lonely and alienating it is to feel different and separate, to feel like one does not belong. Transplanted from his lifestyle in China, he doesn't like the reality he finds in America.
Miss Whitlaw stands up for Moon Shadow and Windrider when the authorities come to gather Chinese people. Miss Whitlaw finds a job as a housekeeper in Oakland, so she and Robin move there after the quake.
Moon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America.
The Chinese people were also called the Tang people. Chinatowns in America today are still called the “Streets of the Tang People” in Chinese. Its territory, acquired through the military exploits of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han.
Terms in this set (24) How does Moonshadow description uncle bright star? MS describes him as a chuby onld man.
Four years. Q. Who attacks Moon Shadow when the flying machine is complete? Robin.
In this lesson, you will learn about the important turning points that take place during chapter 5 of Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. Chapter 5 represents an important change in settings and major, life-changing events for ...
Windrider and Moon Shadow both agree that they will give this gift a very special place in their new home. In the beginning of chapter 5 , it seems like Black Dog has recovered from his opium problem, but he soon falls into his old habits, attacking and stealing from Moon Shadow.
The next morning, Windrider announces to the Company that he and Moon Shadow will be leaving the Tang people's town. He has contacted the demon whose car he fixed and has arranged a job cleaning and fixing things in houses. Windrider and Moon Shadow will rent a room from a demoness, an American woman.
He knocks on the door of the brotherhood and asks for the Tiger General, the head of the brotherhood. They agree to send Black Dog out to fight him.
Moon Shadow tackles him while Windrider fights with Black Dog. Windrider knocks Black Dog down and kills the man with the pistol. Black Dog survives, but the Tiger General kicks him out of the brotherhood. Tiger General warns Windrider that he should leave town for some time because he has killed a brother.
The men must vote on what to do about Black Dog's troubles. Although Uncle Bright Star wants to take full responsibility for his son's actions, the men vote and decide that all of them will share the cost. Just as he promised, Black Dog seems to have changed his ways. For a while, he is working hard at the laundry.
Chapter 2 of 'Dragonwings' introduces the reader to the Tang people and Moon Shadow's family in America. In this lesson, you will learn about the important characters and events ...
The Company is in a three-story building in the neighborhood where the Tang people live. The head of the Company is Uncle Bright Star. Uncle is the oldest in the Company, and one of three owners. White Deer, the second-oldest uncle, is a partner and the cook. Hand Clap is the third partner.
The Tang People's Town. Chinatown, San Francisco, about 1906. Chapter 2 also gives us the first glimpse of what the Tang people's town looks like in America. When Moon Shadow first gets off the boat, he is surprised to find out that there is no Golden Mountain. The homes and buildings of the demons also take him aback.
Instead, his gift is for his soul. Moon Shadow is full of joy when he sees the beautiful butterfly kite that his father has made for him! At the end of Chapter 2, the reader finally meets Black Dog, one of Uncle's sons.
Father, Moon Shadow, Lefty (a Tang man who cut off his right hand after losing money to a bad bet), and Black Dog work at the laundry as employees. The bottom floor of the Company's building is for the laundry. The clothes are washed in the back and in the basement, and the ironing is done in the front.
Moon Shadow also meets Black Dog, the first person he knows who is a part of the brotherhoods. The shape of Moon Shadow's new life in America is coming into focus as new characters and places are described. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Create your account.
Chapter 2 takes place during April 1903 and introduces the reader to the Company. In the first chapter, Hand Clap had assured Moon Shadow and his mother that the Company would protect him in America. Now, the reader gets to know who and what the Company is.
In the first chapter of Dragonwings, the eight-year-old Tang narrator named Moon Shadow, describes his home in the Middle Kingdom (China) in 1903. His father, who is known in the village for his fine kite making, is working laundry in the Land of the Golden Mountain (America).
But Moon Shadow's father is not scooping (or mining) for gold. Instead, he works at a laundromat and sends money home to his family in China. Moon Shadow's father is known in his village for making the most wonderful kites.
Dragonwings is set in 1903 and follows the story of a boy named Moon Shadow Lee who grows up in China without his father, who has gone to America to earn money. Moon Shadow accompanies a relative to America when he is nine and is reunited with his father, receiving a gift from him: a handmade kite.
Dragonwings is a children’s historical novel by Chinese-American author Laurence Yep, first published in 1975 . It is the first installment in the Golden Mountain Chronicles, a ten-novel series continued between 1984 and 2011, which follows the Young family in their journey over several generations, from 1835 to 2011, beginning in China.
Robin helps Moon Shadow deal with neighborhood bully Jack by telling him to punch Jack in the nose. This earns Jack’s respect, and after the punch he leaves Moon Shadow alone. Father and son reunite with the Company at a festival in Chinatown. This is right before everything changes.
Windrider is enraged, and goes to fight Black Dog at the headquarters of the Sleepers, Black Dog’s gang. Moon Shadow follows. Windrider wins the fight, but one of the Sleepers is killed in self-defense. To avoid revenge by the dead man’s family, Windrider takes his son to go work for Mr. Alger.
Windrider and Moon Shadow rescue him from an opium den and protect him from the Justices, the cruel local watchmen. But Black Dog robs and beats Moon Shadow to steal the money he’s collected from customers. Windrider is enraged, and goes to fight Black Dog at the headquarters of the Sleepers, Black Dog’s gang.
His father, Windrider, eventually sends word for Moon Shadow to come to America and live with him. When Moon Shadow arrives, he meets the rest of his family abroad, including their leader, Uncle Bright Star, chef White Deer, poet Left, and the boastful Hand Clap.
The story is partially based on real events that took place in 1909. The book explores themes of friendship, family, dreams, and the true meaning of home, as well as portraying the Chinese immigrant experience in the early twentieth century.
Chapter 6 is one of the shortest chapters in Dragonwings, both in length and in the time period that it covers. In this lesson, you will learn about the new places and people that Moon Shadow and his father meet in the sixth chapter. Create an account.
Chapter 6 is different from other chapters of Dragonwings. It only covers one day in May 1905. However, it is an important day, as Moon Shadow and Windrider move to their new home in the demon's neighborhood and have their first personal encounter with a demoness, her home, and many new and unusual inventions. Lesson. Quiz.
Moon Shadow and Windrider give her a gift: a picture of the Stove King, a kind Chinese god of the kitchen. Moon Shadow is shocked again when the demoness offers them milk (he's never had it before!) and gingerbread cookies.
But before then, Moon Shadow will have to teach her the truth about dragons. Lesson Summary. In Chapter 6 of Dragonwings, Windrider and Moon Shadow move to their new home outside of the Tang people's neighborhood, among the tenement houses of the demons. They move their belongings into the stable where they will live, and meet their landlady, ...
One of the greatest surprises comes when Moon Shadow sees a demon child for the first time. It turns out that Miss Whitlaw has been taking care of her niece, Robin, since her brother and sister-in-law died. Robin looks just like a miniature version of her aunt.
The Dragon King has nearby soldiers affix wings onto Windrider so he can see how awesome the dragon kingdom is. Windrider uses his wings to fly. The Dragon King takes off in flight, strutting his flying skills. He and Windrider race through the sky to Windrider's home.
Kind of sounds like Beauty and the Beast 's magic mirror. The Dragon King uses the throne device to contact each of his descendents for a banquet.
Moon Shadow assures his father that he believes in the memory as reality . Uncle Bright Star throws a wooden carving of a monkey onto Moon Shadow's bed as an embarrassed gift. Moon Shadow keeps its creator a secret from the Company, figuring Uncle would want it that way.
Windrider decides not to speak to her, as it would only bring a more intense sense of pain and longing. The Dragon King loses a game of dominoes to Windrider and saves the winnings for his future return to the dragon world. Windrider returns to the mortal world, and thus finishes telling his dream to Moon Shadow.
The Dragon Man (April, 1903) Moon Shadow explains that Tang men can and do have multiple names throughout a lifetime. Windrider shows Moon Shadow their room. It is filled with small machines that are foreign to Moon Shadow. Windrider excitedly shows Moon Shadow each of the strange machines, including earphones, a crystal set, ...
He was punished for trying to extinguish the sun with the force of his wings.