' The Jade Pendant, & Rsquo, By Catherine Lim

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The short story ‘The Jade Pendant’, by Catherine Lim is talking about how pride can affect the lifestyle of one. The hardest thing for me is to tell how I feel about the characters. I should feel bad because this family have lots of financial problems but the reason that led them to this situation is not valid at all. Pride is not an excuse for any problem. To consider too much what the others might think of us makes us forget about our own life and how we want to live it. The main problem of Mrs. Khoo is that she is so concerned about pride and prestige that she forgot about the basic moral values of life. The most astonishing thing about this story is the end of it. Even if we don’t have the details of the purchase, I found
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