The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind Critical Thinking
1. Do you think the Mandarin's daughter gave her father good advice? Explain.
2.
How do the townspeople react to the repeated directions to rebuild?
3. How does the competition between the towns affect the people's health and well-being?
4. Should the people have continued to follow the Mandarin as a leader?
5. Why are walls built as a kite and the wind more effective for a peaceful and harmonious relationship between
the two towns?
6. What lesson does this story teach for today's world?
Conflict
7. Why do the two Mandarins feel that their cities must compete in wall-building?
8. To end their conflict, what must the Mandarins realize is more important than this competition? Explain your
answer.

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: • two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme • objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic • clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now. tips for success ask yourself these questions as you revise: • did i write two paragraphs about a theme in gilman's "the yellow wallpaper"? • did i use one paragraph to describe how the main character's development contributed to the theme? • did i use the other paragraph to describe how the setting contributed to the theme? did i maintain a formal style and an objective tone?