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Novel a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree

of realism.
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance.
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The term comes from a Greek word
meaning "action" (Classical Greek: , drama), which is derived from the verb meaning "to do" or "to act"
Poetry (from the Greek poiesis meaning a "making", seen also in such terms as "hemopoiesis";
more narrowly, the making of poetry) is a form ofliterary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic
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qualities
of languagesuch as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metreto evoke meanings in addition to, or in
place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.
Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in writing, the other form being fiction. Non-fiction is a story
based on real facts and information . Non-fiction is a narrative, account, or other communicative work whose
assertions and descriptions are believed by the author to be factual.
rature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means: "things
made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major formsfiction and non-fictionand
two major techniquespoetry and prose.
It is the classic old versus new thing. In post-revolution "modern" China, after the centuries-old dynastic
empire has been overthrown at last, starts a story of a boy named Chou nan-an coming back home, after
having been gone for college for three long years, to his ill-stricken grandmother. But as it turns out, his ill-
stricken grandmother was not the only one he'd find himself coming back home to: a self-disappointing
confrontation and "neglect of duty" discussion with his father, a completely unexpected turn-around by his
sister, a surprising revelation to his unsurprised mother, and a long been waiting rite to pass, as dictated by his
culture and tradition, supposed to be his last.

His father asked him what, after three years gone, he has learned in the modern school. He answered, in
complete respect, how broad the knowledge being taught in the modern school is that it seems to him so
complicated and difficult to simply explain outright. A master of retort, his father sneered at him, telling him
there is nothing more complicated to learn and to explain if only what the modern school teaches boys like
him is just how to live a life of a man; not a bunch of sciences and varied culture and all that crap. Then his
father led the talk into raising an awful reminder the neglected duty his son has left in the house since he went
away: the arranged marriage of Chou and his betrothed fiancee. This a duty, as the culture dictates, he owes
gravely to his father, and a wish by his grandmother he quite traditionally needed to grant before she dies.

His sister was excited for the coming of her soon to be sister-in-law; she shall finally have someone to talk to
and sew with. Upon this, Chou was infuriated and completely taken aback. For long, he thought he could have
his sister on his side and have counted her support in undertaking his new modern ways and ideals. He has
duties and responsibilities only to himself as an individual, he claims during their conversation; and none to
this fiancee of his but fake ones! He told his sister that her mind is poisoned for yielding and compromising to
this culture. Moreover, he added that he does not wish to marry her, the fiancee, for she is not the type of girl
that he would choose for himself to marry.

His mother told him not to tell his father anything of this until all the wedding is over. He had just told his
mother that he is already married to another woman, a modern friend in college. It turned out, after this
supposed to be shocking revelation to his mother that apparently didn't surprise her a bit, for she calmly
replied to his son that a marriage, no matter when, where, or with whom, is not and never a marriage as long
as the family had never arranged it. This just becomes something unrecognized by the whole family unless
acted upon with destitution by the unauthorized-wedded wife to be just the second one to his groom. His
woman, if she wishes to be recognized, has to beg to become the second wife if the arrange wedding pushes
through! He thought, again, of how the family's morality bespeaks paradoxical ideals so loudly upon this
discussion with his mother.

Soon later, the wedding happened and was pushed through. The red sedan of the fiancee was brought to the
house of Chou. The night came and both were inside the newly-wed chamber, as dictated by culture and
tradition, in a part of the house. During that night, however drowned and clouded and hard his mind might be,
after the many rounds of drinking he had with his cousins prior, during his long due thinking he has gotten
beside that bed, as soon as the tears had started to fall down his bride's rogued cheeks, he exercised the rite.
He exercised his rite.
One of the many Confucian principles in Confucius's "The Analects" teaches that the father must be kind and
the son be devotedly obedient, that the elder brother must be gentle and the younger be humble and
respectful, that the husband must be righteous in behavior and the wife be obedient, that the elders must be
humanely considerate and the juniors be deferential, that the rulers must be benevolent and the ministers
and the subjects be loyal, so that the society be harmonious for all.

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