Post-Reading Questions colar
1. Reflect on Ken Liu's childhood in China. In what ways did his knowledge of Chinese
traditions play a role in writing this?
2. How does Jack's rejection of his mother drive the plot?
3. Normally, if origami animals started moving on their own, it would be hard to believe.
But in the story, this magical occurrence doesn't seem to surprise. Why don't the
characters make a big deal about the moving origami animals?
4. What does the story teach us about being an immigrant? About being biracial?
5. What does the story teach us about the role of language?
6. How would the story have been different if Jack's parents hadn't met through a
catalog? For example, if they had met at a baseball game or a mutual friend?
7. Why does Jack's father allow Jack to distance himself from his mother? Why does he
support her Americanization?
8. Why does Jack's mother forgive him, despite his callous treatment of her? What does
this reveal about motherhood?
9. What are some of the challenges Jack's mother might have faced when adapting to a
new life - going from living as a servant in Hong Kong to a suburban housewife in
Connecticut?

can someone help me out with this
it’s from the paper menagerie by ken liu