3 Emily Isolation Worksheet 19_answers

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Emilys Slowing Isolation

Towards the end of the play, we see how Emilys large family slowly crumbles.

Show how Emily slowly becomes isolated from her family, starting from Richards

death.

Events which contribute to the gradual isolation of Emily from her family

Event Effect on Emily / Evidence to

show

Where possible, what

does it tell you about

Emily?

Richards suicide Shocked that her first son p 13

has committed suicide. It was

the worst shock of my whole life.

Bitter: We know that it affects her

deeply because she hated the

smell of frangipani given by Mr

G.P. Chee at the funeral.

Dazed and disoriented: Talks to

Richard as though he is still alive

and a young boy.

Clearly loves her son a lot.

Even though she may be

seen as a cold, manipulative

person, these evidences do

support that she truly loves

Richard but may not be

aware of how her actions

have caused him to take his

own life.

Kheongs infidelity

and eventually his

death

Infidelity and moving into his mistress

home

1. At a loss

She says that if she grumblesand complains, he is not going to

change his ways. If she keeps

quiet, it means that her husband

will say that she consents to his

infidelity. If she throws a tantrum,

she is just giving him a way to be

justified in his infidelity. P 40

2. Determined (to end his

infidelity)

Puts her foot down by asking

Kheong a lot of questions that he

asks her to shut up p40-41.

3. Became cunning/tactical by

setting up a ploy to entrap

Kheong

Emily organises the annual dinner

1. All this tells us that

Emily is a cunning

woman who would do

anything to save her

marriage or family. It

also tells us that Emily

is an insecure person,

and does not spare a

thought for Kheongs

feelings. Clearly,

Kheong refuses to be

with her yet Emily still

plods on with the

marriage, even

though it is a farce.

She is superficial and

cares too much about

reputation (not so

much physical but

rather, her public

reputation and image

of the Gan family).

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to celebrate the end of

Occupation by asking Kheong to

send out invitations. Because it is

such a big public event (it was

even reported in the Singapore

Free Press), Kheong had no

choice but to move back to the

home two days before the

dinner.

2. Refusing to see Emily at his

deathbed

1. Confused: Whats wrong?

Why wont they let me see

him? p43

2. Delusional: I dont

believe he said that. Hemust be ill and out of his

mind. P44

2. Emily has complete lack of

self-awareness of herself.

She has no idea that Kheong

still has ill feelings and

refuses to admit that it is her

which is the cause of his

bitterness. She is delusional

and seems to be living in her

own fantasy (thinking that

she has done everything

well), unable to see reality.

Molly and Mabelmoving out with

their children to

new flats

1. Lonely : Molly and Mabelhave gone to live with their

children in new modern

flats.

Soon, there wont be so

many people in Emerald

Hill, so I have told Doris

that after shes married she

and her husband must

move continue to live herewith me.

This tells us that she isafraid of being alone,

a possible effect of

being abandoned by

her own mother and

living in so many

different relatives

homes before her

marriage.

Event Effect on Emily Where possible, what

does it tell you about

Emily?

Doris visiting an

aunt in America

1. Doris met a boy there, and

Emily feels fearful of losing

her again like she did with

Richard. Here, we see that

This tells us that Emily

has somewhat

mellowed, afraid of

making the same




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the effect on Emily when

Doris told her of meeting a

man and not wanting to go

home, is more cautious.

She told Doris that she

does not forbid Doris

from getting married but

begs her to wait before

getting married. She is

feeling scared here, and is

thinking of ways on how to

stall Doris decision. We see

a mellower Emily when she

says Live your own life.

Make your own decisions.

But dont rush into

marriage just because you

want to escape from meEventually, Doris met

somebody else and did not

return home to her.

mistake she did with

Richard. She is more

careful and afraid of

losing anymore family

members.

Charlie and Edward

getting married

and moving to new

flats

When Charlie said, Mum,

actually I dont want to live in

Emerald Hill, Emily said that

and in the end, true enough,

all of them moved away.

When the children moved out

and had their own families,

Emily said Otherwise I dont

go out very much

nowadays

We see the effect it has

on Emily is that she

becomes even more

alone, eventually selling

off most of the land

(partly also because she

was quite short of

money).




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