Message from ctchir

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I, too, found "Shower" to be a sensitive and enlightening view of the old and the new in China. Although the main character clearly had left the old ways -- the bath house, being near his father and brother, the crumbling old architecture -- his guilt at having left is evident throughout. That he ultimately chooses to stay with his brother seemed to represent a coming home, a triumph of sorts for the old order -- reverence for family being primary. I don't think I would use this with middle school kids, but I recommend it to UCLA Asia Institute teachers.[Edit by="ctchir on Oct 16, 8:28:54 PM"][/Edit]