The Five Great Relationships : One : Ruler-subject . Above all , a ruler must act like a father , assuming responsibility and care for the subjects who are like his children . Thus , the father-son relationship is primary in that it is the model for most other relationships . Confucianism holds that order in society and harmonious relations begins within the family and then extends outward to town , the province and then to the country . Two : Father-son . Family is the foundation of society with the relationship between father and son at its core . The father must be responsible for the education and moral formation of the son and the son must be respectful and obedient and must care for the father in his old age .
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Three : Elder brother-younger brother . An elder brother must assume responsibility for raising the younger siblings , and the youngest siblings must obey . The older brother has a unique and important status in the family .
Four : Husband-wife . Each person in this relationship is responsible for the other ’ s care . In Confucian thought , the relationship is hierarchical . The husband is an authoritative protector , and the wife is a protected homemaker and mother . The mother is responsible for the success of her children in school .
Five : Friend to Friend . In Confucian culture , a friendship involves serious obligations , and a friendship made in youth is expected to last a lifetime . In friendship there is often a certain hierarchy : the friends may differ in age or rank or health or wealth or knowledge . The mentor relationship – which implies a difference in age between the two is common in Confucian cultures , too . This type of relationship might be , for example , between a teacher and a student , which in Confucian cultures entails serious mutual responsibilities .
Questions for Reading and Discussion :
Chapter One - Brushes and Ashes 1 . What is the prank that Jade and Graceful Willow play on the boys ? What happens when the boys try to write poetry ? 2 . How old is Jade ? How old is Willow ? 3 . Who is Tiger Heart ? 4 . This chapter mentions various sections of the house and a garden . Google : traditional Korean houses to get a sense of the Han house , the home of Jade and her family . 5 . The chapter also mentions that the boys were to write poetry for the schoolmaster . What THE girls and women do ?
Chapter - Two Laundry Sticks 1 . What do you learn about the class structure during the Joseon dynasty , the time that Jade and her family lived in Seoul ? 2 . What does the reading tell you about the expectation for girls ? 3 . Was Jade ’ s mother understanding of Jade ’ s mischievous behavior ? 4 . If girls laughed , what was considered the polite thing to do ? 5 . What was Jade ’ s new idea for a prank ? 6 . Who lived in Jade ’ s home in Seoul ? 7 . Why was her father so respected ?
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