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Identify the episodes that bring out the ambivalent attitude to ethics commonly seen in human life?

Tao Ying’s paying for her son’s bus ticket, which she normally wouldn’t do, or the old lady’s scales, which tell inaccurate but flattering readings, are a few instances from the story that illustrate the ambivalent attitude to ethics commonly seen in human life.


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Comment on the significance of the first sentence of the story to its theme.

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Would you describe the author’s portrayal of Tao Ying’s character in the story as sympathetic, critical or realistic?

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How effectively does the narrative technique adopted in this story illustrate ‘unity of thought’?

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What made Tao Ying decide whether to buy a ticket or not when she rode a bus alone?