Magpies

Choose 1 or 2 and respond!

1. Many of you read "Scar." If so, comment on how this story gives you a different perspective of An-mei's mother. What do you think about the decisions she made for herself and her daughter? What does her daughter learn from her?

2. What do magpies come to represent in this story? How do An-mei and her mother deal with the magpies in their lives?