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MAP:Setting
The story takes place in Vietnam, most likely
between 1800 and 1900, at a time when
THE traditions, particularly marital norms, are still
observed and valued.
COCK
Point of View
Because the story is
Characters: narrated by a single
character, the young
woman, the point of view is
in the first person.
The characters are the cock, young woman,
young man, parents of the woman, neighbors
and the relatives.
Climax
Because the young woman's mother is a superstitious woman, she thought her daughter was definitely pregnant. Even
though she denies the claims, she refuses to listen to her daughter. The woman's relatives were called, and the family
gathered, while the poor young woman was confined to her room. So that the family did not lose face, it was decided that
the woman must marry the guy.