RICH

PEOPLE
PROBLEMS:
ELEMENTS
OF A
STORY
Carpiso, Phoebe Joy A. HUMSS-Demeter
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
KEVIN KWAN is the author of Crazy Rich Asians, the international bestselling novel that
has been translated into more than 30 languages.  Its sequel, China Rich Girlfriend, was
released in 2015, and Rich People Problems, the final book in the trilogy, followed in 2017.
 For several weeks in 2018, the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy commanded the top three
positions of the New York Times bestseller list - an almost unprecedented single-author
trifecta, and the film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians became Hollywood's highest grossing
romantic comedy in over a decade.  In 2018, Kevin was named by Time Magazine as one of
the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
SETTING CHARACTERS

I. Time and location where the

II. Your actors or the people
story takes place. that your story revolves
around.

PLOT CONFLICT

III. A sequence of events that

IV. What makes your story
make up your story. exciting, a rift in your story.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
POINT OF VIEW THEME

V. Who narrates your story.

VI. Why your story happens
 I.
Setting

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Setting of the story

Singapore Asia Europe

 II.
Characters

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CHARACTERS

Rachel Young Nick Young Eleanor Young

Peik Lin Cheng Araminta Khoo Edison Cheng

Fiona Cheng Alistair Cheng Tan Sri Harry Leong

Alix Cheng Oliver Cassandra Shang

CHARACTERS

Jacqueline Ling Kitty Bing Datin Carol Tai

Shang Su Yi Alfred Shang Victoria Young

Catherine Aakara Michael Teo Charlie Wu

Isabel Wu Jack Bing Phillip Young

 III.
Plot

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Plot
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her
bedside—but he’s not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the
globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to
inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas’s
childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over
heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old
sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband—a man hell bent on destroying Astrid’s
reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China’s second richest man,
billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista
Colette Bing.
 IV.
Conflict

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The conflict is simple. The problem is caused by lack of communication
in the family, which can lead to conflict and a high selfish attitude can
also trigger family conflict in rich people. Bettina continued to
underestimate people because she is rich, and she has a big title.
 V.
Point of View

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 Point of View
The book is narrated through Third-person view. In third
person point of view, the narrator exists outside of the
story and addresses the characters by name or as
"he/she/they" and "him/her/them." Types of third person
perspective are defined by whether the narrator has access to
the thoughts and feelings of any or all of the characters.
 VI.
Theme

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Theme

In the novel Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan, the

members of Shang Su Yi's family had various reasons to
visit the family matriarch in her last days — greed,
curiosity, social pressure, and in some cases love and
devotion.