ABE, FRANCIS ROUIE N.

GRADE 11 HUMSS VII

21ST CENTURY

Rich
People Problem
by Kevin Kwan
 CHARACTERS SETTING
• Bettina Ortiz y Mena Paradise in Caribbean a
• Julie haven for Rich People
• Alfred Shang Problem
• Herman Ortiz y Mena
 PLOT
• Bettina Ortiz y Mena, a former Miss Venezuela, and Miss Universerunner-
up went to her favorite lunch spot on Harbor Island.
• She got irritated when there was a large noisy group taking up theentire
terrace. She judges their appearances by saying how tackyand cheap they
were.
• So, she went to the pristine pink Sandbeaches where the touristsshould have
to take a style exam before being allowed to set footon the Island.
• She directly stormed into the kitchen and ask Julie for thedealio. But Julie
sorry for Bettina because she needs to prioritize the party of twelve who
showed up first beforeBettina did.
 PLOT
• Bettina found out that the tourists in the red fishing cap,Duke of
Glencora, owns a sailboat. But Bettina didn't seemimpressed by their
big boats. She even said that they lookedso painfully frumpy.
• Then, Bettina noticed three men whom she really thoughtthey were
security detail. She undoubtedly underestimatestheir appearances
and style.
• Julie introduces Alfred Shang to Bettina. But it seems thatBettina
doesn't know him well, because she even calledAlfred a chauffeur.
She didn't know that Alfred Shang is themost powerful man in Asia.
 CONFLIX
• Bettina underestimating
other people because she is CLIMAX
richand has big title.
• When Bettina finds out that
• He should be returning home
Alfred is the most
to take over the family
powerfulman in Asia.
business and wants to say un
newyork answer learn in the
• When they don’t have
books, his father appears to
enough money they stressed.
have never actually worked
and it doesn’t appear there is
a family business
 THEME

In the novel of Rich People Problem 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.
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