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Research Paper On Moon Shadow

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Seven year old Moon Shadow lee lives and works on his family farm in China in 1903. Moon Shadow has never met his father who left to work in America, and he constantly pesters mother to tell stories about his dad, the Master Kite Maker. We meet father just as Moon Shadow does, a “tall man” and moon shadow runs to him and embraces. Uncle Bright Star and Moon Shadow examine one another. Uncle Bright Star is in his eighties and short and fat and built like a rock. Uncle refers to father as windrider, which surprises moon shadow as this is not his given name. The glass window in the store front shatters. Demons threw a brick because they’re Chinese. But they still lingered outside, shouting at the company in slues that moon shadow doesn't understand. …show more content…

It is filled with small machines that are foreign to Moonshadow. Moon shadow keep its creator a secret from the company, figuring reflects, impressed by uncles rheumatic hands. Moonshadow falls asleep with the monkey beside him. Moon shadow reflects on the camaraderie of the company. He considers the men his brothers more than business partners or friends. In school with the other tang children, Moon shadow goes to the doors of the classics with his father, proud to help out with a bundle or two. Moon shadow looks at Black Dog before collecting his hat and shirt like windrider tells him to do. Uncle Bright Star tries to figure out how we’ll pay back the money Black Dog stole. He claims that the whiskey Devil, the head of the justices, owes him a favor from a while back so he won't have to pay him that much. The company all vote to share the cost with Uncle Bright Star, despite his grumbling. Windrider says that the company is their family, too. Windrider and Moon shadow board the wagon with Handclap and are on their ways. Moon shadow describes the poorer demons that hang out around polk street. He thinks the houses look like monsters with lots of windows for eyes. The wagon pulls up to a victorian

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