“Friends are people who always support us”

With close reference to the text, how far is the statement above true in the novel you have read?

Question Evidence Elaborations Point of view

‘Friends are Bao shows her After knowing Dawan’s real intention to If I were Bao, I will
people who support to Dawan meet the headmonk, Bao thinks that a support Dawan and
always support by giving her the single flower bud is not enough to offer to offers her much more
us’ lotus bud to help the headmonk. To get more merits for to increase her chances
her meet the seeing the headmonk, she even offers to gain support from
- The headmonk. Dawan to free a bird and Dawan can only the headmonk.
statement pay her the next day. Dawan loves the
above is true idea but she refuses the offer because she
to a great will not be getting any more money for a
extend week to pay Bao. Bao still show support
to Dawan by wanting to hear how it
turned out with the monk later that day.

Bao shows moral Dawan seems to give up after she meets If I were Bao, I will
and emotional the headmonk. She thinks nobody will support Dawan to
support to Dawan help her. Bao tries to persuade Dawan not achieve her dream
by convincing her, to think that way. She tells Dawan that because it is unfair for
she too and fly as she has to push forward and struggle if letting only boys to
free as a bird. she wants to be free and equal to her study.
brother. To prove her point, she lets
Dawan free a bird for free. Dawan
understood what Bao means and she
thanks Bao for having strong faith in her.

Bao also shows her At the market place, Bao defends If I were Bao, I may
support to Dawan Dawan’s rights to study in the city. She not willing to interfere
by defending calls Kwai ‘a bully’ and has been in other people’s
Dawan’s right to working on things to get in her sister’s problems as I might
further her studies. way in getting the scholarship. Kwai gets get hurt as well.
angry and tries to hit Bao but Dawan
stops him. Kwai accidently pushes
Dawan until she fells on a broken bird
cage.