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Mai Paj

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I attended University of Fort Smith’s play. This play was held by Hmong Student Association(HAS). (On their agenda, the skit was supposed to be thirty minute but it lasted about an hour.) This story takes place in a Hmong village in Laos. The currents and lights was welled used. The main character was put on the spot light when it is necessary. For example, the light became dim to the point that you can tell that it was night time. There were mini lights that helped make the setting well recognized. The clues that foreshadow the time and place is the set-up. The back-stage set-up was filled with rice field and there was a mountain. There is a Hmong house hut too. The tools to cut rice was on stage as well. Another reason why it will be a …show more content…

The play divided the story into three parts. One of each parts is a short story line of one of the daughters. The protagonist in this play is Tsis Meej and Mai Paj. I say that these two are the main characters because at the end, Tsis Meej and Mai Paj are the true role model in this play. They replicate the word moral. In the play, the mother’s responsibility is to teach the three daughters to learn what is right and wrong. In this story, Mai Paj is a hard-working lady. She will cook, wash clothes, go to the rice field, and go get water for the family. Her personality and the way she prioritized her responsibility puts her as the protagonist. As for Tsis Meej, he is a gentleman who loves helping elders, going to the rice field, helping family and friends. If I compare Tsis Meej’s character to the other guy’s character, Tsis Meej falls to be the protagonist. …show more content…

The mother’s character in this play stand out. Just like any mother out there, they have been through all hardship and therefore they always want their children to learn and know what is right and wrong. The costumes are funny and beautiful. For example, when the daughter who study a lot became a doctor, her looks and costumes looked perfect on her. She looked like a doctor. I loved how HAS’s play goes back to the Hmong village in Laos. It also showed how generations after generations has improved such as ladies being able to continue school. The acting was amazing! I loved the part when the mother yelled for her husband, “Where are you?”, and he popped out and walked to her and said, “I was still pooping!”. That was a great laugh.
All the moral lessons that the mother have taught to the three daughters, Mai Paj was the only one who listened. At the end, all the daughters now have a wonderful life because they reflected to the past lessons. The major conflict would be when the daughter’s life became a struggle and then accepting the lessons taught by their

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