‘Big Sister’ Carolin Window Short Story Revision ‘Big Sister’ Carolin Window

Context – General Plot Use these words to write a brief summary of ‘Big Sister’ Chinese-Australian obsessed heritage culture beauty image ashamed dislocated identity consequences stole money plastic-surgery arrested 16years old rejected Kyle Cordimer Little sister community service

‘Big Sister” is about… A 16 year old Chinese-Australian girl named Victoria who steals money from her work so she can get plastic surgery on her eyes. She wants to look beautiful and ‘european’ like the models in the magazines. She thinks it will make Kyle Cordimer, (a boy who works at the supermarket with her) like her. Victoria’s younger sister embraces her Asian heritage and looks. She does not understand Victoria’s denial of it. Kyle rejects Victoria and she ends up being arrested.

Important Details Main character: Victoria and little sister Minor Characters: Kyle Cordimer, Melissa Dwyer Narration: First person (little sister) Important Relationship: Kyle and Victoria Victoria and Younger sister Theme: Destructive nature of obsession. Identity and cultural dislocation – acceptance. Setting: Australia, the treehouse Important moment: When Victoria is rejected by Kyle Twist: When Victoria pretends not to know Kyle at the end of the story and no longer uses the

Key Quotes: "She would go up there to hide and be by herself” “The walls were papered by magazine cuttings of beautiful celebrities” "In the treehouse the dolls waited silently for Victoria who didn't visit them anymore" “you look like a Barbie doll, and you look like Bruce Lee” “she loved Kyle Cordimer from the moment she met him.” "She's in disguise" “In the treehouse the dolls waited silently for Victoria who did not visit them anymore” "Kyle Cordimer, who's that?"