Tie Co, Land of Free, Sin Far

Using evidence from the text, defend or deny the idea that Tie Co was in love with Fabian.In, "In the Land of Free", why are Hom Hing and Lae Choo's reactions to the taking and eventual "ransoming" of their son different?Why does Lin John mean when he tells his sister, Mermei, that Sin Far is "happy" on page 104?You may address one of these ideas we touched on in class, or choose to write about a different or new idea.Hope everyone is on board.

In my interpretation of " The Smuggling of Tie Co," I believe that the author wanted the reader to realize that Tie Co was in love with Fabian. The author uses words to describe Tie Co such as delicate and nice-looking. "Well, Fabian was sitting in the laundry of Chen Tin Lung & Co., telling a nice-looking young Chinaman that he was so broke that he'd be willing to take over even one man at a time." He left the laundry, nodding goodbye to Tie Co as he passed outside the window, and the Chinaman nodded back, a faint smile on his small, delicate face lingering until Fabian's receding form was lost to view." Words such as delicate are rarely used to describe men in literature. The smile was also lingering on Tie Co's face following Fabian until he was out of sight.